Deadline: 17 March 2023 The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) seeks to recruit an MSc graduate fellow to work on Genetic diversity and subsetting of Andropogon ganayus and Cynodon spp collections under the Feed and Forage Development (FFD) program at ILRI. The FFD program aims to provide options to increase the quantity and quality of feed resources to improve livestock productivity in order to meet the growing demand for animal-source food, enhance profitability by reducin
Deadline: 24 March 2023 I. Background Ireland’s competitive advantage in sheep meat production is based on the efficient production and utilization of pasture. Challenges facing the agricultural sector are based on maintaining or improving current levels of production to maintain an economically viable sector but with an enhanced focus on environmental sustainability and a reduced dependence on chemical nitrogen use. A key focus of the DAFM Food Vision 2030 strategy is to investigat
Deadline: 24 March 2023 I. Background Ireland’s competitive advantage in lamb meat production is based on the efficient production and utilization of grazed pasture. One of the major constraints to achieving higher animal performance from pasture-based systems is the difficulty in achieving optimum growth rates from grazed grass only diets. The overall objective of the proposed project is to provide knowledge on the growth pattern of lowland lambs, building a model allowing for the
Deadline: 12 March 2023. The Right Livelihood College (RLC) offers a DAAD-funded PhD research scholarship on: Agro-ecology among smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa: improving use efficiency and conserving natural ecosystems while enhancing smallholders’ livelihoods. The scholarship is funded for 3.5 years starting from August 1, 2023. It covers a Junior Researcher position at ZEF and respective costs for travel and research. In the first year, the candidate will participate in
Deadline: 27 February 2023 I. Background Methane originating from enteric fermentation in ruminants is the single largest source of anthropogenic agricultural emissions (approx. 60% of Irish and 76% of NZ agricultural emissions) and has a significant impact on global methane levels. The project will involve a multi-omics approach to determine key microbes and rumen fermentation pathways associated with a low residual methane emissions (RME) phenotype in beef cattle. The ability of exogeno
Deadline: 17 March 2023 A PhD position in Biology is vacant at the Department of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU). The department undertakes fundamental and applied research focused on interactions involving plants, pathogenic, symbiotic and saprotrophic fungi and other microorganisms and their role in forest and agricultural systems. Read more about SLU benefits HERE Description SLU is looking for a highly motivated in
Deadline: 20 February 2023 The Department of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology, SLU, is looking for a PhD student who in collaboration with the forestry company SCA will work in research projects about the fungal disease Scots pine blister rust. Research subject Scots pine blister rust is a serious fungal disease that attacks pine trees of all ages. In the last 20 years, attacks have increased in northern Sweden, mainly in young forest, with annual damage losses amounting to seve
Deadline: 31 March 2023 The Department of Urban Water Management (SWW) at Eawag invites applications for PostDoc or PhD position on assessment of pathogens’ stability in wastewater (80-100%). Throughout the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in Switzerland, Eawag has been actively monitoring wastewater for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA. this work has led to time series data on SARS-CoV-2 RNA concentrations in wastewater from six wastewater treatment plants across Switzerland, translation of
Deadline: 28 February 2023. Are you looking for an exciting PhD position in agricultural economics? Would you like to work in a dynamic research group with several ongoing disciplinary and interdisciplinary collaborations? Are you highly motivated to undertake PhD training? The Department of Economics at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) invites applications for a PhD student to join its research group “Agricultural and Food Economics”. This position is link
Deadline: 22 January 2023 I. Project Mitigating climate change will require considerable change. Being responsible for over one third of Irish total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, agriculture plays an important role in meeting Ireland’s emission reduction targets. To inform policy design for the necessary change, the PhD candidate will develop a framework for Ireland building on the Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) modelling approach. The framework will be applied to assess the