Are you holding Master’s degree and looking for fully funded PhD positions? Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden invites online application for multiple funded PhD Programs / fully funded PhD positions in various research areas.
Candidates interested in fully funded PhD positions can check the details and may apply as soon as possible. Interested and eligible applicants may submit their online application for PhD programs via the University’s Online Application Portal.
1. Fully Funded PhD Position in forest pathology and silviculture
Summary of PhD Program:
The PhD project focuses on the regeneration and restoration of European ash. The project will generate new knowledge on the status of ash regeneration in natural stands that have been chronically affected by the ash dieback disease and in new plantations with propagated genotypes phenotypically selected for high tolerance to the invasive fungal pathogen. The project also aims to establish strategies for forest owners to guide restoration efforts in areas where the disease has caused significant damage and mortality.
Application Deadline: 2023-10-15
2. Fully Funded PhD Position in aquatic ecology
Summary of PhD Program:
A position as a PhD student in aquatic ecology is now vacant at the Department of Aquatic Resources at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU). The PhD project is part of a larger research project investigating large scale effects of algal toxins of aquaculture in the Baltic Sea. The PhD project will mainly focus on production, flow and effects of algal toxins and vitamins in the Baltic Sea. The project includes both field studies and chemical analyses as well as controlled laboratory experiments to investigate concentrations and seasonal variations of algal toxins.
We will particularly study routes of exposure for algal toxins from cyanobacteria and filamentous algae in blue mussels. The position can also come to include aspects of ecotoxicological effects of algal toxins and thiamine deficiency on the aquatic environment. As a PhD student, you will be part of a newly started transdisciplinary research group in aquatic ecology and collaborate with another PhD project starting up at the Department of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment.
Application Deadline: 2023-09-15
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3. Fully Funded PhD Position in Environmental Assessment
Summary of PhD Program:
We are seeking a PhD candidate who will work with the project ”Improved evidence-base for understanding and managing surface water brownification.” Major increases in the color and organic carbon content of many surface waters across Europe and North America have altered aquatic foodwebs, mobilized harmful substances and created problems for the treatment of drinking water. This has highlighted the need to better understand “brownification” and improve the evidence base for managing organic matter concentrations in streams, lakes and rivers. The research project will use three decades of surface water data from across Sweden and other Nordic countries supported by data on climate and land use to resolve the role of different influences on brownification.
Application Deadline: 2023-09-08
4. Fully Funded PhD Position in Microbiology, Bioplastic degradation in biogas digesters
Summary of PhD Program:
We are looking for a highly motivated doctoral student in the subject area anaerobic microbiology and biotechnology. The project focuses on increasing knowledge and find solutions to increase the degradation of biodegradable plastic in biogas digesters and contribute to a more fundamental understanding of the involved microbial mechanisms. The result will contribute to development of process strategies that minimize the risk of biodegradable plastic spreading upon land application of sludge. The work will include operation of lab-scale biogas digesters, physico-chemical monitoring of biodegradable plastics and molecular analyses (including whole-genome and transcriptomic sequencing) and data analyses.
Application Deadline: 2023-09-17
5. Fully Funded PhD Position in Mathematical Statistics
Summary of PhD Program:
We are seeking an engaged and goal-oriented doctoral candidate who wants to contribute to our interdisciplinary project “Finding Optimal Design Strategies for Forest Damage Inventories” at the Department of Forest Resource Management. The project is co-funded by SLU Forest Damage Center and aims to develop innovative statistical methods to streamline the inventory of forest damage. This doctoral position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to society’s understanding and management of forest damage in the context of climate change and ecological challenges.
Application Deadline: 2023-09-28
6. Fully Funded PhD Position in Aquatic Microbial Ecology
Summary of PhD Program:
The adoption of hydroelectric power in Sweden has brought new challenges to aquatic ecosystems, resulting in loss of nutrients and to a sharp decrease in biodiversity and ecosystem productivity. Fish farming could alleviate this issue, by returning nutrients to the ecosystem in the form of a natural fertilizer that comes from the farmed fish. However, the impact of aquaculture on these nutrient depleted waters is still largely unknown.
In this project we will study changes in microbial food webs of both water mass and sediments after the introduction of aquaculture in hydroelectric power dams. The research will include quantitative flow cytometry, microscopy, metabarcoding and metagenomics to analyze microbial community composition and dynamics, and integrate such biodiversity information with water chemical variables and rate measurements in order to determine the biogeochemical status of the ecosystem and how it responds to de-oligotrophication.
Application Deadline: 2023-09-29
