Scientist (f,m,d) in Resource-Efficient Controlled Environment Horticulture (Postdoc) Leibniz Institute for Horticultural Sciences in Germany

PhD opportunity at the Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) in Germany for candidates with a background in Natural Sciences. The project is especially relevant to Molecular Plant Nutrition and related research areas within plant science, biology, and crop plant research. This is a good fit for applicants interested in experimental and research-oriented doctoral training in plant genetics, plant nutrition, and broader agricultural/biological sciences. The post does no...

Southern Ag Research Center at Montana State University is expanding its Agronomy program and is preparing to hire a master’s student and a postdoc (2-year position) starting in spring 2027 . The research focus is centered on dryland agriculture and plant sciences , with work on small grains, sugar beets, pulses, forages, oilseeds , and other alternative crops. This is a strong fit for students and researchers interested in crop production systems, agronomy, and applied field research in semi-ar...

Colorado State University is advertising a PhD Graduate Research Assistant position in weed ecology and soil health within the Weed Research Lab and the Department of Agricultural Biology. The project is supported by a Western SARE Research and Education Grant and focuses on evaluating annual living mulches as a sustainable weed-management strategy in vegetable production systems. The student will study how living mulches suppress weeds through physical competition and possible allelopathic effe...

PhD position in epialleles , heritable variation , and plant biology at the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) in the Netherlands . The project is titled “Exposing the contribution of epialleles to heritable variation in plants” and is hosted in an excellent training environment with support for experimental work and analysis. The position is offered at 0.8–1.0 fte, initially for 1 year, with the possibility of extension up to 4 years total based on satisfactory performance. S...

Wageningen University & Research is advertising a PhD position in Modelling Crop Growth and Resource Use within the chair group Horticulture and Product Physiology . The project focuses on greenhouse crop modelling , plant physiology , resource-use efficiency , and controlled environment agriculture , with applications to innovative systems such as single-truss tomato , vertical farms , and semi-closed greenhouses . The PhD candidate will develop mechanistic crop models to predict plant growth, ...