Hi all,
We have just announced two new 2-year Post Doc positions in Baltic Sea Ecology at Stockholm University, Dept. Ecology, Environment and Plant Science;
1) Baltic Sea Ecosystem Change
The position is associated with the project “Temporal change in Baltic Sea coastal, benthic ecosystems”. The project aims to make use of an ‘unearthed treasure’ of data and archived samples from the Swedish National yearly monitoring program of phytobenthic communities in the Baltic Sea paired with existing data on abiotic factors and fish community surveys. The two main research questions are: How have coastal benthic communities along the Baltic Sea coast changed over the past 25 years, and to what extent are those changes driven by abiotic forcing vs. changes in trophic interactions? Have blue mussel diets changed in response to climate or nutrient loading; are changes occurring in both the Baltic proper and in the Bothnian Sea; and what are the consequences of altered diet for mussel body condition? As most of the data exists, the focus of the work will be on isotope analyses of historical samples and/or causal time series analyses (e.g. multivariate ARIMA analyses). More info at:
http://www.su.se/english/about/working-at-su/jobs?rmlang=UK&rmpage=job&rmjob=4291
2) Baltic Sea Molecular Ecology
This position is associated with the project “The role of cross-community interactions between benthic above- and below-ground organisms for ecosystem functioning” that aims to understand how interactions between infauna and epibenthic organism (primarily macroalgae and their associated fauna) influence ecosystem process rates in Baltic Sea coastal areas. Of particular interest will be cross-community interactions in coastal terraces; an understudied habitat where drift macroalgae accumulate. This project will investigate how terraces influence abiotic sediment conditions, three major parts of the benthic community and their interactions: sediment microbiota (bacteria, meiofauna), macroinvertebrate infauna, and epibenthos (algae and associated invertebrates). The successful candidate will focus on molecular ecological workflows, including DNA sequencing techniques, to assess benthic microbial biodiversity, bioinformatics and ecological modelling. The candidate should have previous experience of field sampling, molecular ecology, high-throughput sequencing, bioinformatics and ideally statistical network modeling or causal (piecewise) modeling. More info at:
http://www.su.se/english/about/working-at-SU/jobs?rmpage=job&rmjob=4290&rmlang=UK
These positions are part of a strategic initiative at strengthening Baltic Sea research at Stockholm University; three tenure-track professorships are also advertised (based at Dept. Physical Geography and Dept. Geological Sciences). We particularly seek scientists interested in collaborative research related to different aspects of the Baltic Sea environment. While each position has a home department, the employees will enjoy being a part of an interdisciplinary research team at the Stockholm University Baltic Sea Centre. Deadline for applications: January 15, 2018.
More information about the other positions, departments and application procedure can be found at su.se/english/vacancies.
Please circulate!
Best regards,
Agnes Karlson
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Agnes Karlson
PhD, Assist. Prof. Marine Ecotoxicology
Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences (DEEP)
Stockholm University
106 91 Stockholm
Phone: 073-6386720
E-mail: agnes.karlsson@su.se
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Dr. Jessica K. Abbott
Senior University Lecturer
Department of Biology
Section for Evolutionary Ecology
Lund University
Sölvegatan 37
223 62 Lund, Sweden
Phone: 046 222 9304
Website: http://jessicakabbott.com
"It is those who know little, and not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science."
- Charles Darwin, Descent of Man
