Deadline: 10 January 2023: The Grassland Sciences Group is looking for a reliable, enthusiastic and highly motivated doctoral student with a passion for science to join its team. The preferred starting date is 1 March 2023. I. Project background The doctoral project is part of an interdisciplinary project on Feedback between vegetation, carbon, energy, and water cycles in the urban environment (UrbaNature). Within the framework of Switzerland’s Global Climate Observing System and
Deadline: 30 November 2022 Applications are invited for a PhD Walsh Scholarship in a project focusing on bovine subclinical mastitis-related microorganism identification and survival in the dairy chain. The successful candidate will join a team with a track record of success in this research topic, and have access to a research infrastructure. There will be opportunities throughout the programme for professional development training, conference attendance and international travel to expand yo
Deadline: 30 November 2022 I. Background This PhD study is part of a Teagasc lead work package within the EU HORIZON funded project Giant Leaps. The Giant Leaps project looks to novel dietary proteins to accelerate our transition from animal-based to alternative proteins in our diet. This transition is key to reducing the footprint of our food system in terms of greenhouse gas emissions, energy, water and land use. This 4-year research PhD will focus on digestion and ‘health and wel
Deadline: 15 November 2022 The Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn, has position openings for 3 Doctoral Researchers in Agricultural/ Development Economics. The positions are part of the Collaborative Research Center (CRC 228) “Future Rural Africa” funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). Two of the positions involve a University employment contract (TVL-E13, 65%), the third involves a University stipend contract. All contracts should start i
Deadline: 13 November 2022 The Doctoral Candidate position is open for applications. The candidate will be hosted by the Department of Environmental Science, Section for Environmental Chemistry and Physics at the Environmental Toxicology lab at the university of University of Copenhagen. I. Benefits The selected candidate will be employed by the host organisation for 36 months. The start date will be as of January 1st, 2023 Doctoral candidates are offered a competitive remu
Deadline: 15 November 2022 The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) and TWAS have established a fellowship programme for foreign scholars from developing countries in the South who wish to pursue postdoctoral research in a field of the natural and related applied sciences in the departments and laboratories of public and private universities of Turkey and TÜBİTAK Research Centers and Institutes. I. Eligible fields under the programme Agricultur
Deadline: 15 January 2023 The African Graduate Fellowship is a competitive fellowship program for bright, highly motivated African students interested in pursuing a master's degree at The American University in Cairo (AUC). Each year, fellowships are offered to nationals of African countries (not including Egyptians) for full-time study; nine credits or as required by the program in any of the graduate programs offered at the AUC. I. Eligibility Non-Egyptian African nationa
Deadline: 15 September 2022 The Department of Environmental Microbiology (Umik) invites applications for PostDoc or PhD position on molecular methods for the detection of infectious disease agents in wastewater. Throughout the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in Switzerland, we have been actively monitoring wastewater for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA. Our work has led to time series data on SARS-CoV-2 RNA concentrations in wastewater from six wastewater treatment plants across Switzerland, translatio
Deadline: 15 November 2022 A fully funded Ph.D. position in forest ecology and climate change adaptation is available at the Institute of Forestry and Conservation at the University of Toronto or in the Department of Renewable Resources at the University of Alberta. The Ph.D. candidate will participate in an operational-scale silvicultural experiment that will test various "climate-smart"strategies for promoting the resilience of temperate mixed wood forests in the Petawawa Resea
Deadline: 31 August 2022 I. Background Mastitis is an inflammation of the mammary gland, most commonly caused by bacterial infection and is one of the most economically important disease affecting adult dairy cattle. It has a major impact on animal welfare and milk production, resulting in high economic losses for both farmers and processors, as udder health status greatly affects milk production and process ability. Mastitis is also a significant driver of antimicrobial use in adult da
