Role of bitter compounds in chicory as natural insecticides Ghent University in Belgium

Postdoctoral Research Associate opportunity at the University of Oxford in natural product chemistry , biochemistry , biosynthetic chemistry , and chemical biology . The role sits within the Oxford Martin Programme on Safer Antifungals and focuses on discovering naturally inspired compounds to combat fungal diseases in agriculture and medicine . The project is interdisciplinary and brings together expertise from Biology, Pharmacology, Chemistry, Medicine, the Ineos Oxford Institute, and Oxford U...

New postdoc opportunity in the group of Mehdi BENIDDIR at Université Paris-Saclay / Genoscope - Centre National de Séquençage . The project is in natural product chemistry and biochemistry , focusing on combinatorial enzymatic and spontaneous reactions to understand the emergence of structural diversity in natural product metabolism . This is a postdoctoral research position . The post does not mention funding details, eligibility requirements, deadline, or an application portal. Interested cand...

KU Leuven is offering a PhD position in rhizosphere biogeochemistry within the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Soil and Water Management Division, in the SPIRAL lab. The project focuses on how soil formation , root exudation , and free-living nitrogen fixers interact in the rhizosphere. A key research question is how plant-released carbohydrates and carboxylates influence microbial nitrogen fixation and the mobilization of molybdenum (Mo) , an essential cofactor for nitrogenase. ...

MSCA DN PhD Opportunity in Biopesticides and Biomaterials for Plant-Pathogen Interactions (SUSBIOCROP DC3) This PhD position is hosted by Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) in Belgium, within the PhotoBiocatalysis department/group. The project is part of the SUSBIOCROP network and is funded through Horizon Europe - MSCA (Marie Curie Grant Agreement No. 101226772). It is a full-time , temporary doctoral position with an expected start date of 1 February 2027 . The research builds on a recent dis...

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...