If you’re a Masters degree holder and seeking Fully Funded PhD Programs, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden 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 computational microbial ecology
Summary of PhD Program:
A PhD student position in computational microbial ecology is available at the Department of forest mycology and plant pathology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Uppsala. The department provides a dynamic and international research environment comprising experts who conduct fundamental and applied research on plant-microbe interactions, mycology, microbial ecology and evolution, as well as biodiversity. Central themes are forest and plant pathology, and nutrient and carbon cycling in terrestrial ecosystems.
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 Forest 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:
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
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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
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
