PhD and Postdoc Positions in Soil Carbon Cycling The University of Hong Kong in Hong Kong

Fully funded PhD position at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Dr. Zac Freedman’s Lab, Department of Soil and Environmental Sciences. The project focuses on plant-soil-microbe interactions for sustainable cannabis production, with strong relevance to Agriculture, Biology, Environmental Science, Earth Science, Chemistry, and Statistics. Applicants should have a degree in Soil Science, Ecology, Biogeochemistry, Microbiology, or a related field. Preferred experience includes soil microbial com...

PhD opportunity at the University of Sheffield in the ECOSOLUTIONS Doctoral Focal Award, focused on black carbon in upland and agricultural landscapes and its consequences for food production , soil health , and climate change mitigation . This interdisciplinary project examines how legacy chemical pollution and modern agricultural management interact in a rural post-industrial landscape in the Dearne Valley, South Yorkshire . The research will combine field surveying , soil sampling , laborator...

PhD Graduate Research Assistantship in Integrated Plant and Soil Sciences at the University of Kentucky . This opportunity is for a highly motivated PhD student to work in the Department of Soil Science and the Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology under the direction of Prof. Jason Unrine . The research is centered on the biogeochemistry and plant physiology of rare earth elements (REEs) , with a specialization in Environmental Sciences and Ecosystem Ecology . The project asks ho...

MS/PhD opening at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY ESF) in Syracuse, USA. The Ninokawa and Goff Labs (Dr. Aaron Ninokawa and Dr. Jennifer Goff) are seeking a student to study how invasive quagga mussels influence lake trout survival in the Great Lakes. The project combines field and lab experiments with a strong emphasis on aquatic biogeochemistry and microbial ecology. Ideal applicants have a background in ecology, environmental science, chemi...

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is recruiting a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Plant-Soil Interactions and Coastal Biogeochemistry within the Environmental Sciences Division. The project is part of the interdisciplinary Exploring Gulf Region Ecosystem Transitions (EGRET) collaboration, which studies disturbance-driven ecosystem transitions across the U.S. Gulf Coast using field observations, laboratory mesocosms, AI/ML, remote sensing, process-based modeling, and advanced analytical tec...