MS/PhD Graduate Opportunities in Applied Plant Ecology and Restoration at Northern Arizona University Northern Arizona University in United States

Louisiana State University’s Forest Entomology Research Group in the Department of Entomology is seeking a PhD student in conservation ecology to start in Spring 2027 . The project is centered on forest entomology , arthropod ecology , insect ecology , biodiversity , and restoration ecology , with a strong focus on how environmental variability shapes species interactions in forest ecosystems. The advertised PhD project examines the ecology of terrestrial arthropods and insect communities in the...

Jeb Fields, Assistant Professor at the University of Florida , is recruiting a Postdoctoral Associate in Nursery Science for the University of Florida Environmental Nursery Production Lab in Gainesville, Florida . This opportunity sits at the intersection of production horticulture , agrophysics , and broader agricultural science , with a focus on advancing the next generation of nursery research. The role is described as a postdoc position in nursery science and production/agrophysics, suggesti...

PhD opening in Forest Ecology and Management at the University of Alabama , within the Forest Dynamics Lab . The project focuses on forest disturbance , stand development , forest stand dynamics , disturbance ecology , and the development/refinement of silvicultural systems based on natural disturbance patterns. The lab’s mission is to provide science-based solutions to pressing forest management issues. The successful student will work on an applied forest ecology project with strong relevance ...

Fully funded PhD position in Ecosystem Ecology at Georgia Institute of Technology The Kostka Lab at Georgia Tech is inviting applications for a PhD student to work on the ecology, resilience, and restoration of coastal salt marshes. The project is part of an interdisciplinary collaboration with the Bald Head Island Conservancy and focuses on how environmental change and disturbance affect salt marsh ecosystems, and how nature-based solutions can support conservation and recovery. This opportunit...

Colorado State University is advertising a PhD Graduate Research Assistant position in weed ecology and soil health within the Weed Research Lab and the Department of Agricultural Biology. The project is supported by a Western SARE Research and Education Grant and focuses on evaluating annual living mulches as a sustainable weed-management strategy in vegetable production systems. The student will study how living mulches suppress weeds through physical competition and possible allelopathic effe...