Deadline: 15 January 2023 This is a graduate Assistantship in Wildlife Ecology or Ecology and Environmental Sciences; Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Conservation Biology, University of Maine, Orono. I. Project Background The Yellow Lampmussel (YLM), Lampsilis cariosa, is a medium-sized freshwater mussel occurring from Georgia, USA to Nova Scotia, Canada. The species is declining throughout its range and is a Nort
Deadline: 5 January 2023 The Sustainable Forest Transition (SFT) Project is recruiting three full-time PhD students at the Global Development Institute (University of Manchester) from September 2023. The project seeks to advance social and environmental outcomes of reforestation globally. These positions are fully funded for four years, covering academic fees, an annual maintenance stipend of £17,668 (TBC for 2023) and research travel. You will be part of a multidisciplinary research
Deadline: 15 December 2022 As part of the recently funded inter- and trans disciplinary project cluster WaldlabOR (Forest Lab Upper Rhine: Adaptation strategies for the conservation of forest ecosystem services in climate change hotspots), the Chair of Silviculture at the University of Freiburg invites applications for a 4-yr doctoral position in a joint project with the Forest Research Institute of Baden-Württemberg. The PhD research will focus on innovative silvicultural options includ
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 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
