PhD Student Fellowship Opportunity
Norwegian College of Fishery Science
University of Tromso, Norway
Application Deadline: Monday, 19 May 2008
For further information, please contact:
Paul Wassmann
Phone: +47-776-44459
Email: paulw [at] nfh.uit.no
Tobias Tamelander
Phone: +47-776-44534
Email: tobias.tamelander [at] nfh.uit.no
Knut Yngve Borsheim
Phone: +47-552-38491
Email: yngve.borsheim [at] imr.no
The University of Tromso announces a PhD-student research fellow
position in Marine Biology at the Norwegian College of Fishery Science
(NCFS), in the Department of Aquatic BioScienes. The position is funded
by the Norwegian Research Council for a period of 3 years.
The candidate will study grazing and stoichiometry in arctic marine
zooplankton, and their roles in marine biogeochemical cycles.
Zooplankton elemental compositions and their regulation will be central
to the study. The practical work will include participation in field
expeditions in the European Arctic and lab-based experiments.
The successful applicant must document knowledge in marine or aquatic
biology at the Master's level and must be able to fulfill the
requirements for admission to the PhD program at the University of
Tromso and the NCFS. Experience in zooplankton ecology or experimental
biology is required. The candidate will work alongside senior scientists
and PhD students representing the fields of marine ecology,
biogeochemistry, and ecosystem modeling in an interdisciplinary project
investigating ecosystem response to climate change. Strong collaborative
skills are a requirement, and field work experience is regarded as an
asset.
For further information on prerequisites, please see the regulations at:
University of Tromso:
http://uit.no/forsknavd/ph.d.-forskrift/1
NCSF (in Norwegian only)
http://www.nfh.uit.no/hmenyvis.aspx
Evaluation: Applicants will be assessed by an expert committee. The main
emphasis of the assessment will be on the applicant's potential for
research as is evident from:
- Master's thesis or equivalent
- Other scientific works
- Project description
In addition, work experience, teaching qualifications, and other
activities of significance may be taken into consideration.
Administration and organizational experience will be viewed favorably.
The application should include a short (max 1 page) project plan with
the names and contact information of references. Applicants must submit
a list of all their scientific works, including publication details. All
scientific works the applicant wishes to be taken into consideration
during the evaluation process must be submitted in three copies arranged
as three complete sets. The scientific works are to be sent, by the
closing date, directly to The Norwegian College of Fishery Science.
Applicants should refer to the "Supplementary regulations for
appointment to elementary positions (research fellows) at the University
of Tromso" (in Norwegian only) and the "Regulations for conditions of
employment to post doctoral research fellow positions, research fellow
positions, research assistant positions and specialist candidate
positions" (in Norwegian only) at:
http://uit.no/persok/arbeidsforhold/6.
All documentation that is to be evaluated must be certified and
translated into English or a
Scandinavian language.
Reference number Ref. 08-1624 must be quoted in the application.
The application is to be submitted electronically on the application
form at:
www.jobbnorge.no
Additionally, the application, including a CV, a project description,
certified copies of diplomas and references, and the list of scientific
works are to be sent in five copies by the closing date directly to:
The Norwegian College of Fishery Science
University of Tromso
9037 Tromso
Norway
For further information, please contact:
Paul Wassmann
Phone: +47-776-44459
Email: paulw [at] nfh.uit.no
Tobias Tamelander
Phone: +47-776-44534
Email: tobias.tamelander [at] nfh.uit.no)
Knut Yngve Borsheim
Phone: +47-552-38491
Email: yngve.borsheim [at] imr.no