The recruited PhD students will work in projects where research meets real-world challenges. This includes developing soil moisture maps to reduce damage from forest machinery, testing innovative methods to control pests in nurseries, understanding how species are affected by different forest management practices, and modelling how conservation and timber production can be combined over time and more.
The PhD students will be employed by the respective partner organisations. They will pursue their doctoral studies at SLU (80 percent) while also working practically within their employer’s organisation (20 percent) during 5 years. After completing their PhD, they will remain employed by the partner.