PhD and M.S. Research Positions in Environmental Bioinformatics and Coastal Ecosystem Data Analysis The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in United States

Fully funded PhD position at the University of Houston in the Plant Physiology Microbiome Lab / Khan Lab. The project focuses on environmental microbial ecosystems , with research directions including microbial weathering , synthetic microbiome , wetland ecosystems , and advanced bioinformatics . The successful PhD student will work on microbiome data analysis, including amplicon sequencing , and contribute to cutting-edge research on how microbial communities shape wetland environments. Ideal a...

Tennessee State University is advertising a PhD opening in the Department of Agricultural Sciences and Engineering with Professor Lyle Wallace, a soybean and legume breeder and geneticist. The research program focuses on legume breeding, genetics, bioinformatics, genomic tools, high-throughput phenotyping, and genetic mapping, with particular interest in chickpea and edamame soybean. The broader goal is to advance plant-based protein crops and support sustainable agriculture by improving farm ec...

Postdoctoral Scholar opportunity in adaptive evolutionary genomics at Pennsylvania State University (University Park, State College, Pennsylvania, United States). The Hamilton Lab is seeking a postdoc to contribute to a funded research program on the role of demography and selection in the evolution of long-lived trees. The project focuses on full-genome resequencing data from green ash ( Fraxinus pennsylvanica ) and examines how demographic and genetic changes shape evolutionary trajectories in...

Dr. Ben Ma’s research group in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) is recruiting for graduate and postdoctoral opportunities in water-related environmental research. PhD opening: One PhD research assistant position is available starting Fall 2026 (with the post noting a possible Spring 2027 start as well). The project focuses on organic carbon characterization and biofouling prediction in water systems , including treatment facilities, di...

PhD position available in virology , viral entry , virus-host interactions , restriction factors , CRISPR screens , and bioinformatics . Jérémy Dufloo is recruiting a fully funded FPI PhD student to study how restriction factors prevent viral entry into human cells. The post is shared by a Ramón y Cajal researcher at the Institute of Integrative Systems Biology (I2SysBio). This opportunity is especially relevant for candidates with interests in virology, host-pathogen interactions, zoonotic viru...