PhD Opportunities in Freshwater Ecology in Finland

This PhD position is based at the Department of Aquatic Resources at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU Aqua) and focuses on the management and conservation of critically endangered fish, with a particular emphasis on eel ( Anguilla ). The project addresses key knowledge gaps around trap and transport (T&T) , a management method used to support fish migration in river systems with barriers and to reduce turbine mortality for downstream-moving fish. The doctoral project is desig...

A PhD position in biology with specialisation in aquatic ecology is available at the Department of Aquatic Resources (SLU Aqua) at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. The project addresses the management and conservation of critically endangered fishes, with a particular focus on Anguillid eels . The doctoral research is centred on Trap and Transport (T&T) , a method used in fragmented river systems to help fish continue migration and to reduce mortality associated with hydropower t...

This PhD project at Uppsala University is based in the Department of Ecology and Genetics within the Limnology program at the Evolutionary Biology Centre (EBC) . The project focuses on phytoplankton succession in lakes and how these communities respond to environmental change. The student will work on process-based biogeochemical and dynamical modelling to study the drivers of seasonal changes in phytoplankton community composition. The research examines how physical and chemical conditions, pre...

[Funded through the CENTA3 DLA and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). Funding covers an annual stipend, tuition fees at home-fee level, and a Research Training Support Grant.] This PhD studentship will investigate how micro- and nanoplastics disrupt algal physiology, plankton community structure, trophic transfer, and carbon sequestration in aquatic ecosystems. The project addresses an urgent gap in understanding how plastic particles influence the organisms that underpin marine fo...

The Olden Lab in the Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences at the University of British Columbia is offering funded MSc and PhD opportunities in freshwater science in Vancouver, Canada. The positions focus on major freshwater research challenges, including freshwater conservation , climate change, sustainable water management, biodiversity, environmental DNA (eDNA), and machine learning. Students will be able to develop research connected to the conservation and management of freshwater...

Two funded PhD positions are available in Kenneth Dumack’s group at the University of Koblenz, Germany, investigating an unusual photosynthetic rhizarian and its complex plastid. The projects aim to determine how the plastid was acquired and how this organelle is integrated into the eukaryotic cell. One PhD project centers on evolutionary genomics and bioinformatic physiology, offering a computational perspective on plastid evolution and cellular function. The second project focuses on cell biol...

Uppsala University is inviting applications for a full-time PhD student position in Limnology, based in the Department of Ecology and Genetics within the Limnology program in Uppsala, Sweden. The project focuses on modelling phytoplankton succession in lakes and understanding how lake communities respond to climate warming, eutrophication, extreme weather events, and other environmental changes. The doctoral researcher will use process-based biogeochemical and dynamical models, data handling, st...

The Olden Lab in the Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences at the University of British Columbia, Canada, is recruiting fully funded MSc and PhD students in freshwater science. Research areas include sustainable water management, climate adaptation, environmental DNA (eDNA), freshwater conservation, ecology, fieldwork, data analysis, and collaborative research. Funding includes CAD $40,000 per year for PhD students for four years and CAD $20,000 per year for MSc students for two years, ...

PhD Student Position in Environmental Hydrology and Hydroecology The Chattopadhyay Hydroecology Lab at Texas State University is recruiting a PhD student in environmental hydrology to begin in August 2027. The research will combine ecohydrologic modelling and fieldwork in the Texas Hill Country to investigate how floods, droughts, stream drying, climate change, land use, and water demand are reshaping Texas rivers and aquatic ecosystems. Potential research directions include identifying when and...