PhD in Silviculture of Planted Birch at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Sweden

PhD opportunity in silviculture of planted birch at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) , Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre, Alnarp, Sweden. This four-year doctoral project focuses on forest management , silviculture , planted birch, stand development, tree growth, thinning, fertilisation, site selection, GIS, spatial data analysis, and statistical analysis in R. The project is part of Trees For Me , a Centre of Excellence on fast-growing broadleaved trees for sustainable...

PhD Graduate Research Assistantship at the University of Missouri in the School of Natural Resources . The opportunity is with Dr. Benjamin Knapp and focuses on upland oak forest stand dynamics , uneven-aged silviculture , and analysis of long-term forest inventory data from Pioneer Forest, Missouri . This is a funded PhD opening with a $30,000 stipend and a tuition waiver . The intended start is January 2027 or earlier . Relevant interests include forestry , forest ecology , silviculture , geos...

Doctoral student in carbon cycling of primary forests at Lund University, Sweden. This PhD project is based in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences (MGeo) and focuses on how primary forests and managed forests differ in carbon storage, especially soil carbon, and what processes explain those differences. The research topic combines environmental science, geography, biology, earth science, statistics, and computer science . The project explores the roles of forest management, draina...

PhD student opportunity in resilient forage production systems at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) in Sweden. The doctoral project sits in crop production science and focuses on how forage crop composition and management affect productivity, persistence, forage quality, and resilience under changing climatic and production conditions. The research emphasizes species-rich and functionally diverse leys , including different grasses, legumes, and forbs, and examines how plant s...

PhD opening in Forest Ecology and Management at the University of Alabama , within the Forest Dynamics Lab . The project focuses on forest disturbance , stand development , forest stand dynamics , disturbance ecology , and the development/refinement of silvicultural systems based on natural disturbance patterns. The lab’s mission is to provide science-based solutions to pressing forest management issues. The successful student will work on an applied forest ecology project with strong relevance ...