PhD opportunities in agriculture

University of Cologne’s CRC TRR 341 is recruiting for 10 PhD positions in plant ecological genetics , with projects spanning plant adaptation, genetics, ecology, biodiversity, soil microbiota, drought tolerance, evolutionary biology, population genomics, transcriptomics, GWAS, QTL mapping, and related molecular and computational approaches. The advertised projects include work on barley leaf area variation and competition effects, plant density responses and soil microbiota, local soil pH adapta...

PhD opportunity at the School of Collective Intelligence, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) in Multimodal AI for Precision Agriculture under the CROPRADAR project. This position sits at the intersection of computer science , agriculture , environmental science , and statistics , with a strong focus on developing next-generation AI methods for cereal farming systems. The selected PhD candidate will work on multimodal AI approaches that combine image-based models, structured agronomic data...

Wageningen University & Research is advertising a PhD candidate position in cytoplasmic genetics , with a focus on the mechanisms behind the maternal inheritance of plastids and mitochondria . The project is part of the ERC-funded research programme CytoInP and is hosted by Wageningen Plant Research . This opportunity is well suited to candidates interested in plant genetics, organelle inheritance, and fundamental biological mechanisms in plants. The post is being shared by Kin Pan Chung , Assis...

APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University is announcing PhD Admissions 2026–27 with an extended application deadline of June 30, 2026 . The post highlights doctoral research opportunities for motivated candidates interested in impactful, innovation-driven work. Research areas mentioned include wireless communication (5G/6G, IoT, signal processing, intelligent networks, antenna systems, AI-enabled communication), image forgery detection (digital image forensics, deepfake detection, image authentic...

PhD opening at the University of Georgia in AI-Integrated Agricultural Robotics through the Precision Crop Protection Lab . The position focuses on AI-integrated robotics for crop biotic stress management , making it a strong fit for applicants interested in agricultural engineering, robotics, precision agriculture, biosystems engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, and related areas. Eligibility: Applicants should hold a BS or MS in Agricultural/Biosystems...

Graduate positions are available in Grain Storage and Post-Harvest Technology at the University of Manitoba , within the Department of Biosystems Engineering and the Grain Storage and Post-Harvest Technology Lab . The lab is seeking applicants for M.Sc. and Ph.D. programs beginning in Fall 2026 / Winter 2027 under the supervision of Prof. Fuji Jian . Research areas include CFD-based heat and mass transfer modeling, DEM simulation for grain separation and airflow resistance, pest population model...

PhD cotutelle opportunity in Food Science , biocatalysis , bioactive peptides , and food technologies at Université Laval (Canada) and Université de Lille (France). The project is titled “Synergistic approach of pulsed electric fields and immobilized biocatalysts to obtain peptides with biological activities from agro-food proteins.” It focuses on the enzymatic valorization of plant-based food proteins, using pulsed electric fields as a pretreatment to improve enzymatic hydrolysis by immobilized...

Wageningen University & Research is inviting applications for a PhD position in Controlled Environment Agriculture focused on optimizing canopy photosynthesis . The project sits within the Horticulture and Product Physiology chair and the GreenControl programme, which is funded by the Dutch Research Council (NWO) and industry partners. The research is based in Wageningen, the Netherlands, and is part of a broader effort to improve greenhouse and vertical-farm production through plant physiology,...

Funded Ph.D. opportunity at the University of Saskatchewan in agricultural engineering and hydrology. Prof. Cuauhtémoc T. Vidrio-Sahagún is recruiting a Ph.D. student starting in September 2026 to work on long-term flood prediction in ungauged basins using probabilistic modeling. This project sits at the intersection of agricultural engineering, water engineering, hydrology, environmental science, and quantitative modeling. Ideal applicants should have an M.S. degree, a GPA of 80% or higher, and...