PhD in the link between mountains, downstream agriculture and ecosystems globally Wageningen University & Research in Netherlands

PhD candidate opportunity in Reading Ecosystems from Space at the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) in the Netherlands . This is a fully funded PhD position with an initial 1-year appointment, extendable by 3 years after a positive go/no-go evaluation, for a total of 4 years full-time (1.0 fte). A 0.8 fte arrangement is also possible, extending the duration to 5 years. The preferred starting date is 15 January 2027 . The research theme is strongly connected to environmental s...

CERC Postdoctoral Fellowship in Digital Innovation for Northern Beef Systems at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia. This is a postdoctoral fellowship focused on digital agriculture , virtual fencing , livestock systems , rangeland science , agricultural science , and environmental science . The project investigates how virtual fencing and on-farm sensor technologies influence productivity, land condition, grazing management, stocking strategies, a...

PhD opportunity at Wetsus / Leiden University in AI-driven soil insight and precision management using weed indicators . This project sits at the intersection of agriculture , environmental science , biology , computer science , and statistics . The research explores how weed plant communities can act as practical bio-indicators of soil status in agricultural fields. By combining proximal sensing , field spectroscopy , GIS , plant trait analysis, soil measurements, and microbiome data, the proje...

Postdoc opportunity in AI foundation models for crop microbiomes at Utrecht University . The post is shared by Ronnie de Jonge , Associate Professor in Plant-Microbiome interactions at the Departments of Biology and Information and Computing Sciences, and chair of the daily board of the Utrecht Bioinformatics Center. This position sits at the intersection of Biology , Computer Science , Agriculture , Environmental Science , and Statistics , with a strong focus on bioinformatics , plant-microbiom...

Wageningen University & Research is recruiting a PhD candidate for a project on green façades , urban biodiversity , ecology , and building insulation . The BIO-SKIN project (Bio-Inspired Outer Surfaces to Kool, Insulate and Nurture) develops bio-based, waste-derived, circular façade systems that integrate plant growth to keep buildings cool, improve insulation, support biodiversity, and contribute to more sustainable urban environments. The PhD research will focus on how plant-soil-insect inter...