PhD Opportunity in Entomology and European Corn Borer Ecology and Management University of Nebraska–Lincoln in United States

Postdoctoral Fellow in Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Aquatic Sciences at Auburn University (United States) This postdoctoral opening is in the School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences at Auburn University, with research based at the Auburn University Shellfish Laboratory. The position focuses on applied shellfish research with an emphasis on Eastern oyster restoration in Mobile Bay and the Mississippi Sound . The successful candidate will lead and support field- and laboratory-based p...

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 ...

PhD assistantship at the University of Wyoming for a project on disease ecology , virtual fencing , grazing management , and elk-cattle comingling . The research examines how virtual fencing may reduce the risk of brucellosis spillover from elk to cattle, with a strong field and quantitative component. The project is led by the Merkle Research Group in collaboration with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, the Beyond Yellowstone Living Lab, and the Greater Yellowstone Coalition. Core research ...

Texas A&M AgriLife Research is advertising a Postdoctoral Research Associate position in the Department of Entomology at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, United States . The postdoctoral project is centered on insect ecology and pest management , with two main research themes: developing an early warning system for fall armyworm infestations in forage crops and turfgrasses, and improving management of Hessian fly in wheat. The role includes laboratory, greenhouse, and field experi...

Fully funded PhD opportunity in microbial biological control of wheat stem sawfly at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln , within the Crops IPM Entomology Lab at the Panhandle Research, Extension and Education Center. The project focuses on using native nematodes and fungi to control sawfly pests in High Plains wheat, combining entomology , microbiology , ecology , integrated pest management , and applied ecology . The position is based in Scottsbluff, Nebraska , and begins in January 2027 . Elig...