PHD POSITION

PhD Studentship: Sense-treat-erase Metal Organic Frameworks for Autonomous Crop Protection

Deadline: 23 Nov 2026 · 11 days left

Institution: University of Birmingham
Country: United Kingdom
Field: Earth, environment and agriculture
Type: PhD position
Deadline: 23 Nov 2026 · 11 days left

About this position

Crop disease and environmental stress threaten food production. Current protection often involves applying chemicals before there is clear evidence of need, leading to waste, off-target exposure and residues. Plants produce early signs of stress and pathogen attack, including hydrogen peroxide, acidity changes and pathogen-response genes, which could trigger crop protection, but existing products cannot detect or respond to them. Research question: Can sprayable metal–organic frameworks detect early plant stress, release protective treatment only when needed, report activation and then degrade

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Applications close on 23 Nov 2026 (11 days from today). Apply on the official page; PhD Atlas does not collect applications.

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Official call: https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DTK283/phd-studentship-sense-treat-erase-metal-organic-frameworks-for-autonomous-crop-protection

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