Open University – Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn International Ph.D. Program 2019 – 2020
NEW CALLS – closing date 15 July 2019
Positions on offer
Ph.D. fellowships are available to carry out interdisciplinary training in Biological Sciences at the Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn Naples Italy. Applications are invited from qualified postgraduate candidates to work on the following topics:
1. Impact of microbe-Jellyfish associations on the Carbon and NItrogen Cycles in coastal marine Ecosystems (JuICE) Director of Studies: Ulisse Cardini Department of Integrative Marine Ecology
2. Biosynthesis of long chain aliphatic compounds from Nannochloropsis spp. Director of Studies: Sergio Balzano Department of Marine Biotechnology
3. Nitrate sensing and uptake in diatoms: from molecular evolution to functional characterization Director of Studies: Alessandra Rogato Internal Supervisor: Maria I. Ferrante Department of Integrative Marine Ecology
4. Copepods as model organisms to evaluate the toxicity of emerging contaminants: an ecotoxicogenomic approach Director of Studies: Isabella Buttino Internal Supervisor: Ylenia Carotenuto Department of Integrative Marine Ecology
5. ‘SFerOASys’ Sponges as Fertilizing agents in Ocean Acidified Systems: Who’s in the Loop? Director of Studies: Laura Núñez Pons Department of Integrative Marine Ecology
Positions on offer Open University – Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn International Ph.D. Program 2018 – 2019
3-years fellowships are available to carry out PhD level research in Biological Sciences at the Stazione Zoologica ‘Anton Dohrn’ Naples, Italy. Applications are invited from qualified postgraduate candidates to work on the following topics: 1. Multilevel assessment of seagrass response to main climatic and anthropogenic stressors: epigenetic changes and early warning indicators of mortality Director of Studies: Gabriele Procaccini, Department of Integrative Marine Ecology 2. Dietary composition of scyphomedusae in the Gulf of Naples Director of Studies: Isabella D’Ambra, Department of Integrative Marine Ecology 3. Evolution of the TRH neuropeptide pathway and its growth regulation function in echinoderms Director of Studies: Maria I. Arnone, Department of Biology and Evolution of Marine Animals 4. Plankton-benthos coupling at different time scales Director of Studies: Marina Montresor, Department of Integrative Marine Ecology 5. Interactions between microalgae and bacteria during growth in photobioreactor: Modulation and biotechnological implications Director of Studies: Christophe Brunet, Department of Integrative Marine Ecology 6. Microalgal enzymes with biotechnological applications Director of Studies: Chiara Lauritano, Department of Integrative Marine Ecology 7. Pigment cell gene regulatory networks in the Ciona robusta nervous system Director of Studies: Filomena Ristoratore, Department of Biology and Evolution of Marine Animals 8. Modelling cell response and molecular mechanisms of extracellular self-DNA inhibition Director of Studies: Maria Luisa Chiusano, Department of Research Infrastructures for marine biological resources 9. Sea urchin as a model for development of new ecosafety nanoremediation Director of Studies: Elisabetta Tosti, Department of Biology and Evolution of Marine Animals
The closing date for applications is July 20th 2018 – h. 12.00. APPLY NOW ON WWW.SZN.IT
Call for members of the evaluation panels of the Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn
The Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn is opening a call for the establishment of independent expert panels.
The Stazione Zoologica hereby invites application for the establishment of a database of independent expert evaluation panels;
The Evaluation Panels, once selected, will be invited to review and evaluate the Projects of the PhD Program; flagship project of the SZN, International extra EU project funded by SZN and other evaluations requiring a specific scientific expertise;
Independent experts shall be chosen on the basis of skills, experience and knowledge, appropriate to carry out the tasks assigned to them;
The experts can be either professors or assistant professors of the university or researchers / technologists of the public research institutions;
The University/Research Institution to which the expert belongs must member of EMBRC or Euromarine or MARS Network;
The expert activity is unpaid, unless differently specified;
The evaluation and review work may be carried out fully or partially at expert’s home or place of work. All exchanges with independent experts shall be carried out through the electronic systems available, including meeting via video in remote or call conferences;
Prospective independent experts are expected to have a high level of professional experience in one or more of the following ERC sector LS (Life sciences) LS1, LS2, LS3, LS4, LS5, LS6, LS7, LS8, LS9;
The SZN shall take appropriate measures to seek a balanced composition within the expert groups and evaluation panels in terms of various skills, experience, and knowledge, geographical diversity and gender, depending on the situation in the field of the action;
In order to declare your potential availability please fill the Application form and send it together with a short CV to the email address phdszn(at)szn.it;
The Department of Zoology, Trinity College Dublin, is seeking a highly qualified and ambitious candidate to undertake a PhD project that will quantify the impacts of multiple stressors on marine benthic resources. NOTE: The deadline for receipt of 1st phase applicants is 30th April 2018.
