PhD in Microbial Populations in Food and Agro-Environmental Matrices Università Politecnica delle Marche in Italy

PhD opportunity at Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna in Pisa, Italy focused on legume ecosystem services and weed flora in agricultural systems. The project is linked to the VALERECO and SOILRES projects and examines how including legume crops in a cereal-based rotation affects ecosystem services, soil biological quality, and spontaneous flora/weed communities. The research combines field sampling , soil and crop measurements , weed flora data analysis , and work across project partners. The selected P...

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...

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...

PhD research internship opportunity at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) in collaboration with AgBS and AGC . The project focuses on the characterization and inoculation of rhizosheath bacteria , with a strong research emphasis on plant-microbe interactions , soil microbiology , and microbial inoculation . This opportunity is aimed at PhD researchers who are interested in microbiology and plant-associated microbial systems. The post does not mention funding details or a deadline, but it ...

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 ...