microbe-plant-insect interactions PostDoc positions and fellowships

Postdoctoral Research Associate position at Texas A&M AgriLife Research focusing on soil/plant microbiome experiments, data analysis, manuscript preparation, and student mentoring in College Station, Texas.

The USDA-ARS Postdoctoral Fellow in Postharvest Pathology position focuses on researching postharvest disease management and quality of fresh fruits, specifically examining table grape breeding lines' susceptibility to gray mold caused by Botrytis cinerea. The fellow will develop and conduct scalable, high-throughput phenotyping methods to assess disease susceptibility and evaluate preharvest and postharvest treatments aimed at controlling postharvest diseases. This opportunity provides hands‑on experience in applied research, sample management, and collaborative work within the Agricultural Research Service’s San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Sciences Center in Parlier, California. The fellowship includes a competitive annual stipend of $75,000, professional mentorship, and access to ORISE resources, supporting the fellow’s growth as an independent researcher in plant pathology and postharvest science.

This PhD position, part of the ERC-funded Dynamorph project, focuses on the spatiotemporal control of mechanical and geometric properties in shape‑morphing architected materials. The candidate will experimentally and theoretically study slender hyperelastic structures containing fluid‑filled cavities, aiming to develop programmable materials for soft robotics, deployable space structures, and minimally invasive surgery. Work includes designing experimental setups, conducting measurements, analyzing data, interpreting results, and publishing findings under the supervision of Benjamin Dollet and Emmanuel Siéfert at LIPhy, Grenoble.

Florida International University's College of Arts, Sciences & Education invites applications for postdoctoral associate positions in Earth and Environment. Research areas include environmental studies, geology, ecology, and resource management. Applications are continuously reviewed until September 30, 2026, with a requirement for a Ph.D. in relevant fields.

This postdoctoral position at the University of Oslo focuses on the ethics of embodied AI, examining safety, security, social impact, and environmental sustainability of AI systems that interact physically with the world. The successful candidate will join the Norwegian Centre for Embodied AI, collaborating with robotics and AI experts across Norway and internationally to co‑design robot morphology and autonomy for trustworthy, environmentally aware systems.

Postdoctoral Research Scholar position at the Plants for Human Health Institute focusing on research related to plant-based solutions for human health challenges.

Forschungszentrum Jülich offers four interdisciplinary PhD positions in the Digital Bioeconomy Lab, integrating natural sciences with computational and data-driven methods. Projects include soil-water interactions, rhizosphere nitrogen modeling, bacterial protein secretion, and root carbon allocation. Candidates need a Master’s degree and programming experience. Positions provide salary, technical resources, and opportunities for international collaboration.

A postdoctoral position at Rutgers University's New Jersey Medical School investigating host-pathogen and host-microbiome interactions in metabolic, autoimmune, and oncologic diseases using molecular biology, cell signaling, immunology, and multi-omics approaches.

The ABLE project at Aarhus University seeks a postdoctoral researcher to develop a platform enabling users to tailor physical and multimodal properties of interactive devices to their perceptual and motor abilities. The role involves software development, hardware prototyping, and user evaluation, focusing on optimization-driven approaches to multimodal device tailoring. Candidates should hold a PhD in Human-Computer Interaction or a related field, with strong programming skills (Python, C++), experience in 3D modelling, rendering, fabrication, and haptic feedback, and familiarity with computational or optimization methods applied to interaction. The position is based at the Department of Computer Science, Aarhus N, Denmark, with a start date of 1 October 2026 and an application deadline of 8 July 2026.

The Oregon Center for Optical, Molecular, and Quantum Science (OMQ) at the University of Oregon is recruiting for an open pool of research positions including Research Assistant, Research Associate, Senior Research Associate, and Postdoctoral Scholar roles. These limited-duration, funding-contingent appointments focus on interdisciplinary research in optical, molecular, and quantum science with applications in microscopy, spectroscopy, communications, quantum computing, and sensing.