PhD in Plant Biosecurity and Oriental Fruit Fly Management in Papua New Guinea Treaty Villages James Cook University in Australia

Agricultural Research Farm Hand position at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) in Australia, supporting the Cotton Breeding Group and hands-on cotton research at the Australian Cotton Research Institute in Narrabri, NSW. This role focuses on Agriculture , with related interests in Biology and Environmental Science . The successful candidate will help develop improved cotton varieties for Australia’s cotton industry through field and glasshouse research, sowi...

PhD opportunity: Engineering gene drives for pest insect suppression at the University of East Anglia (School of Biological Sciences), with primary supervision by Professor Tracey Chapman . This project focuses on gene drives , CRISPR , genetic engineering , genetics , and agricultural pest suppression . The target organism is the Mediterranean fruitfly (medfly), a major global agricultural pest. The research aims to build, test, and optimise components needed to move gene-drive technology close...

Fully funded PhD opportunity in Entomology and Crop Protection at the University of Pretoria , in collaboration with BerriesZA and Stellenbosch University . The project focuses on thrips pest dynamics in blueberry production across South Africa , with research themes including insect genomics , landscape ecology , and spatial modeling . This is a strong fit for candidates interested in agricultural pest management, insect biology, genetics, and spatial/quantitative approaches. The post highlight...

The Wisely Lab in the University of Florida Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation is recruiting a PhD student for a multidisciplinary project on feral swine surveillance , African swine fever virus (ASFV) , mosquito bloodmeal analysis , and quantitative wildlife ecology . The project uses mosquito bloodmeals as biological samples of free-ranging feral swine, an approach described as exogenous xenosurveillance . The student will help evaluate whether blood-fed mosquitoes can be used to ...

Postdoctoral opportunity in entomology , biosecurity , and invasive species research focused on woodborers . The position is associated with the University of Florida and is being shared by Jiri Hulcr , Associate Professor. The role combines applied and research work: writing New Pest Response Guidelines , traveling to four countries to deliver workshops on invasive woodborers, and carrying out research of the candidate’s own choice. This is a strong fit for candidates with interests in insect b...