PhD and Postdoctoral Opportunities in Food Systems, Sustainability, and Environmental Research at ETH Zurich and Eawag ETH Zurich in Switzerland

The University of Udine is advertising a PhD Programme in Food Science in Udine, Italy , with a 3-year duration. The programme focuses on advanced research in food technology , food safety , nutrition , microbiology , sustainability , and related areas. Research themes highlighted in the post include food chemistry , microbiology , sensory science , food quality and shelf-life , innovative food products , processing technologies , food–microbiota interactions , human health , sustainable food pr...

Agroscope is advertising a postdoctoral researcher position in model-based food system evaluation for a 4-year appointment, jointly with the AECP Group led by Robert Finger at ETH Zürich . This opportunity is well aligned with research interests in agricultural economics , food systems , policy evaluation , sustainability , and quantitative modeling . The post is suitable for candidates interested in analyzing agricultural and food-system transitions using model-based approaches. Institution: Ag...

Postdoc opportunity at Agroscope in Zurich, Switzerland, on microplastics quantification in fruits and vegetables . The project focuses on method development and initial application, including sample preparation workflows for isolating microplastics from fruit and vegetable matrices, transfer of the pipeline into a verified standard operating procedure, and development of risk-based and exposure-based monitoring strategies. The work involves quantification of microplastics, data analysis, evalua...

Postdoc in Environmental Chemistry / Gut Microbiology at the University of Bern, Switzerland. This is a 100% fixed-term postdoctoral position in an interdisciplinary project titled “Microbial Degradation of Arsenobetaine in the Human Gut: Implications for Dietary Arsenic Exposure and Risk Assessment.” The work sits across the Institute of Geography, the Institute for Infectious Diseases, and the Department for BioMedical Research in Bern. The project is led by Prof. Adrien Mestrot (soil biogeoch...

PhD opportunity at the Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) in Germany for candidates with a background in Natural Sciences. The project is especially relevant to Molecular Plant Nutrition and related research areas within plant science, biology, and crop plant research. This is a good fit for applicants interested in experimental and research-oriented doctoral training in plant genetics, plant nutrition, and broader agricultural/biological sciences. The post does no...