PhD Studentship: Delivering plastic degrading genes into contaminated soils using bacterial megaplasmids University of East Anglia in United Kingdom

Open Postdoc position in the Lab of Rainer U. Meckenstock at University of Duisburg-Essen . The position is aimed at microbial ecologists with experience in environmental microbiology . Experience with oil-related systems is welcome but explicitly not required, and German language skills are also not required. This is a research opportunity in microbial ecology , microbiology , and environmental science , with a focus on ecological challenges and microbial interactions. The post is shared on Lin...

Chu Biotechnology Lab at Texas A&M University is advertising Ph.D. student and postdoc positions in environmental biotechnology. The lab, led by Dr. Kung-Hui (Bella) Chu , studies microbial-mediated processes in natural and engineered systems and develops biotechnologies for environmental and sustainability challenges in water, soils, food, and energy. Current research themes include PFAS biodegradation , treatment of emerging contaminants, microbial detection/tracking, bioremediation, phytoreme...

Aaron Leininger, Assistant Professor at Tulane University, is recruiting PhD students to join his group in the Tulane School of Science and Engineering. The opening is in Environmental Microbiology , with research likely centered on microbial processes in environmental systems, microbial ecology, and related topics at the interface of biology and environmental science. This is a PhD opening starting in Spring or Summer 2027 . The post does not mention funding details, tuition coverage, stipend, ...

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...

Funded PhD opportunity at Ulster University in the PEARL-MAP / PEARL-OMICS partnership. The project focuses on conservation genomics and integrates multi-omics , eDNA , and catchment data to understand stress and restoration responses in endangered freshwater pearl mussels in Ireland. This PhD is suitable for graduates in biomedical science , biological science , environmental science , bioinformatics , or a related field. Coding and sequencing experience are welcome but not essential, and the p...