Postdoctoral Researcher in Evolutionary Genomics, Plant Pathology and Insect Symbiosis The Sainsbury Laboratory in United Kingdom

PhD opportunity in the University of Kent lab group on Circular DNA as a novel method of plant evolution . This project is a PhD by Research and is co-supervised by James Budge and Neil Kad . The post is being advertised by Helen Cockerton (Industrial Research Fellow, University of Kent), who invites interested candidates to get in touch. Research focus: circular DNA, plant evolution, genetics, molecular biology, and evolutionary biology. Eligibility: the opportunity is available to students wit...

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...

ECOSOLUTIONS is advertising 19 PhD projects for a doctoral programme starting in September 2027. The post invites applicants who want to make a positive difference to the planet and directs them to the programme page for the individual projects and application process. This is a PhD opportunity in environmental sustainability / ecological solutions, with likely interdisciplinary themes across environmental science, biology, and agriculture. The post does not provide detailed funding, stipend, tu...

PhD opportunity at Cranfield University in legume nitrogen dynamics, greenhouse-gas mitigation, regenerative agriculture, and sustainable cropping . This fully funded PhD is hosted by Cranfield University in the Cranfield Environment Centre (United Kingdom) and is supported by the EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Award . Funding includes Home fees and a £24,500 annual tax-free stipend for three years. The project investigates how legumes influence nitrogen cycling , crop performance , nitrogen-use effic...

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...