Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands invites online Application for number of Fully Funded PhD Degree at various Departments. We are providing a list of Fully Funded PhD Programs available at Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands.
Eligible candidate may Apply as soon as possible.
(01) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD in Tribological properties of dispersed and multi-component food systems
The quality and sensory perception of foods is determined by the structure and physicochemical properties of the specific food structure. Simple sensory attributes can often be directly linked to rheological characteristics. However, for more complete attributes, also lubrication (frictional) aspects are important. These lubrication aspects are very much related to the properties of the continuous phase, the type of dispersed phase, and the interactions between the different ingredients. This specific project aims to understand the link between lubrication aspects and the structural organization of a variety of dispersed and multi-component systems, and gaining insights into the physical phenomenon driving lubrication, such as wetting behavior, adsorption properties, droplet stability, jamming events, etc. Parameters that will be systematically varied are particle size, hydrophobicity, shape, volume fraction, crystallization behavior, etc. The structural organization will be examined by a variety of techniques, including microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, rheology, etc.
Deadline : 31 May 2025
(02) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD transdisciplinary, systemic design for transformative change
Are you interested to explore the potential of transdisciplinary landscape design to contribute to transformative societal change? Would you like to contribute to theory and methodology development for systemic designing on the regional scale? Then you could be the ideal PhD candidate to join our team!
Deadline : 26 May 2025
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(03) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Exploring the Impact of Green Infrastructure on Health and Biodiversity
Are you passionate about the potential of landscape design to improve public health and biodiversity? Would you like to contribute to emerging methodological developments for the implementation of green infrastructure integrating human and ecological well-being? Then you could be the ideal PhD candidate to join our team!
Peri-urban landscapes – the transitional zones where city and countryside meet – present unique opportunities and challenges. These zones can become “ecotones” – transitional areas between ecological communities where humans and wildlife must cohabit. Green infrastructure (GI) in these areas has been recognized for its potential to enhance quality of life for both humans and wildlife, but designing it involves complex trade-offs. Green spaces promote physical activity, mental restoration, and reduce heat stress for nearby populations, while providing wildlife with attractive habitats for foraging and breeding, which can, in turn, also be attractive to predators. Conversely, wildlife is less likely to make proper use of space where human presence is important. Therefore, there is still much to learn about how different GI designs affect specific health and biodiversity outcomes. Our research seeks to bridge this knowledge gap by using Agent-Based Modelling (ABM) to simulate and evaluate the impact of various green infrastructure design scenarios in peri-urban areas.
Deadline : 26 May 2025
(04) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD position: Manipulating plastid and mitochondrial inheritance in plants
Are you passionate about cytoplasmic genetics in plants? Excited to uncover the mechanisms underlying the maternal inheritance of plastids and mitochondria? If so, we invite you to join our newly established Cytoplasmic Genetics Group.
We are currently seeking a PhD candidate who is enthusiastic about contributing to the ERC-funded research: “Control of Cytoplasmic Inheritance in Plants.”
Deadline : 19 May 2025
(05) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD student herbivorous insect-plant-microbiome interactions
We are looking for talented PhD candidates in the field of insect-plant-microbiome interactions who want to unravel how beneficial microbes can reduce insect herbivory. This vacancy involves two positions: One PhD position on root fly-cabbage-microbiome interactions, and one PhD position on aphid-pepper-microbiome interactions.
Deadline : 16 May 2025
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(06) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD student aphids, drought and the plant microbiome
You will study rhizobacteria for their stress-protective properties against drought and aphids in brassicaceous plants with the aim to identify beneficial bacteria, the molecular mechanisms and signaling pathways underlying these interactions. You will focus on application of bacterial isolates and synthetic communities and study how they affect plant resilience and development. You will perform in-depth studies on the microbiome, transcriptome and metabolome to discover genes and processes that are crucial for plants to maximize profitable functions from their microbiome and help the plant to perform better under environmental stresses.
As a PhD candidate, you will contribute to fundamental research in the context of sustainable crop production. You will be embedded in two chair groups with international scientists and collaborate with colleagues from both in- and outside Wageningen University & Research. Your responsibilities and opportunities will encompass:
Deadline : 16 May 2025
(07) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD position: Sweet or sour – how the nectar microbiome shapes the pollinator community in brassicaceous plants
We are looking for a highly motivated PhD candidate in the field of insect-flower-microbe interactions who would like to unravel the effect of nectar microbes on flower visiting insects.
Pollination by insects is rewarded with floral nectar. However, as a nutrient-rich and well-protected environment, flower nectar also supports a diverse community of beneficial, commensal, and antagonistic microbes. These microorganisms influence the interaction between the plant and its pollinators, but also with nectar robbers and flower-feeding herbivores by altering the nutritional value and the chemical composition of the nectar. Despite the importance of pollination for seed production of many brassicaceous crops, little is known on the role of the nectar microbiome for plant fitness and seed set in these plants. Besides plant fitness, nectar microbes also impact pollinator health and thereby strongly influence the pollinator community beyond individual plant-pollinator interactions.
