PhD Studentship - Combatting Wheat Take-All Disease with In-Field and Synthetic Microbial Communities University of East Anglia in United Kingdom

Fully funded PhD opportunity at Texas Tech University in the Janga Lab , within IGCAST and the Department of Plant and Soil Science . The project focuses on peanut genomics , GWAS (genome-wide association studies), and aflatoxin resistance , making it a strong fit for students interested in genetics , plant breeding , bioinformatics , molecular biology , and plant pathology . Eligibility highlights: applicants should have a master's degree in Genetics, Plant Biotechnology, Plant Breeding, Genomi...

PhD opportunity: Decoding Dynamic Plant Meristems at the Gatsby Charitable Foundation, with supervision from Dr Vanessa Wahl and Prof Henrik Jönsson. This project focuses on plant biology , developmental biology , plant cell biology , genomics , molecular biology , bioinformatics , and biotechnology . The research asks how the shoot apical meristem (SAM) changes during the floral transition, especially how carbon availability, hormones, meristem maintenance networks, and gene regulation are inte...

We’re hiring a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Fusarium genomics, molecular detection, and host range . This postdoc is suited to researchers with interests in fungal genomics , plant pathology , and molecular biology , especially those aiming to work on applied questions involving pathogen detection and host interactions. The position is located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States . The announcement notes that, due to federal facility requirements, the opening is restricted to U.S. citizens...

Texas A&M AgriLife Research is recruiting a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Bushland, Texas, United States , working in the Gadhave Laboratory under Dr. Kiran Gadhave at the Crop Stress Lab. This position focuses on entomology , insect vector biology , plant virology , molecular biology , plant pathology , and vector–pathogen interactions . The postdoc will lead research on plant virus–insect vector interactions across molecular, organismal, and ecological scales, including pathogen acquisiti...

PhD opportunity in wheat , soil microbiology , plant-microbe interactions , metabolomics , bioinformatics , and environmental microbiology at the John Innes Centre and the neighbouring Earlham Institute in Norwich, United Kingdom . This project investigates the plant “ cry-for-help ” effect in wheat: how roots respond to pathogen attack by changing metabolite secretion and recruiting beneficial soil microbes. The student will work with wheat split-root microcosms and microbial communities of var...