This project will use novel experimental methods to address research questions that specifically quantify and characterise the independent and cumulative effects of multiple stressors (e.g. ocean warming, nutrient enrichment and acidification) on key ecological processes.
The Provost Scholarship Project Awards: This new award includes: • Fees for a Ph.D in Science: €7,013 (EU); €13,768 (non-EU) • Annual stipend: €16,000 for 4 years • Access to new infrastructure at Trinity College including a mesocosm-based platform – Quantifying the Impacts of Multiple Stressors on marine benthic ecosystems (QIMS)
Applications You are applying for a highly competitive 4 year fully funded scholarship. You must have a full, clean driving license, be willing and able to work independently and as part of a team and have a positive attitude.
Phase 1: Send preliminary applications to: Dr O’Connor (n.oconnor@tcd.ie) Please place ‘Provost PhD application’ in the subject line of the email. Attach a single PDF Document that contains the following: • A cover letter: Your letter should clearly set out your suitability and motivation for this PhD with reference to your past relevant experience and achievements. • A CV that includes your relevant experience, undergraduate results, postgraduate results (if applicable), any relevant publications and contact information for 2 academic referees.
Phase 2: Successful Phase 1 candidates will proceed to Interview. The successful candidate will then be invited to submit a full application to Trinity College Dublin.
PhD start date is September 1st 2018.
Dr. Nessa E. O’Connor School of Natural Sciences Zoology Building Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin Dublin 2 Ireland
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Project Supervisor: Dr. Gill Malin http://www.uea.ac.uk/environmental-sciences/people/profile/g-malin University of East Anglia (UEA) – School of Environmental Sciences Other supervisors: – Professor Bill Sturges (UEA) – Dr. Emma Elvidge (UEA) – Dr Michael Cunliffe (Marine Biological Association of the UK) – Professor Siew Moi Phang (University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur)
Deadline for nominating a candidate: Friday 9 February 2018, noon. Apply as soon as possible! Interviews: 12 February 2018 (UEA)
Project description
Scientific Background
Seaweeds are major components of coastal ecosystems worldwide. Alongside microalgae, they provide essential ecosystem services including using carbon dioxide and producing oxygen. Our research shows they are also remarkable producers of trace gases that contain halogens (Br, Cl and/or I) or sulphur. Such gases are important for global biogeochemical cycles, chemical reactions in the atmosphere, cloud formation and climate. This PhD is an exciting opportunity to advance understanding of trace gas production by seaweeds, today and in the future. With climate changing and the population increasing, demand for food, fuel, feed and other products are increasing pressure on marine resources. Seaweed production has increased 20-fold since 1970 and has helped people escape poverty in disadvantaged coastal areas. Your challenge is to investigate whether trace gases from worldwide expansion of seaweed farming could have important consequences for the climate.
Objectives
• Use gas chromatography mass spectrometry to examine trace gas production for a range of lab-grown or field-collected temperate and tropical seaweeds. • Experimentally determine how current and future conditions (light, temperature, nutrients, CO2,) influence seaweed trace gas production. • Investigate whether seaweed-derived organics and sea surface microlayer bacteria reduce trace gases emissions. • Explore future scenarios for seaweed aquaculture in terms of environmental impacts and the positive social contexts for aquaculture. Could low trace gas/strong microlayer seaweeds be selected to reduce emissions?
Supervisory team
Based at the University of East Anglia (Dr Gill Malin, Prof Bill Sturges, Dr Emma Elvidge), this studentship will include travel/research opportunities with co-supervisors Prof Siew Moi Phang (University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur) and Dr Michael Cunliffe (Marine Biological Association, Plymouth). We are a strong multidisciplinary team with excellent track records for research on algae, trace gases and microlayers.
Training
You will develop advanced lab and field research skills plus transferable skills to help in your future career.
Funding
This project has been shortlisted for funding by the EnvEast NERC Doctoral Training Partnership, comprising the Universities of East Anglia, Essex and Kent, with twenty other research partners. Successful candidates who meet RCUK’s eligibility criteria will be awarded a NERC studentship. In most cases, UK and EU nationals who have been resident in the UK for 3 years are eligible for a full award. In 2018/19, the stipend will be £14,777.
Candidate Profile
This project would suit a self-motivated student, with a good experimental skills and practical ingenuity. Relevant analytical skills and an appreciation of algae would be ideal. You should have/anticipate at least a 2i BSc and/or an MRes or MSc in the Biological, Chemical or Environmental Sciences. If you are interested please apply as soon as you possibly can so that we can consider your application, arrange a pre-interview etc. Applications must be made via https://www.uea.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/apply Contact Gill Malin by email g.malin@uea.ac.uk or phone 01603 592531 (leave your contact number if you get my answerphone) if you wish to discuss the project ahead of making an application. Our absolute deadline for nominating a candidate is mid-day Friday 9th February 2018. Shortlisted applicants will be interviewed at UEA (Norwich, UK) in person on 12 February 2018.
