PhD Course Available
"Marine Microbial Ecology in the Arctic: Theory, Facts, and Modeling"
Nordic Marine Academy
University Centre of Svalbard (UNIS)
Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway
21-30 July 2008
Registration Deadline: Thursday, 1 May 2008
For further information, please go to:
http://armauer.uib.no/nma/default.asp?k=16&id=79&aid=78
Or contact:
Elisabeth Halvorsen
Email: Elisabeth.Halvorsen [at] nfh.uit.no
The University Centre of Svalbard (UNIS) Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway,
announces a PhD course to be held 21-30 July 2008. The course, "Marine
Microbial Ecology in the Arctic: Theory, Facts, and Modeling," will give
first-hand understanding of the theoretical framework for the microbial
loop, with special emphasis on empirical observations from Greenland and
Svalbard waters. Novel topics, approaches and research areas, such as
microbial respiration, molecular and genomic techniques, will be
presented and discussed. Data from recent fieldwork in the Arctic will
be applied in exercises in marine food web modeling. Student work groups
will discuss important questions related to the importance of arctic
microbial processes in an era of climate change, with guidance from
international pioneers in this field of research.
The course will be held at the University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS)
located in Longyearbyen, Svalbard. The institution provides housing
facilities for students in Nybyen, where each student will be offered
single rooms and shared bathrooms and kitchens. Joint dinners for
students and lecturers in the cafeteria at UNIS will be arranged.
The application form is available at:
http://armauer.uib.no/nma/default.asp?k=16&id=79&aid=78
Please email the application form and a scanned letter from your
academic supervisor, no later than Thursday, 1 May 2008, to:
Elisabeth Halvorsen
Email: Elisabeth.Halvorsen [at] nfh.uit.no
In addition to the email application, the signed application and
original letter from your supervisor should be mailed to:
Elisabeth Halvorsen
Norwegian College of Fisheries Science
University of Tromso
N-9037 Tromso
NORWAY