Are you a Master’s graduate looking for fully funded PhD opportunities? Explore the range of funded PhD programs available at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden. Apply online now and kickstart your doctoral journey!
1. Fully Funded PhD Position in computational microbial ecology
Summary of PhD Program:
The PhD project in computational microbial ecology will utilize a data-driven approach to reconstruct the nitrogen (N) cycle based on microbiome data from different terrestrial environments, and evaluate how to combine this information with soil chemical/physical and climatic data to predict the degree of a soil’s capacity as a source or a sink of nitrous oxide (N2O), a potent greenhouse gas. The PhD student will work within the Soil Microbiology group that works as a well-integrated team and is internationally recognized in the areas of evolution, ecology and genomics of nitrogen cycling microorganisms as well as how to apply this knowledge in sustainable agricultural and environmental engineering.
Application Deadline: 2024-07-22
2. Fully Funded PhD Position in Sustainable Food Systems
Summary of PhD Program:
FOODCoST aims to support the transition towards sustainable food systems by proposing a harmonising methodology in the frame of True Cost Accounting to calculate externalities in climate, biodiversity, environmental, social and health along the food value chain. The PhD student will focus mainly on understanding value chain stakeholders who generate or benefit from the negative, hidden costs of production and to explore ways to communicate these costs to consumers (through labelling and information).
Application Deadline: 2024-08-09
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3. Fully Funded PhD Position in agrarian history
Summary of PhD Program:
The PhD student we are looking for will be part of the ERC-funded project TransRein. TransRein is about the sweeping change that took place in northern Eurasia, from the Atlantic coast to the Bering Strait, during the early modern era when an economy based on hunting and fishing and small reindeer herds transitioned to large-scale reindeer husbandry. It was a change that fundamentally affected people and societies. In the doctoral project, one aspect of this change will be studied, the social consequences, and it will be done in a Sami context. The thesis work will therefore touch on issues such as: heritage, gender, social justice, division of labor, households, networks and social relations, all about indigenous peoples. The doctoral project’s design and exact questions are drawn up in collaboration between the supervisors and the person receiving the position.
Application Deadline: 2024-08-31
4. Fully Funded PhD Position in Mycology and Plant Pathology
Summary of PhD Program:
The goal of the doctoral project in forest pathology is to create knowledge about trees’ defense responses and develop methods that help forest tree breeders and forest nurseries to identify trees with a better ability to handle biotic and abiotic stress. You are expected to conduct research, in collaboration with researchers at the dept. of forest mycology and plant pathology, and the Umeå Plant Science Center (UPSC), which leads to a doctoral thesis. The doctoral studies includes courses corresponding to at least 30 higher education credits You are also expected to complete an industrial internship at your employer Södra.
Application Deadline: 2024-08-19
5. Fully Funded PhD Position in forest microbiology
Summary of PhD Program:
The goal of the project is to identify molecular, ecological, and practical aspects of ectomycorrhizal soil fungi that allow increasing drought resistance in pine seedlings. You are expected to conduct research, in collaboration with researchers at the Dept of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology and Holmen Skog AB, which leads to a doctoral degree and publication of papers. In parallel to the scientific work, the candidate will follow the PhD education at SLU. You are also expected to complete an industrial internship at your employer Holmen Skog AB.
Application Deadline: 2024-08-19
6. Fully Funded PhD Position in drought resistance breeding
Summary of PhD Program:
The project aims to identify genetic variation in drought resistance based on the phenotypic data at range-wide population level and individual tree level in breeding populations. The genomic basis of drought resistance will be dissected using a 50K SNP array as a genotyping tool.The project will develop new competences in genomic breeding and address challenges to incorporate genomics in traditional breeding program for the Skogforsk. The combination of phenotyping, genotype-environment association and genotype-phenotype association in this project are novel approaches.
Application Deadline: 2024-08-19
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7. Fully Funded PhD Position in forest genomics
Summary of PhD Program:
The Scots pine project will (1) Examine the genomic base of local adaptation in natural and breeding populations to find genomic locations (loci) of adaptation for climate changes (2) Study the distribution of the adaptive loci in breeding populations thereby examining potential adaptation of current breeding populations to future climates and (3) Developing new strategies to adapt Scots pine breeding population to climate changes by genome-enhanced selection or assisted migration approaches.
Application Deadline: 2024-08-19
8. Fully Funded PhD Position in drought resistance biology
Summary of PhD Program:
The forests in Sweden are facing challenges due to anthropogenic climate change, with temperatures projected to increase by 5°C by 2100. This will raise the frequency and severity of drought events, impacting the survival of seedlings and overall forest productivity. With 85% of annually planted spruce coming from seed orchards, soon to be 100%, the current breeding model prioritizes yield and wood quality over resilience to future climate conditions. Consequently, existing plant material is not optimized for anticipated climate changes, affecting forest ecology, societal well-being, biodiversity, and the economy. Urgent measures are needed to include drought tolerance in breeding programs and identify suitable parent plants for future planting in drought-prone regions.
Application Deadline: 2024-08-19
9. Fully Funded PhD Position in artificial intelligence in agriculture
Summary of PhD Program:
We are seeking a motivated PhD candidate to focus on developing robust and adaptive AI models based on agricultural imaging data (e.g., digital, multispectral and/or hyperspectral) from dynamic and complex environments across different scenarios tailored for Swedish farming systems. A particular focus would be developing machine vision models with generative machine learning techniques and/or multimodal learning to enhance the monitoring and scoring ability of AI models in agriculture.
Application Deadline: 2024-09-02
10. Fully Funded PhD Position in Business Studies
Summary of PhD Program:
The position is embedded in the Horizon Europe project “AnalysinG of fossil-ENergy dependence in agriculture to increase RESilience against input price fluctuations (AgEnRes)”. AgEnRes designs sustainable pathways for policy making to reduce direct and indirect dependence of farmers and the agricultural sector as a whole on fossil fuels and fertilisers, and increase the resilience to volatile energy prices, taking into account farmers’ behaviour and the synergies and trade-offs between European economic and environmental objectives at micro- and macro-level.
Application Deadline: 1 August 2024
11. Fully Funded PhD Position in Spider Silk Protein Biochemistry
Summary of PhD Program:
You will be part of an excellent team of several PhD students, Postdocs and Researchers working on different projects related to biotechnological methods for producing recombinant silk proteins, characterization of these, spinning of fibers, protein engineering, material characterization and bioinformatics to understand the transcriptome profile of the silk glands. Your work will involve cloning, protein expression, protein purification, spinning and tensile testing. Additionally, you will use biophysical methods like circular dichroism spectroscopy, birefringence microscopy, rheology, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy.
Application Deadline: 2024-08-26
12. Fully Funded PhD Position in Plant-Microbe interaction
Summary of PhD Program:
The role of small RNAs in plant-microbe interactions is poorly understood. As a doctoral student, you will investigate Potato-Phytophthora infestans interactions with reference to small RNAs. You will study the cross-kingdom transport of small RNAs between potato and potato/Nicotiana benthamiana. You will thus have the unique opportunity to be involved in a project in close collaboration with RNA biologists and plant pathologists. You will have the possibility to network with number of researchers from different domains and stakeholders through various seminars and events organized by SLU.
Application Deadline: 2024-07-17
