If you’re a Masters degree holder and seeking Fully Funded PhD Programs, Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands has several online applications open for PhD programs. Explore the PhD opportunities across diverse research areas and submit your application soon.
1. Fully Funded PhD Position in insect virome analysis
Summary of PhD Program:
In this project, we will study whiteflies, a diverse group of agriculturally important insects that feed on plants and can transmit a variety of plant viruses. Whiteflies pose a severe threat to many plant crops, both in greenhouses and open fields. The management of this pest currently relies on insecticides; however, most whitefly species have already developed insecticide resistance. Biological control based on microorganisms is a promising tool; however, this requires fundamental understanding of the microbiome of whiteflies and its impact on virus transmission.
Application Deadline: 10 June 2024
2. Fully Funded PhD Position in HybridLabs – Immersive experiences for communication and stakeholder engagement for North Sea Ecology
Summary of PhD Program:
This PhD project will investigate how to create immersive digital twins efficiently for the North Sea integrating both sensed data such as 360° videography and results from simulations. The PhD candidate will be involved in the design of immersive experiences for the North Sea and will also conduct empirical studies to identify the challenges and opportunities of using immersive digital twins for science communication as well as stakeholder and citizen engagement.
Application Deadline: 10 June 2024
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3. Fully Funded PhD Position in Combining floating offshore energy with nature inclusive seafood production; focus on suspended shellfish culture and benthic organisms
Summary of PhD Program:
The PhD project will study the biodiversity development among the shellfish cultures and how these cultures will enrich the seafloor. To this end shellfish production will be related to the quantity and quality of biodeposits produced, the size-dependent sinking velocity of the faecal pellets and dispersion and fate of the biodeposits. Depending on the research question lab-, mesocosm- or field-experiments will be set up. The uptake rate of particles of different sizes will be determined. The chemical composition of feces and pseudofaces will be compared with seston samples and studied microscopically. Biodiversity development and food sources of benthic organisms underneath the structures will be investigated using stable isotopes.
Application Deadline: 10 June 2024
4. Fully Funded PhD Position in Unraveling the mesoscale organisation of shallow convective clouds for better climate projection
Summary of PhD Program:
The tropical oceans are blanketed by shallow convective clouds, which cool the planet. These “trade cumuli” are almost always organised into striking patterns of tens to hundreds of kilometres across, which arise from a subtle interplay between clouds and circulations. Unravelling this cloud-circulation coupling, and its sensitivity to changes in climate, is therefore crucial to understand how rapidly Earth is warming. In recent years, we have made major advances in observing and simulating the organisation of tropical shallow clouds. Yet we miss a simple, systematic theory for why they organise the way they do, and how they shape our climate.
Application Deadline: 10 June 2024
5. 02 Fully Funded PhD Position in Nanostructured electrode materials for selective ion recovery
Summary of PhD Program:
The Mind_Gap programme is fundamental in nature and set to enhance and tune ion selectivity, aiming to achieve ion recovery. Recently we hired a PhD student who will work on intercalation materials and we now look for candidates who will work on organic frameworks (PhD1) and layered materials (PhD2). From these selected materials electrodes will be made and characterized with various techniques in terms of their morphology, chemical composition, crystallinity and redox properties.
Application Deadline: 18 June 2024
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6. Fully Funded PhD Position in Taming Ru(0) toward Enantioselective Catalysis (TRuE)
Summary of PhD Program:
As a PhD student, you will focus on the investigation of strategies that stabilize Ru(0) center while maintaining its high reactivity. You will design and synthesize organic ligands, and use them for the formation of Ru(0) complexes under inert atmosphere (glovebox). Synthesized complexes will be identified and characterize by combination of single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis and multinuclear NMR spectroscopy – both instruments are available for walk-in use as a part of this project. You will use synthesized complexes to design novel catalytic reaction, with subsequent rationale-driven optimization of reaction conditions and catalyst structure to improve reaction performance.
Application Deadline: 23 June 2024
7. Fully Funded PhD Position in Shaping shoreface sand nourishments to optimise biodiversity
Summary of PhD Program:
Sand nourishment is a widely used coastal management strategy to offset coastal erosion. Currently, 10 million m3 of sand are added to the Dutch coast annually. These volumes will need to be further increased to counteract the expected rates of sea level rise. While adding sand to the shoreface, the local biodiversity will be impacted, however, it also creates opportunities for organisms to colonise the new niches that have become available. This PhD project aims to establish how nourishments can be best designed to minimise the overall diversity loss by optimising new habitat creation for marine benthos.
Application Deadline: 17 June 2024
8. Fully Funded PhD Position in PFAS free membranes for proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell applications
Summary of PhD Program:
This project is embedded within the HyUSE – Hydrogen technology development and assessment for accelerated use project, which includes a consortium of partners from research organizations (universities and universities of applied sciences) and interested stakeholders (e.g. policy makers, industry). You will work on designing and synthesizing novel PFAs free membrane materials for use in PEM fuel cells. These membranes will enhance the efficiency, performance, and sustainability of fuel cell systems, contributing to the advancement of clean energy technologies.
Application Deadline: 12 June 2024
9. Fully Funded PhD Position in Precision Fermentation
Summary of PhD Program:
Precision Fermentation is an emerging technology where animal derived products are produced using bioreactors and microorganisms instead of livestock. Despite significant advances in the field, several key technical obstacles remain to be addressed before this technology is viable at a commercial scale. One key aspect is the development of an intensified process to increase yields and reduce costs to improve the current economical balance. Additionally, alternative production strategies need to be developed to reduce energy consumption and to introduce sustainable fermentation substrates to make this technology a viable alternative.
Application Deadline: 12 June 2024
10. Fully Funded PhD Position in Fermentation and Food Safety
Summary of PhD Program:
We are looking for an ambitious PhD student with great interest in fermentation and food safety. The PROSAFE project, funded by NWO, aims to valorise vegetable side-streams into food products through fermentation to reduce food waste and achieve a more sustainable food system. You will design the fermentation strategy such that microorganisms convert side-streams of mushrooms and bean sprouts into a safe food product that is characterized by good palatability and digestibility. You will interact with another PhD student with a background in social sciences who focusses on the integration of new fermented food products in consumption practices (including buying, preparing, eating).
Application Deadline: 12 June 2024
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11. Fully Funded PhD Position in fermentation technology and metabolic engineering
Summary of PhD Program:
To turn microbial bioprocesses into viable alternatives for petrochemical based production, we must drastically improve their yields, rates and titers. This asks for revolutionary approaches! Non-canonical redox co-factors allow to approach theoretical maximum yields. To reach the theoretical yield, all electrons of the substrate should end up in the product, but electrons generally diffuse away via common redox co-factors such as NAD+. Using non-canonical redox cofactors, we want gain control over the electron flow from substate to product.
Application Deadline: 23 June 2024
12. Fully Funded PhD Position in Social acceptance of fermented foods from waste streams
Summary of PhD Program:
You will investigate what factors influence consumers’ and supply chain actors’ decisions about the use of vegetable waste and fermentation techniques. You will employ a range of mostly qualitative methods, including interviews with stakeholders, master classes with chefs, cooking workshops for consumers and consumption diaries. Based on your research, you will develop decision support tools to advance the use of vegetable waste as food. During the project you will collaborate with another PhD student with a background in microbiology who will investigate (in a complementary PhD project) the potential to develop new fermented food products made from bean sprout and mushroom side-streams.
Application Deadline: 17 June 2024
