PhD Opportunities in Nursing

PhD Position in Electrochemical Engineering for Sustainable Lithium Recovery at the University of Bremen, Germany. The project focuses on sustainable resource recovery through electrochemical separation and membrane-based processes . Related research themes include lithium recovery, resource recovery, CO₂ capture and utilization, and battery recycling. The work is relevant to chemical engineering, electrochemistry, materials science, environmental sustainability, and circular-economy technologie...

PhD opportunity in liver biology and metabolic disease research The Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition Group at the Institut de Recerca Sant Pau in Barcelona, Spain, is seeking a PhD candidate to apply for the FPU 2026 predoctoral fellowship. The project will investigate new molecular mechanisms involved in liver biology and metabolic diseases, including diabetes and obesity. The research combines cutting-edge omics technologies with experimental and translational approaches. Candidates may w...

Aarhus University’s Department of Food Science is seeking a motivated PhD candidate to research agroecological approaches for reducing nitrogen losses in vegetable production. The project offers an opportunity to contribute to sustainable agriculture through field research and innovative crop management strategies. The research is relevant to agroecology, vegetable production, nitrogen management, sustainable food systems, and environmental science. The application deadline is 1 December 2026. F...

EdeLab at Université Laval is reopening applications for three PhD positions . The research is led by Associate Professor Edel Pérez-López and is connected to insect vectors, invasions, emerging plant diseases, and plant biology. The laboratory previously filled one of four positions and is now seeking future team members for the remaining projects. Applicants should consult the complete announcement carefully, review every eligibility and application requirement, and identify the project that b...

Fully funded PhD opportunity in Environmental Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Boston’s School for the Environment, associated with Dr. Shijuan Chen’s GEOSIA Lab (Geospatial and Earth Observation Science for Innovation and Application). The research focuses on multi-hazard risks and resilience, including wildfires, extreme heat, and flooding; land use and land cover change such as forest degradation, urbanization, and agriculture; and machine learning and artificial intelligence appli...

Eawag, the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, invites applications for three PhD positions in evolutionary ecology, evolutionary genomics, and ecosystem science. The four-year Swiss National Science Foundation-funded project investigates how biotic and abiotic selection shape species interactions, community assembly, evolution, and ecosystem functioning in sub-Arctic lakes of Southern Greenland. The three projects focus on: (1) evolutionary ecology of copepods, including ...

Newcastle University is offering a 3.5-year PhD studentship investigating the establishment and efficacy of the rust fungus Puccinia komarovii as a biological control agent for invasive Himalayan balsam ( Impatiens glandulifera ) in riparian ecosystems. The project will assess how environmental conditions affect rust fungus infection success across invaded sites. Working with CABI, Tweed Forum and Tees Rivers Trusts, the researcher will collate existing monitoring data, conduct detailed field as...

The Borderlands Research Institute at Sul Ross State University is seeking a graduate research assistant for a PhD or two Master’s positions focused on cinnamon teal movement ecology. The project will track approximately 100 cinnamon teal using GSM-GPS units after capture at Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge in southern Nevada, a major bottleneck in the interior Pacific Flyway. Research objectives include estimating migration strategies and time spent at Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge, li...

A PhD opportunity is available for research on the quantification and characterisation of genetic diversity and population structure of wild fisheries species . This CASE project with the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) combines cutting-edge molecular science with evolutionary theory and fisheries management. The project addresses sustainability challenges in the marine environment and is based through collaboration between the Earlham Institute and Cefas in the...