Postdoctoral Research Fellow / Research Fellow - Microbial Ecologist/Biochemist The University of Queensland in Australia

PhD research internship opportunity at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) in collaboration with AgBS and AGC . The project focuses on the characterization and inoculation of rhizosheath bacteria , with a strong research emphasis on plant-microbe interactions , soil microbiology , and microbial inoculation . This opportunity is aimed at PhD researchers who are interested in microbiology and plant-associated microbial systems. The post does not mention funding details or a deadline, but it ...

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...

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...

University of Minnesota is hiring a Post-Doctoral Associate at the Northwest Research & Outreach Center in Crookston, Minnesota, United States. This postdoctoral project focuses on seed physiology , preharvest sprouting (PHS) , wheat , and crop quality in Hard Red Spring Wheat. The research aims to improve how PHS is measured, understand how ripe wheat seed absorbs water under controlled temperature and relative humidity conditions, measure GA and alpha-amylases over time, and develop and valida...

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...