Deadline : 16 May 2025
(08) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD position on single-step genomic evaluations considering data spanning multiple generations adequately
Are you looking for a PhD and interested in quantitative genomics? Do you want to develop innovative solutions for accurate and unbiased genomic evaluations? Then, this PhD vacancy may be of interest to you.
The Animal Breeding and Genomics group at Wageningen University is looking for a PhD to take part in the MiXBLUP project, a collaboration with LUKE (Finland).
Genomic evaluations have become an integral part of modern animal breeding, widely adopted by breeding companies to enhance the accuracy and efficiency of genomic selection. This has accelerated genetic progress and has improved overall productivity and sustainability in livestock populations. In this PhD project, you will contribute to developing accurate and unbiased genomic models for large-scale within-population genomic evaluations, incorporating data from multiple generations.
Deadline : 12 May 2025
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(09) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD position – The development and institutional design of Flood Resilient Landscape Governance Arrangements
Do you want to better understand power dynamics of designing Flood Resilient Landscapes? Do you want to explore the enabling and constraining conditions of realising nature based solutions from a governance and stakeholder perspective? Then this might be the perfect opportunity for you!
We are looking for a PhD candidate as part of our project “Flexible Deltas” of the Delta Climate Center (DCC) in Vlissingen. The position is about the development and institutional design of Flood Resilient Landscape Governance Arrangements in the Southwestern Delta of the Netherlands.
Deadline : 12 May 2025
(10) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD position – Resilience of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning across landscapes
Are you a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual with a strong background in terrestrial ecology and biodiversity? Do you want to collaborate in an interdisciplinary setting on cutting-edge research projects aimed at understanding and mitigating the impacts of global change on Dutch ecosystems? If so, this opportunity could be the perfect fit for you!
Wageningen University’s “Sector Plan Biology” has been developed to perform fundamental biological research in the framework of evolutionary and ecological theory to connect the various levels of biological organization to understand the dynamics of biological variation. In Theme 5 – “Resilient and multifunctional landscapes”, we are looking for two PhD candidates working on resilience of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning across landscapes.
Focusing on landscapes around Wageningen, you will explore how landscape context and previous ecosystem conditions affect the resilience of biodiversity and ecosystem functions to wildfires or other highly relevant disturbances. Methodologically, you will apply experimental approaches and repeated field assessment to gain a mechanistic understanding of resilience at the plot level.
Deadline : 12 May 2025
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(11) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD candidate Plant Photobiology
Do you have a strong interest on exploring how light acts as a signal to regulate plant growth and energy production? Are you driven to address the molecular biology behind light modulation of chloroplast processes? Do you want to breakthrough the molecular signaling cascades involved in inter-organellar communication for photosynthesis? Are you excited to work in a vibrant, international team of plant scientists? If yes, then we may have the perfect opportunity for you!
Deadline : 12 May 2025
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(12) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD candidate Plant Light Signalling
Are you passionate about understanding the molecular biology of plant-light interactions? Do you have the drive to break new ground in cellular aspects of developmental plasticity in plants? Are you excited to work in a vibrant, international team of plant scientists? If yes, then we may have the perfect opportunity for you!
Deadline : 12 May 2025
(13) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD position Farmer Perceptions & Decision Making towards Functional AgroBiodiversity for Sustainable Pest Management
We are looking for an enthusiastic PhD researcher to conduct cutting-edge research at the interface of behavioral science, cultural geography, biodiversity and agriculture, combining behavioral, perceptual, socioeconomic, and systemic perspectives.
Agriculture is a key economic sector and important for food security. However, decline of biodiversity is a threat to agricultural practices (e.g. lack of pollinators), and at the same time agriculture contributes to this decline (e.g. by dominant monoculture production systems). It is therefore urgent to redesign and diversify agricultural practices in order to enhance biodiversity.
Functional agrobiodiversity (FAB) to support natural control of pests of arable crops may offer an alternative to conventional pest control. Although adoption of FAB practices has the potential to lead to lower use of pesticides in farming and can contribute to improved biodiversity in and around agricultural fields, the adoption of FAB (and with those alternative agricultural practices) is critically dependent on place specific on-farm decision making.
Deadline : 7 May 2025
(14) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: Post-Doctoral Researcher Position: AI-Driven Allergen Early Warning Systems for Novel Foods
The Information Technology Group within the Social Science Department at Wageningen University is seeking a talented post-doctoral researcher for a one-year position to work on a cutting-edge research project exploring the role of AI in developing an Allergen Early Warning System (EWS) for novel foods. The successful candidate will contribute to the design and implementation of AI-driven models that enhance food safety by predicting and identifying potential allergens in novel food products.
The position focuses on understanding how AI can support the development of an Allergen Early Warning System (EWS) for novel foods, ensuring high-quality and safe food products. The research will investigate how AI models can predict allergenic risks by analyzing diverse data sources related to food composition, processing, and consumer responses. The AI system developed will utilize advanced techniques such as machine learning, natural language processing, and predictive modeling to detect potential allergens and provide early warnings, enhancing food safety and decision-making in novel food production.
