Postdoctoral Researcher in Sustainability Transitions and European Soil Research Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) in Netherlands

University of Twente is advertising a PhD position on Water Footprint Assessment and Water Credit Design in Egypt’s horticulture sector . The project sits within the Water Footprint in Action programme and focuses on water-smart agriculture, environmental performance, and decision-support for policy and investment. The research combines agricultural sciences and environmental sciences with quantitative methods such as water-footprint analysis, crop modelling, scenario design, and benchmarking of...

Wageningen University & Research is advertising a fully funded PhD on moss traits, bryophytes, fire ignitability, peatland, tundra, and vegetation-climate feedbacks . The project asks how moss functional traits influence fire ignition and fire dynamics in high-latitude ecosystems , including boreal peatlands and tundra, where warming, permafrost thaw, and increasing fire frequency are reshaping carbon storage and ecosystem functioning. The PhD is embedded in the Plant Ecology and Nature Conserva...

Postdoc opportunity at Utrecht University in ocean acidification and the marine phosphorus cycle. The project, PHOSFLUX, is an NWO-funded collaboration between Utrecht University and NIOZ that investigates how ocean acidification may alter CaCO3 fluxes, phosphorus cycling, ocean fertility, and CO2 uptake. The postdoctoral researcher will focus on biogeochemical modelling and develop a reactive-transport model for phosphorus dynamics in sinking and deposited marine snow. The work includes process...

Reopening of a PhD position at NIOO-KNAW in the Microbial Ecology and Terrestrial Ecology departments for a project on the biogeography of plant-associated fungi on the Galápagos islands . The project asks how fungal diversity, functions, and biogeography vary across plant species , islands , and the mainland , and whether these fungi contribute to plant establishment and resilience. The research will focus on yeasts , arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi , and fungal pathogens associated with the endem...

Wageningen University & Research is recruiting a PhD candidate for a project on green façades , urban biodiversity , ecology , and building insulation . The BIO-SKIN project (Bio-Inspired Outer Surfaces to Kool, Insulate and Nurture) develops bio-based, waste-derived, circular façade systems that integrate plant growth to keep buildings cool, improve insulation, support biodiversity, and contribute to more sustainable urban environments. The PhD research will focus on how plant-soil-insect inter...