Stillingstittel:
PhD Research Fellowship in Aquatic ecology/Ecotoxicology (Ref. 2016/5194)

Stillingsbeskrivelse:
The University of Oslo is Norway’s largest institution of research and education with 28 000 students and 7000 employees. Its broad range of academic disciplines and internationally esteemed research communities make UiO an important contributor to society.PhD Research Fellowship in Aquatic ecology/Ecotoxicology

Position as PhD Research fellow available at Department of Biosciences, Section of Aquatic Biology and Toxicology (AQUA)

The fellowship will be for a period of 3 years, with no compulsory work or for a period of 4 years, with 25 % compulsory work (teaching responsibilities at the department) contingent on the qualifications of the candidate and the teaching needs of the department. Starting date no later than 01.10.2016.

No one can be appointed for more than one fixed-term period at the same institution.

Job/ project description:

The main objective of this PhD project is to investigate and quantify how transport of natural organic matter from land to sea affects coastal food webs, as well as the distribution and bioaccumulation of environmental contaminants in the food web.

This objective is a motivated by a larger question: How will climate change-driven alterations in terrestrial outputs affect marine ecosystems and pollutant dynamics. Changes in climate will affect terrestrial runoff of organic matter, nutrients and contaminants directly through changes in temperature and hydrology, and indirectly through changes in land cover. This will likely have strong effects on coastal biogeochemistry and ecology. In particular, changes in loadings of terrestrially derived organic matter can be expected to change visibility, productivity and structure of coastal ecosystems, and thereby the flux of both energy and contaminants into and through aquatic food webs.

The project combines knowledge from aquatic biology/ecology, ecotoxicology, environmental biogeochemistry and global change biology. The successful candidate will design and conduct field studies and experiments, analyze dietary descriptors and contaminants, and analyze the data statistically.

The successful candidate will work within the section of Aquatic Biology and Toxicology (AQUA), Department of Biosciences. Research at AQUA aims to understand how aquatic organisms and ecosystems function, how they are affected by environmental changes and stressors, and how we can manage the aquatic environment and resources. Research at AQUA is characterized by the integration of observational and experimental field studies, laboratory experiments and analyses, statistical and mechanistic modeling. We have broad a national and international network and collaboration, and the project is in close collaboration with the Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA). The supervisor team includes both AQUA and NIVA researchers.

Requirements/qualifications:

The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences has a strategic ambition of being a leading research faculty. Candidates for these fellowships will be selected in accordance with this, and expected to be in the upper segment of their class with respect to academic credentials.

Applicants must hold a Master’s degree or equivalent in biology or a related discipline.

Candidates without a Master’s degree have until 30 June, 2016 to complete the final exam.

We seek and independent and motivated candidate with strong interest in aquatic biology/ecology, ecotoxicology, and environmental science, and with a solid academic background. The successful candidate should have strong practical and analytical skills, strong writing skills, and will be expected to perform extensive

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Arbeidsgiver Navn: Universitetet i Oslo, Department of Bios

Arbeidsgiver adresse: 0313 OSLO

Job kort beskrivelse: University and higher education teachers

Land: Norge

Region: Oslo

Kilde til jobbtilbud: NAV, Offentlige arbeidsformidlinger, Norge

Lønn valuta: NOK

Lønn periode: Pr. år