PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Agriculture in New Zealand

A fully funded PhD opportunity is available in conservation ecology at the University of Waikato, New Zealand . The thesis, titled “Fuel for Recovery: Using food-web science to improve translocation success of threatened birds,” will investigate how food-web science can support the conservation and successful translocation of threatened bird species. The project is associated with the Invertebrate Behavioural Ecology and EcoDiv Labs and will be supervised by Dr. Chrissie Painting . Research inte...

The University of Otago’s Department of Zoology invites applications for a fixed-term, part-time Postdoctoral Research Fellow position in parasitology, marine pollution ecology, wildlife health and conservation biology. Funded by a Royal Society Te Apārangi Marsden Fast-Start grant titled “The gift of infection: using parasites to tackle marine pollution,” the project will investigate whether gastrointestinal parasites act as biofilters of environmental contaminants in marine ecosystems. The res...

PhD opportunity at The University of Auckland in Civil Engineering , with a focus on natural hazards , risk assessment , resilience , geospatial analysis , and vulnerability modelling. The project will develop vulnerability models for primary production land and assets , addressing how natural hazards can damage buildings, infrastructure, and productive land. The post notes that the supervisor’s main interests include water-related hazards such as flooding and tsunamis , while the wider supervis...

Postdoctoral opportunity in plant physiology , electronic engineering , and mathematics at Auckland University of Technology in New Zealand. Professor Sebastian Leuzinger shared that a postdoc is now available in his group for a highly interdisciplinary, “very blue sky” research project. The role is framed as a Research Fellow position and appears to sit at the intersection of plant ecology, global change science, and engineering/mathematical approaches. This is a strong fit for candidates who c...

PhD opportunity at the University of Waikato (Hamilton Campus, New Zealand) on Sustainable Timber Packaging for Steel Coil Transport . This funded PhD scholarship, developed with Ferrier Industrial Limited , focuses on the sustainability, performance, and compliance of timber packaging and dunnage used for steel coil transport. The project aims to develop reusable and returnable packaging systems that can replace consumable packaging and support circular-economy practices in steel manufacturing,...

PhD opportunity at the University of Waikato, New Zealand in Building Resilient Coasts: Long-Term Dynamics of Nature-Based Solutions . This project focuses on the long-term evolution of coastal nature-based solutions (NbS) for reducing hazards such as storm surge, flooding, and erosion, while also considering ecological co-benefits. The research sits at the intersection of Earth Science , Environmental Science , Civil Engineering , and modelling-based coastal research, with possible emphasis on ...