Postdoctoral Researcher in Insect Microbiome and Symbiont-Mediated Pest Control Louisiana State University AgCenter in United States

This postdoctoral opening in the Department of Entomology at Louisiana State University AgCenter brings together the Feng lab and the Healy lab in Baton Rouge for research on insect-microbe interactions and applied pest management. The successful candidate will work on a project focused on insect-microbial symbiosis and the development of symbiont-mediated RNAi strategies for New World screwworm control using proxy species. The research is interdisciplinary and combines insect rearing and bioass...

Texas A&M AgriLife Research is advertising a Postdoctoral Research Associate position in the Department of Entomology at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, United States . The postdoctoral project is centered on insect ecology and pest management , with two main research themes: developing an early warning system for fall armyworm infestations in forage crops and turfgrasses, and improving management of Hessian fly in wheat. The role includes laboratory, greenhouse, and field experi...

Rutgers University is recruiting a full-time Postdoctoral Associate for the Gallavotti Lab at the Waksman Institute of Microbiology on the New Brunswick campus in Piscataway, New Jersey, United States. The postdoctoral researcher will conduct experimental research on cis-regulatory regions in the maize genome, including protein-DNA interactions and identification of regulatory regions. Responsibilities include designing and carrying out experiments, analyzing data, preparing manuscripts, present...

Fully funded PhD opportunity in microbial biological control of wheat stem sawfly at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln , within the Crops IPM Entomology Lab at the Panhandle Research, Extension and Education Center. The project focuses on using native nematodes and fungi to control sawfly pests in High Plains wheat, combining entomology , microbiology , ecology , integrated pest management , and applied ecology . The position is based in Scottsbluff, Nebraska , and begins in January 2027 . Elig...

Fully funded PhD position in Entomology with a focus on microbial biological control is available at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln , in the Crops IPM Entomology Lab at the Panhandle Research, Extension and Education Center. The project sits at the intersection of integrated pest management , applied ecology , microbiology , and crop protection, with interest in entomopathogenic nematodes and/or entomopathogenic fungi . This is a strong fit for applicants interested in biological control, pe...