PhD Opportunity in Plant Microbiomes, Microbial Ecology and Sustainable Agriculture (SEEDBIOSIS) Instituto de Biomedicina y Biotecnología de Cantabria in Spain

KU Leuven is offering a fully funded PhD position in Sustainable Biocontrol of Rice Grain Rot in Vietnam , hosted by the Laboratory for Process Microbial Ecology and Bioinspirational Management (PME&BIM) within the Department of Microbial and Molecular Systems at Campus Group T in Belgium. The project sits within the KU Leuven Plant Institute and focuses on developing innovative microbiome-assisted biological control strategies for a major rice disease in Southeast Asia. The research addresses r...

UM6P’s African Genome Center (AGC) is recruiting postdoctoral researchers for cutting-edge work in agroecosystems , microbial genomics , bioinformatics , and sustainable agriculture . The first opening is a Postdoctoral Position in Trace Elements and Agroecosystems , focused on trace element dynamics in agricultural soils, plant–microbe interactions, soil health, bioremediation strategies, and sustainable management of contaminated agroecosystems. The second opening is a Postdoctoral Fellow on B...

Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden is recruiting a PhD student for the project BeeViva: Beneficial Yeasts for Healthier Honeybees . The project sits at the intersection of microbiology , genomics , microbial ecology , yeast biology , and bee health , with a strong sustainability angle linked to agriculture and resilient food systems. The research uses a unique collection of more than 2,500 yeast isolates from Swedish honey to investigate how beneficial yeasts may support hon...

Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) is advertising a postdoctoral researcher position in Agricultural Microbial Biotechnology within the AgroBioSciences (AgBS) program in Benguerir, Morocco. The role sits in a multidisciplinary research environment focused on solving major African agriculture challenges through science and technology. The AgBS research center brings together expertise across microbiome research, omics, plant physiology and crop improvement, plant pathology, soil sciences, ...

Graduate Student Opportunity: M.Sc. or Ph.D. Assistantship in Plant-Microbe Interactions at the University of Florida , Department of Plant Pathology. The Martins Lab is seeking motivated graduate students to join a multi-state USDA-NIFA project, Hunting for Healthy Soils . The research focuses on how soil micro-predators shape microbial communities and promote plant health in organic production systems . This opportunity is well suited to students interested in plant pathology , microbiology , ...