PhD Opportunities in Ecology in Italy

The University of Bern is offering two fully funded PhD positions in plant community ecology and ecosystem functioning , beginning in March 2027. The project, “Effects of transient plant species on ecosystem functioning and soil microbial communities, using the PaNDiv grassland field experiment,” will investigate how temporary or transient plant species influence the functioning of grassland ecosystems and associated soil microbial communities. The research connects plant community ecology with ...

The International Max Planck Research School — From Molecules to Organisms is an interdisciplinary doctoral programme in the life sciences at the University of Tübingen, offered in cooperation with the Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen and the Friedrich Miescher Laboratory. The programme is designed for PhD researchers who want to study complex biological processes across multiple levels of organisation, from molecules to organisms and even ecosystems. Projects and training are offered b...

International Max Planck Research School – Biological Intelligence (IMPRS-BI) is a structured doctoral programme based at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence in Planegg, Germany, in cooperation with Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and the Technical University of Munich. The school provides doctoral training for students interested in how nervous systems develop and evolve, and how animals use behaviour to navigate their environments and adapt to their ecological niches. T...

IMPRS MarMic is an interdisciplinary marine microbiology MSc/PhD programme based at the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology in Bremen, in cooperation with the University of Bremen, Constructor University Bremen, and the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research. The programme trains students to investigate marine prokaryotic and eukaryotic microbiology through a broad research and teaching environment spanning physiology, ecology, evolution, molecular biol...

The Johnson Lab in the Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology at the University of Kansas is offering a fully funded PhD position beginning in Fall 2027 in photosynthesis and global ecology. The project will link plant physiology experiments with satellite remote sensing and Earth system modeling to improve understanding of photosynthesis and the global carbon cycle. The doctoral researcher will work across experimental plant science, ecological analysis, remote sensing, and Earth system s...

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...

This PhD opportunity at Durham University investigates how global bird communities are changing under land-use and climate change. The project addresses an important challenge in biodiversity science: bird monitoring data are often unevenly distributed and may not represent environmental changes across the wider regions where monitoring takes place. The doctoral researcher will link bird survey time series from three continents with environmental change data. The work will assess whether monitor...

The Department of Biological and Environmental Science at the University of Jyväskylä is seeking a doctoral researcher in disease ecology. The position is framed as a fixed-term research appointment intended to support completion of doctoral studies, within an international and multidisciplinary environment. The department highlights research spanning biodiversity, environmental systems, and biological processes from the molecular and cellular level to communities and ecosystems. The opening is ...

The University of Cambridge Department of Zoology is offering a funded PhD project in quantitative marine ecology focused on regional drivers of seabird population change and future resilience. The research will investigate why some seabird populations decline rapidly while others remain stable or recover. The project will examine how climate change, fisheries, and other environmental pressures interact to influence seabird survival, reproduction, and population dynamics across regions. The stud...