Genetics and breeding of pompano University of Queensland (UQ) in Australia

Masters project opportunity in coral eDNA and marine conservation with a team led by Dr. Kate Marie Quigley. The project involves aquarium heat-stress and eDNA experiments at the Minderoo Exmouth Research Laboratory and field sampling at Ningaloo Reef . This is a student project for an eligible University of Western Australia Masters program (or students with confirmed enrolment for an upcoming intake). The post asks interested students to send a CV and a one-page cover letter by email. Research...

[For eligible students, the studentship covers home tuition fees plus an annual tax-free stipend.] This PhD studentship examines how detritivorous sea cucumbers could help reduce the build-up of excess organic waste from open and semi-open aquaculture pens. The project centres on the ecological and functional role of Holothuria scabra in processing uneaten feed and faeces, with the aim of supporting more sediment-safe and sustainable coastal aquaculture. The Doctoral Researcher will investigate ...

New fully funded PhD opportunity through the EastBio DTP programme at the University of St Andrews, within a marine biology research group led by Carmel McDougall and co-supervised by Tim Bean. The project focuses on improving hatchery production of the native oyster Ostrea edulis . The first phase will involve experimental work in the Scottish Ocean Institute’s aquarium facility to investigate methods for manipulating oyster sex, with the longer-term aim of optimising broodstock sex ratios and ...

Charles Sturt University’s Gulbali Institute for Agriculture, Water and Environment is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to contribute to the One Basin CRC project Confluences: Integrated Data for Fish and River Health Across the Murray-Darling Basin . The project addresses fragmented environmental datasets across the Murray-Darling Basin and aims to improve how information is accessed, integrated and used to support river restoration and citizen science. The successful researcher will iden...

Job opening at James Cook University, Townsville, Australia. Professor Mostafa Rahimi Azghadi is looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher or Research Engineer to join his team immediately, with the role running until June 2027 and a strong likelihood of extension. Research areas: crop modelling (APSIM or similar frameworks) and remote sensing / geospatial analysis, including processing multi-source satellite imagery with geospatial programming. The post is aligned with agriculture, environmental sc...