PhD Positions in Portable Mass Spectrometry for Food Toxin Detection Wageningen University and Research in Netherlands

Postdoc in Analytical Chemistry at Wageningen University & Research This postdoctoral opening focuses on analytical chemistry , high-resolution mass spectrometry , metabolomics , and the study of natural toxins and other secondary metabolites in perennial and annual rye . The project asks how perennial rye may support more sustainable grain production while affecting food safety, nutritional quality, soil health, and climate resilience. You will work on the GoodGrain consortium, coordinated by A...

More PhD opportunities are available in agri-relevant disciplines , including one linked to the poster’s own research theme. The opportunity is part of a fully funded dual scheme involving Nottingham Trent University and University of Nottingham . The highlighted theme is “Nitro-gen(eration): Attaining Resilient Fertilizers for Sustainable Food Production” , co-led by Katalin Kovács (University of Nottingham) and Andy Gill (Nottingham Trent University). This suggests research at the intersection...

Postdoc opportunity at Agroscope in Zurich, Switzerland, on microplastics quantification in fruits and vegetables . The project focuses on method development and initial application, including sample preparation workflows for isolating microplastics from fruit and vegetable matrices, transfer of the pipeline into a verified standard operating procedure, and development of risk-based and exposure-based monitoring strategies. The work involves quantification of microplastics, data analysis, evalua...

Postdoctoral Researcher in Stable-Isotope Nitrogen Ecology and Orbitrap Isotopologue Analysis at the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Wageningen, Netherlands. This two-year postdoc focuses on stable-isotope tracing , nitrogen cycling , nitrogen ecology , and Orbitrap isotopologue/isotopomer analysis . The project aims to improve mechanistic understanding of how nitrogen moves through ecological systems and how it is transformed, transferred, retained, and lost across terrestrial and...

PhD opportunity for UK students at the University of York in a project on reducing chemical pollution through future farming systems . The advertised project is titled “Understanding consumers’ responses to underutilized crops and implications for the environment” and is associated with Eleanor Jew . This is a research-focused doctoral opening spanning environmental science , agriculture , and chemistry , with additional relevance to crop systems, consumer responses, and sustainability in farmin...