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PhD position in "Cultivation of macroalgae integrated with seabased fish aquaculture"

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A PhD position in cultivation of macroalgae integrated with seabased fish aquaculture is available at the Department of Biology with starting date as soon as possible from May 2016. The appointment is for 3 years with the possibility of until 1 year extension with 25% teaching duties in agreement with the department. The position is part of a joint research project between Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and Technical University of Denmark (DTU) and this project will be in close co-operation with both. On a daily basis you will work in an active research environment at NTNU Department of Biology within the Marine Science Group. A 12 month exchange in Denmark at DTU Aqua is planned as part of the PhD project. The position is financed by NTNU and will be organized as a part of the internal funded pilot program at NTNU in "Environmental interactions of sea based aquaculture".

Information about the departmentThe strategy of the Department of Biology is to understand biological processes of life to preserve the environment. The current research fields at the Department include aquaculture, ethology, evolutionary biology, environmental toxicology, plant and animal physiology, marine biology, molecular biology, natural resource management and general ecology. Further information is available at: http://www.ntnu.edu/biology/research

Job descriptionThe PhD study at Department of Biology is part of a pilot research program on "Environmental interaction of seabased aquaculture", where PhDs and postdocs from different departments will cooperate in a research centre with focus on aquaculture environmental interaction.

The main objective of the present PhD project is to develop cultivation technology for brown and red macroalgae species for use in Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) to mitigate environmental problems related to sea-based aquaculture while obtaining added value of the feed investments of fish seabased aquaculture. Industrial cost-effective cultivation requires novel technology and development of a cost-effective cultivation methodology and technology for seeding, deployment and harvest. The PhD project will focus on the brown algae Saccharina latissima and Alaria esculenta together with the red algae Palmaria palmata; species that are all regarded as promising species for aquaculture in Europe. These species will be regarded for cultivation in IMTA.  The macroalgae cultures will utilize released inorganic nutrients from the fish aquaculture. In that way the cultivation of macroalgae, in an IMTA approach, will have positive environmental impact both for mitigating local eutrophication and recycling nutrients, such as phosphorus that is becoming a globally limiting resource. An IMTA approach is important in future fish farming in order to minimize the use of resource input and environmental impact, while optimizing production yields.

In particular the PhD candidate will focus on:. Quantify flows of material through optional IMTA food chains with variable configuration, including flows of limiting N and P . Design of optimal IMTA configuration for macroalgae species, including aspects of scale, strength integrity, operation and management.

Detailed information on our PhD programs is found at: http://www.ntnu.edu/nt/research/phd

QualificationsThe applicant must have an MSc (or equivalent) in marine biology, marine biotechnology or equivalent. The regulations for PhD programs at NTNU state that a Master degree or equivalent with at least 5 years of studies and an average grade of A or B within a scale of A-E for passing grades (A best) for

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Arbeidsgiver Navn: NTNU - Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelig

Arbeidsgiver adresse: 7491 TRONDHEIM

Job kort beskrivelse: University and higher education teachers

Land: Norge

Region: Sør-Trøndelag

Kilde til jobbtilbud: NAV, Offentlige arbeidsformidlinger, Norge

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Lønn periode: Pr. år