PhD in Predictive Plant–Microbiome–Pathogen Interactions Utrecht University in Netherlands

The Berry and Potato Pathology Program at Washington State University is recruiting a PhD student for a project on Botrytis fruit rot management in blueberries . The position is based at the Washington State University Mount Vernon Northwestern Washington Research and Extension Center in Mount Vernon, Washington, rather than the main Pullman campus. This opportunity is well suited to applicants interested in plant pathology , berry pathology , crop disease management , and applied research acros...

PhD Position: Nature-Inclusive Dairy Transitions and Biodiversity Recovery at Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands. This PhD is part of the transdisciplinary DECISION project, which brings together farmers, dairy companies, financial and service sectors, and local communities to accelerate a transition toward a resilient, nature-inclusive dairy future. The project focuses on biodiversity recovery , ecosystem services , agroecosystems, and the social-ecological transformation of da...

PhD position in epialleles , heritable variation , and plant biology at the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) in the Netherlands . The project is titled “Exposing the contribution of epialleles to heritable variation in plants” and is hosted in an excellent training environment with support for experimental work and analysis. The position is offered at 0.8–1.0 fte, initially for 1 year, with the possibility of extension up to 4 years total based on satisfactory performance. S...

Wageningen University & Research is advertising a postdoc in Breeding for resilient crops at its Plant Breeding unit in the Netherlands. The project sits at the intersection of plant breeding , genetics , phytopathology , and molecular breeding , with a strong focus on developing crop cultivars—especially tomato —that can better withstand disease pressure and combined biotic and abiotic stresses . The postdoc will work in the research group Breeding for Resistance and collaborate with other WUR ...

Wageningen University & Research is advertising a Postdoc position in the Biosystematics group within the Plant Sciences Group, focused on understanding plant immune responses against insect egg deposition . The project aims to uncover the genetic basis and molecular mechanisms behind plant defence traits that kill insect eggs, stop larvae from hatching, or reduce larval development and plant damage. The successful candidate will work on plant immune receptor genes , their intra- and interspecif...