One-year internships in Phytosanitation and Biosecurity

The FABI Internship Programme in Phytosanitation and Biosecurity, is designed to expand the depth and breadth of the interns’ previous academic learning in the plant health domain. The Programme draws from the expertise of multiple stakeholders and the training is coordinated with the needs of relevant industries, organizations and government. Our vision is that this Programme prepares interns for careers in the forestry and agricultural sectors. Interns will be trained to provide technical support to improve the updating of outdated import requirements; assist with a higher turnover of completed pest risk information packages and pest risk assessments, as well as to contribute to pest and disease diagnostic and extension, surveillance and biological control programs.

Applications are now open for the appointment of interns, starting 1 February 2026. The closing date for applications is 31 August 2025.

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Research Fellowship: Eucalyptus Open Air Laboratory

A Research Fellow is sought to conduct research and to oversee and manage the establishment of a Eucalyptus Open Air Laboratory at the Innovation Africa @UP campus in Pretoria with the PIs (Prof. Dave Drew and Prof. Bernard Slippers) and other stakeholders and partners. The position will be within FABI and appointed for a minimum of one year but likely to be extended to two years.

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Postdoctoral Fellowship Opportunities in Tree Molecular Genetics and Genomics

The FMG-EPPI programme is seeking two postdoctoral Fellows to support a research focus on tree molecular genetics and genomics and in the area of tree resilience to abiotic & biotic stress.

Closing date: 21 March 2025

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Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Bacterial Genomics and Host Pathogen Interactions group

A Postdoctoral fellowship opportunity is now open in the Bacterial Genomics and Host Pathogen Interactions group (Department of Biochemistry Genetics and Microbiology, FABI). The Postdoctoral Fellow will work with a team working on functional characterisation of Phytophthora parasitica effectors.

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  1. Masters bursary opportunity: Using machine learning with remote and proximally sensed data for detecting damage from forest insect pests and pathogens
  2. Vacancy: Technical Assistant – 12 month contract
  3. Vacancy for a postdoctoral research Fellow to develop a novel tool for species-level identification of fungi from environmental samples.
  4. Vacancy for a postdoctoral Fellow to conduct research on the genomics of the Botryosphaeriales