Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Sweden 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 Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Sweden.
Eligible candidate may Apply as soon as possible.
(01) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD position in Agricultural and Food Economics
The research field is applied economics, focusing on agriculture and food. This PhD project will analyse the nexus between technology adoption and household welfare of smallholder farmers in Ghana (sub-Saharan Africa) and Vietnam (Southeast Asia). The study will emphasize adoption of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) strategies and technologies—such as climate-resilient crop varieties, precision agriculture, rainwater harvesting, intercropping, crop diversification, integrated pest management, and agroforestry—and their impacts on welfare indicators like food and nutritional security, income, inequality, multidimensional poverty, consumption, health expenditure, and productivity gaps. It will also explore smallholder resilience to biological, climatic and economic shocks and implications for food production and welfare.
Deadline : 31/10/2025.
(02) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD position. Sustainable sources for protein and fat in human consumption
Take the chance as a PhD student to work with sustainable food systems, one of the most important areas for the future of humanity. A crucial challenge for future food systems is to sustainably source fat and protein, especially in the context of reduced consumption of animal-source foods that currently supply a large share of the macronutrients.
The goal of the PhD work is to contribute to a more sustainable production and consumption of protein- and fat-rich plant-based foods. Studies of individual production chains and their environmental effects will be combined with analyzes at a higher system level where the impact on the entire food system will be analyzed. Of interest are, for example, novel food technologies, but also well-known food processing methods such as for example tofu and tempeh production using raw materials that can be domestically produced. The research will be based on a pronounced system and life cycle perspective. The focus of the work will be on environmental sustainability. The opportunities to contribute to a food supply with less climate impact, as well as to reduce other negative environmental impacts, are central to the work. The work will build on the extensive knowledge and model structure developed within phase 1 of the research program Mistra Food Futures (mistrafoodfutures.se) and include extensive collaboration with various researchers and external organizations in the food chain.
Deadline : 2025-10-20
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(03) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD position in Biology
Plants, like humans have developed adaptive immune systems to enable them to respond to disease threats. In parallel to what has recently been shown in human gut health, microbial diversity on both leaves and roots is an important factor in overall plant health. However, the connections between plant disease and plant-associated microbial communities are not well known. Prevalent plant pathology theories of plant disease and immunity based on laboratory data are not always consistent with ecological studies from agricultural fields. Here our aim is to gain new knowledge about the influence of the interplay between plant disease and other plant-associated microbes on plant health and performance in an agriculturally relevant setting. The project involves investigating interactions between potato and the foliar late blight pathogen Phytophthora infestans, the seedling damping off pathogen Pythium ultimum and the related beneficial oomycete Pythium oligandrum and includes experiments in controlled and field conditions. The practical work also includes culturing oomycetes and plants, sampling for molecular and microbiome analysis as well as bioinformatic analysis of microbial communities.
Deadline : 2025-10-12.
(04) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD student position in climate change adaptation of forest ecosystems
Climate policies are insufficient to avoid overshooting the Paris Accord’s 2 °C target temperature increase. Therefore, it is of utmost importance to develop innovative approaches to adapt Sweden’s extensive and essential forest systems to the rapidly changing climate. Using cutting-edge multidisciplinary methods in evidence synthesis, policy analysis, modelling and field experiments, our project will illuminate the way forward for assisted migration (AM) as a pathway to sustain, and to restore in case of degradation, the biodiversity and ecosystem services of forests. AM is a novel adaptation approach of great promise. It involves human-assisted movement of species into regions of projected climate suitability, for which spatial and temporal (time-lag) obstacles currently prevent the success of unassisted establishment.
The PhD project is part of a larger research program called ANAFOR. ANAFOR is a multi-disciplinary cooperation between SLU and the universities of Stockholm, Södertörn and Uppsala. Specifically, we will reveal where and under what conditions the targeted use of AM of eight southern tree species, and other plants, is best suited to overcoming climate change threats to natural and production forest systems, and identify the risks of, obstacles to, and opportunities for, integrating AM into governance frameworks. Most importantly, we will for the first time provide forest stakeholders with cutting-edge guidance regarding how AM could best be implemented and applied in Sweden’s forests to maintain and restore ecosystem functionality, and to ensure that these systems continue to provide the goods and services that society depends on.
Deadline : 2025-10-08.
(05) PhD Degree – Fully Funded
PhD position summary/title: PhD student in Wood Waste Recycling
Wood preservation compounds pose a significant threat not only to the environment but also to human health, and therefore, it is necessary to develop efficient remediation technologies. At the same time, current recycling processes are greatly complicated by the presence of pollutants (chemical treatment products, heavy metals), which calls for further research on cleaning methods. The research group at Uppsala has received funding from the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) to coordinate the WoodTreat project starting in the fall of 2025. The project proposes a multi-dimensional cascade approach for highly polluted post-consumer wood waste via a series of Pilot Validation Trials with aim to reduce the demand for virgin materials, reduce unsustainable options such as landfilling or incineration, and support the transition towards a circular economy by developing new value-added products from clean secondary materials. Work duties also involve close collaboration with the consortium members in the European project and help in creating reports based on research results.
Deadline : 2025-10-05.
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The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, or Swedish Agricultural University (Swedish: Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet, SLU) is a public research university in Sweden. Although its main campus and head office is located in Ultuna, Uppsala, the university has several campuses in different parts of Sweden; the other main facilities being Alnarp in Lomma Municipality, Skara, and Umeå.
Unlike other state-owned universities in Sweden, SLU is funded through the budget for the Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation (previously the Ministry for Rural Affairs). In 2020, the university had 3,155 full-time staff, 4,216 full-time students, 559 research students and 191 professors.
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