Stillingstittel:
PhD fellowship (3 years) in fish immunology and physiology

Stillingsbeskrivelse:

Nord University offers education at bachelor, master and doctoral levels. Each year, new students are admitted to more than 180 study programmes within both professional and theoretical fields. Nord University has approximately 1,200 employees and 12,000 students at study locations in Vesterålen, Bodø, Mo i Rana, Sandnessjøen, Nesna, Namsos, Steinkjer, Levanger and Stjørdal. Through contact with local communities and broad networks within business and industry, Nord University aims to contribute to meeting regional, national and global challenges. 

Faculty of Biosciences and Aquaculture (FBA)FBA is responsible for research, teaching and dissemination of knowledge within biosciences and aquaculture. In recent years, FBA has undergone a major development and projects financed by prestigious programmes as FRIPRO and ERC Consolidator Grants are parts of the faculty's existing portfolio. Today FBA stands as an internationally diverse academic environment. The Faculty has approximately 110 employees in professional and technical/administrative functions.

The teaching at the Faculty is research-based. FBA offers Bachelor's programmes in Biology, International Marketing, Aquaculture Management and a unique Joint Bachelor Degree in Animal Science that grants students direct transfer to the veterinary studies at the University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Slovakia. Moreover, we offer a Master programme in Biology and Aquaculture, and a PhD programme in Aquatic Biosciences.

FBA aims to be a leading international arena in the High North for education, research and knowledge dissemination in aquaculture and marine ecology, fostered by a unique genomic platform and characterized by strong interaction between the disciplines. The Faculty possesses state-of-the-art laboratory facilities and operates a modern Research Station about 10 minutes from campus. The Faculty seeks to strengthen the relations between students, the research community, public sector and the industry. For more information, visit the Faculty's website www.nord.no/en/fba

Jobbnorge ID: 124682

A three-year PhD fellowship in fish immunology and physiology is available at the Faculty of Biosciences and Aquaculture, Nord University (Bodø, Norway) from 1 September 2016.

About the PhD fellowshipFBA invites applications from outstanding candidates for a three-year PhD fellowship within the project 'StressMark-Molecular characterization of stress in cleaner fish' affiliated with the Strategic Research Group Aquaculture. Aquaculture is the fastest growing food production sector in the world, and Norway is the the world's leading producer of Atlantic salmon and the second largest seafood exporter. The Norwegian aquaculture industry is research and innovation driven. The proposed PhD research aims to increase the knowledge on operational welfare indicators of ballan wrasse and lumpsucker, cleaner fishes used in biocontrol of sea lice affecting Atlantic salmon. The project will focus on stress physiology as well as the influence of stress on the immune system, by the use of proteomics and transcriptomics side-by-side with classical stress physiological and immunological techniques.

Qualifications and requirementsThe candidate should have an MSc degree (or equivalent) in one of the following fields:

•  Immunology
•  Physiology 
•  Cell biology 
•  Molecular biology
•  Aquaculture

The grades at the qualifying MS examination needs to be C or better (ECTS scale from A-E) with exam date preferable no later than 15 July 2016.

Proficiency in oral and written English is essential and must be documented either by the Norwegian Higher Education Entrance Qualifi

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Arbeidsgiver Navn: Nord universitet

Arbeidsgiver adresse: Postboks 1490 8049 BODØ

Job kort beskrivelse: University and higher education teachers

Land: Norge

Region: Nordland

Kilde til jobbtilbud: NAV, Offentlige arbeidsformidlinger, Norge

Lønn valuta: NOK

Lønn periode: Pr. år