Stillingstittel:
PhD fellowship (3 years) in Marine Ecology: Fjord Benthos and Aquaculture Effects

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: 124676

A three-year PhD fellowship in Marine Ecology: Fjord Benthos and Aquaculture Effects 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 'Impact of aquaculture on the deep basins of fjords'. The PhD fellowship is affiliated with the Strategic Research Group Marine Ecology and the successful candidate will join the Benthos Ecology research unit.

The PhD research project aims to improve the knowledge of benthic communities in deep basins of fjords and the effects of aquaculture on these ecosystems. Most research on ecological effects of aquaculture has focused on the direct vicinity of fish farms, while the adjacent deep basins of fjords were neglected, although they represent depositional environments potentially accumulating organic matter of various sources. Therefore, our project will study the benthic communities of deep basins and the transport of organic matter from fish farms into the fjord basins with potential effects on the functioning of benthic ecosystem. Fatty acid and stable isotope analyses will be used as biomarkers for organic matter sources and uptake in the food web. The project will be carried out in collaboration with Raymond Bannister from the Institute for Marine Research (IMR) in Bergen, where the candidate will do part of the sampling and lab work.

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

•  (Marine) Biology
•  (Marine) Ecology
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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
  
  
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