PhD in Weather-driven fungal attachment, recovery and redistribution across terrestrial surfaces Cranfield University in United Kingdom

Fully funded PhD opportunity at Cranfield University in collaboration with The James Hutton Institute (Dundee) on legumes, nitrogen cycling, biological nitrogen fixation, regenerative agriculture, soil science, plant science, agronomy , and environmental science . The project asks how legume-derived nitrogen moves through soils and crop rotations, and how this knowledge can improve nitrogen-use efficiency and fertiliser recommendations for subsequent crops. The student will work with field exper...

PhD position available in plant–soil interactions with a focus on gas exchange and isotopic tracing at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem , Israel. The position is based at the FCCF Center (Future Crops for Carbon Farming) , within the Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment . This opportunity is well suited to candidates interested in soil science , plant science , environmental science , and broader agriculture -related research. Applicants should have an MSc in a relevant...

Fully funded Ph.D. graduate research assistantship in Horticulture at Virginia Tech , based in the Dr. Criscione's Nursery Production Lab at the Hampton Roads Agricultural Research and Extension Center in the United States. The project focuses on nursery production and container root development , making it a strong fit for applicants interested in plant production systems, root growth, and applied agricultural research. Relevant academic backgrounds include horticulture , plant science , soil s...

PhD opportunity at The University of Edinburgh, School of GeoSciences in soil carbon change and fungal-bacterial mechanisms in tree-planted upland ecosystems . This project sits at the intersection of microbial ecology , environmental science , biology , and earth science , with a strong focus on climate and environmental sustainability. The post is supervised by Dr Lorna Street , with CASE partner Forest Research supervisors Dr Mike Perks and Dr Elena Vanguelova . The opportunity is funded by N...

Applications are now open for the UNRISK Centre for Doctoral Training in Climate Uncertainty, Risk and Decisions. This is a funded PhD opportunity spanning the University of Leeds, University College London, and the University of Exeter, with 38 projects advertised and around 16 fully funded students expected to be appointed. Some positions are open to international applicants. The programme is interdisciplinary and focuses on climate science, climate uncertainty, climate risk, uncertainty quant...