PhD in Forest Genetics and Silver Birch Breeding for Productive, Resilient Forests Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Sweden

Vid Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences i Uppsala söker Institutionen för tillämpad husdjursvetenskap och välfärd en postdoktor till ett forskarteam inom idisslarnutrition med fokus på mjölkkor . Rollen är inriktad på forskning om hur hållbara produktionssystem kan utvecklas inom mjölkproduktion, med särskild betoning på att optimera resurser, betes- och foderutnyttjande samt att minska klimat- och miljöpåverkan. Det huvudsakliga forskningsinnehållet rör metanreduktion och dess effekter ...

This PhD project at Skogforsk focuses on the genetics and reproductive development of silver birch , with the aim of improving flowering and seed production for birch breeding. The student will investigate how environmental conditions and cultivation treatments influence flowering in young plants and older breeding material, with particular attention to light conditions, plant development and genetic differences in flowering responses. The work connects fundamental questions about reproductive b...

PhD position in Horticultural Science at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) , Department of Biosystems and Technology, in Alnarp, Sweden . The doctoral project is titled “Valorization and Risk Assessment of Anaerobic Digestates for Sustainable Horticultural Production” . It focuses on circular food and energy systems, with particular attention to the use of anaerobic digestate from biogas production as a resource for horticulture. The project will study the occurrence and fate...

The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) is offering a full-time, four-year PhD position in Biology , specializing in aquatic ecology , at the Department of Aquatic Resources (SLU Aqua). The position is based in Drottningholm, Stockholm, Sweden, with fieldwork mainly in the Kävlingeån river in southern Sweden and at trap-and-transport fishing sites. The doctoral project focuses on conservation and management methods for critically endangered anguillid eels. It will investigate how t...

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) is advertising a PhD position in biomass resources from sustainable cropping systems at the Department of Biosystems and Technology , based at Alnarp, Sweden . The project focuses on using agricultural crop biomass for biogas in synergy with the development of sustainable cropping systems . Research topics include agricultural science , cropping systems , bioenergy , nutrient cycling , crop and soil nutrient dynamics , systems analysis , and scen...