PhD in Legume Ecosystem Services and Weed Flora at Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna in Italy

Università Politecnica delle Marche in Ancona, Italy is advertising a PhD position in Microbial Populations in Food and Agro-Environmental Matrices . The project sits within Agricultural Sciences and combines classical microbiology with molecular methods to study microbial communities in food and agro-environmental samples. The research includes culture-dependent and culture-independent approaches: quantifying main microbial groups with conventional microbiological techniques and selective/diffe...

Postdoctoral Research Associate at Montana State University in the College of Agriculture / MAES , working with the MSU-Eastern Agricultural Research Center in Sidney, Montana, USA. This postdoctoral opening focuses on agronomy , crop science , soil sciences , and agricultural field/lab research for dry bean and oilseed projects. The role includes organizing field trials, planting plots, applying fertilizer and weed control, collecting soil and plant samples, processing samples in the lab, measu...

Amanda A. Cardoso, Assistant Professor of Crop Physiology at North Carolina State University, is seeking one PhD student for the Crop Science Graduate program. This is a research opportunity in crop physiology and crop science, with strong relevance to agriculture, plant biology, and field-based environmental research. The post does not provide additional details on funding, eligibility, deadline, or application materials, so interested applicants should reach out directly for next steps. Instit...

The MOCLab at Università di Padova is seeking two PhD candidates for AGRIPOLYS , a European MSCA Doctoral Network focused on polymers designed for agriculture. This opportunity sits at the intersection of polymer chemistry , biotechnology , materials science , agriculture , and sustainability . The two advertised PhD projects are: 1) Biodegradable polymers for beneficial microorganism survival and soil health . 2) Precision macromolecular carriers for targeted nucleic acid delivery in plants. Th...

This Science Careers article reports on a major disruption affecting postdoctoral research in Argentina . Nearly 400 researchers who had applied for a permanent career-track position with the National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET) were left in limbo after the agency delayed results until 2027 and their fellowships ended. The story highlights the broader impact of budget cuts on the scientific workforce, including reduced numbers of available positions, suspended calls, and ...