Deadline : 5 May 2025
(15) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD position: Recreation for a vital countryside and a liveable city
Are you interested in the relationships between rural and urban areas and the role of recreation and landscape appreciation in this dynamic? Then we are looking for you!
The Landscape Architecture and Spatial Planning cluster, in collaboration with the Built Environment Department of TU Eindhoven, is seeking a PhD researcher in the field of “recreation as a connector between city and countryside.” This PhD position is part of the NWO-funded research program Fertile Soils, which conducts interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research on the sustainable improvement and integration of rural-urban relationships.
The project focuses on aligning (spatial) demand and supply and the (re)evaluation of landscape services—such as drinking water, recreational spaces, and biodiversity—within different regions. Fertile Soils targets five urban-rural regions: Zwolle, Groningen-Het Hogeland, the Rotterdam The Hague Metropolitan Region, the Breda-Tilburg Urban Region, and the Amsterdam Metropolitan Region.
Deadline : 5 May 2025
(16) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD Position Area-based processes in Dutch rural regions
Would you like to know more about area-based processes and conduct thorough research on this together with social partners within a PhD trajectory? Then we are looking for you!
In recent years, area-based processes have been seen as a promising means of tackling problems in rural areas. Think of nitrogen, biodiversity crisis or achieving climate goals. As a result, a series of projects and processes have been started in the Netherlands, with more or less good results. The question arises as to what the critical success and failure factors in area processes are.
The role of trust, or the lack thereof, is seen as essential in many area processes. We therefore ask ourselves the question: What is the role of trust in the success or failure of area-based processes in rural areas? The aim of this project is to gain more overview and insight into this and to provide tools for initiators and participants of area processes. This project is a collaboration between Wageningen University, Stichting Stimuland and the Province of Overijssel.
Deadline : 5 May 2025
(17) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD position : Spatial challenges and socio-cultural relations between rural and urban areas
Are you interested in relations between the countryside and the city, spatial challenges and in particular the socio-cultural aspects within them? Then we are looking for you!
The cluster Landscape Architecture and Spatial Planning is looking for a PhD researcher in the field of ‘spatial challenges and socio-cultural relations between rural and urban’, with a focus on spatial relations between urban and rural areas and on the socio-cultural meanings of ‘the countryside’ for both urban and rural people.
The PhD position is part of the NWO-funded research programme ‘Fertile Soils’, in which interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research is conducted into integral sustainability and improvement of the relationships between rural and urban areas. The project focuses in particular on the (spatial) matching of supply and demand and the (re)valuation of landscape services – such as drinking water, recreational space and biodiversity – in the region. Fertile Soils concentrates on five urban-rural regions: Zwolle, Groningen-Het Hogeland, Metropolitan Region Rotterdam The Hague, Urban Region Breda Tilburg and Amsterdam Metropolitan Region.
Deadline : 5 May 2025
(18) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD position – Agricultural Economics
Are you concerned about the long-term environmental impact of human activities and agriculture, the trade-offs with food security and the role of EU Green Deal policies? Are you interested in exploring how promising new technologies in agriculture could contribute to safer and more equal world in the future? Are you motivated to work with an established international team of researchers?
Deadline :5 May 2025
(19) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD position: spatial strategies and governance for coherent urban -rural regions
Are you interested in relations between the countryside and the city, spatial issues and their governance? Then we are looking for you!
The Landscape Architecture and Spatial Planning cluster, together with the Department of Global and Local Governance of the University of Groningen/Campus Fryslân, is looking for a PhD researcher in the field of ‘spatial strategies and governance for coherent urban-rural regions’, with a focus on spatial relations between urban and rural areas and how governance strategies can strengthen this (trust) relationship.
Deadline : 5 May 2025
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About Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands – Official Website
Wageningen University & Research is a public university in Wageningen, Netherlands, specializing in technical and engineering subjects and an important center for life sciences and agricultural research. It is located in a region of the Netherlands known as the Food Valley.
WUR consists of Wageningen University and the former agricultural research institute of the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture. Wageningen University trains specialists (BSc, MSc and PhD) in life and social sciences and focuses its research on scientific, social and commercial problems in the field of life sciences and natural resources. It is widely known for its agriculture, forestry, and environmental studies programs. The university has about 12,000 students from over 100 countries. It is also a member of the Euroleague for Life Sciences (ELLS) university network.
WUR has been placed among the top 150 universities in the world by four major ranking tables. Wageningen has been voted the number one university in the Netherlands for fifteen consecutive years. The university is listed number 59 in the world by the Times Higher Education Ranking and the world’s best in agriculture and forestry by the QS World University Rankings 2016–2020.Wageningen University is ranked number one in the fields of plant/animal science, environment/ecology, and agricultural sciences by U.S. News & World Report. The university is widely regarded as the world’s top agricultural research institution.
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