Future PhD and Postdoc Opportunities in Plant Virology and Interactomics at KU Leuven KU Leuven in Belgium

KU Leuven is offering a PhD position in rhizosphere biogeochemistry within the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Soil and Water Management Division, in the SPIRAL lab. The project focuses on how soil formation , root exudation , and free-living nitrogen fixers interact in the rhizosphere. A key research question is how plant-released carbohydrates and carboxylates influence microbial nitrogen fixation and the mobilization of molybdenum (Mo) , an essential cofactor for nitrogenase. ...

MSCA DN PhD Opportunity in Biopesticides and Biomaterials for Plant-Pathogen Interactions (SUSBIOCROP DC3) This PhD position is hosted by Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) in Belgium, within the PhotoBiocatalysis department/group. The project is part of the SUSBIOCROP network and is funded through Horizon Europe - MSCA (Marie Curie Grant Agreement No. 101226772). It is a full-time , temporary doctoral position with an expected start date of 1 February 2027 . The research builds on a recent dis...

PhD opportunity for UK students at the University of York in a project on reducing chemical pollution through future farming systems . The advertised project is titled “Understanding consumers’ responses to underutilized crops and implications for the environment” and is associated with Eleanor Jew . This is a research-focused doctoral opening spanning environmental science , agriculture , and chemistry , with additional relevance to crop systems, consumer responses, and sustainability in farmin...

Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), through the Brussels Bioengineering School (EBB), is offering a fully funded 4-year PhD position at the interface of plant biology and artificial intelligence. The project focuses on the plant circadian clock, an internal biological timer that coordinates growth, development, nutrient uptake, and stress responses with daily environmental cycles. The research is part of a new interdisciplinary initiative combining artificial intelligence, computational biology...

KU Leuven is advertising a Postdoctoral Researcher in Protein Engineering position in the Pinheiro group, focused on enzymatic DNA synthesis and the engineering of a recently discovered hyperthermophilic polymerase with template-independent activity. The project aims to improve the enzyme through directed evolution and structure-guided design , with specific targets including terminator acceptance, coupling efficiency, and control over stepwise nucleotide addition. The successful candidate will ...