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New PhD opportunity: Plankton ecology

May 13th, 2024

We are looking for a new colleague to join the friendly iC3 team in Tromsø, the capital of Arctic Norway, to do a three-year fully funded PhD.

The overall aim of the project is to investigate the influence of sea ice, glaciers and ice sheets on the composition of phytoplankton and zooplankton communities and their vertical flux in Svalbard and the Southern Ocean.

The applicant for this PhD position must have a master's degree or equivalent in marine environmental science, marine biology/ecology, biological oceanography or a similar subject area. Also essential are competence in identifying plant or animal plankton, laboratory experience in chemistry or biology, and numerical and statistical skills.

This PhD opportunity is open to qualified applicants of all nationalities. The deadline for applications is May 31st, 2024. More information here.

Photo credit: Trine Lise Sviggum Helgerud, Norwegian Polar Institute

Department for Geosciences UiT The Arctic University of Norway Dramsvegen 201 9010, Tromsø Norway

Dr Terri Souster

iC3 Centre Manager

ic3manager@uit.no

Till Bruckner

Communications Advisor

till.d.bruckner@uit.no

iC3: Centre for ice, Cryosphere, Carbon and Climate is funded by the Research Council of Norway through its Centres of Excellence funding scheme, grant number 332635.

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