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On behalf of the National Science Centre in Poland we are pleased to announce the recent possibility of funding your excellent research in Poland within a Dioscuri scheme.
Dioscuri is a programme initiated by the German Max Planck Society (MPG), jointly managed with the National Science Centre in Poland (NCN), and mutually funded by the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education (MNiSW) and the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). The Dioscuri scheme is designed to establish Centres of Scientific Excellence at Polish Host Institutions. Addressees of the call are researchers with a PhD degree obtained within a period not exceeding fifteen years prior to the submission of their application to Dioscuri. Funding will be provided by the NCN from the resources contributed by MNiSW and BMBF. Polish Host Institution will receive up to € 300,000 annually to be spent exclusively on the Dioscuri Centre’s operations. To learn more about the call visit www.ncn.gov.pl/dioscuri or www.mpg.de/dioscuri.
Did you know that you can apply for NCN funds even if you do not have Polish citizenship?
The only condition is that projects we fund must be carried out at Polish host institutions. So, if you have ever thought of coming and conducting your basic research in Poland, we have a variety of opportunities for you. For other funding opportunities see the NCN website.
Best regards, Joanna Płaszewska Zespół ds. informacji i promocji NARODOWE CENTRUM NAUKI ul. Królewska 57 30-081 Kraków
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We are happy to announce that 15 PhD/Early Stage Researcher (ESR) positions now available in the Pan-European MSCA-ITN “Comparative Genomics of Non-Model Invertebrates” (IGNITE) Network of institutions and companies for a maximum duration of 36 months.
All positions, several on marine invertebrate genomics, will open on 1st July 2018 or as soon as possible thereafter. The deadline for applications is 28th February 2018 (23:59 CET).
Europe is home to world-leading expertise in invertebrate genomics and the aim of IGNITE is to gather together this European excellence to train a new generation of scientists skilled in all aspects of invertebrate genomics.
The well-trained genome scientists emerging from IGNITE will be in great demand in universities, research institutions, as well as in software, biomedical, agrofood and pharmaceutical companies. Through their excellent interdisciplinary and intersectoral training spanning from biology and geobiology to bioinformatics and computer science, our graduates will be in a prime position to take up leadership roles in both academia and industry in order to drive the complex changes needed to advance sustainability of our knowledge-based society and economy.
IGNITE is an European Training Network and we are searching for applicants with a broad interest in invertebrate genomics. The IGNITE consortium acknowledges that genomics is still a largely male-dominated field and aims to change this situation. Females are therefore strongly encouraged to apply.
Gert — Prof. Dr. Gert Wörheide Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Division of Paleontology & Geobiology & GeoBio-CenterLMU Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, and Director, Bavarian State Collections of Palaeontology and Geology Richard-Wagner-Straße 10 80333 München Germany
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The Foundation for Science and Technology of Portugal (FCT) opened 500 new scientific positions at all levels (Junior researcher, Assistant Researcher, Principal Researcher, Coordinating Researcher).
The call is open between 19th January and 15th February.
We invite strong candidates to apply to the FCT ‘Stimulus to Individual Scientific Employment 2017’ having CCMAR- Centre of Marine Sciences at the University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal (www.ccmar.ualg.pt) as the host institution (where selected candidates will be working).
CCMAR is a top marine research institute in Portugal, with a vibrant and enthusiastic group of scientists an support, excellent facilities, extensive international collaboration and leading member of the European Biological Resource Centre (embrc.eu).
Those interest top apply should send, as soon as possible considering the short deadline, an e-mail to ccmar@ualg.pt (subject: Scientific Employment 2017) addressed to the director and include:
Motivation letter including planned research goals and up to two contact for references;
Curriculum vitae;
level of the application.
CCMAR will reply shortly and may carry out online interviews.
If you have particular questions about algal research at CCMAR you can contact one of the researchers directly to discuss a project. find us at: www.ccmar.ualg.pt
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With this call Technical University of Denmark (DTU) invites highly talented experienced researchers who have achieved outstanding results in their research while demonstrating excellence and potential in their field to apply for one of the 22 fellowships under the international H.C. Ørsted Postdoc COFUND Programme, co-funded by Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions. The Programme is named after Hans Christian Ørsted, discoverer of electromagnetism and founder of the University.
Applicants can apply for an individual fellowship at DTU. At the time of recruitment (1 July 2018), the applicant must not have resided or carried out their main activity in Denmark for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to this date. The applicant must be an Experienced Researcher, i.e. must have obtained a PhD degree, or be very close to graduating (PhD degree must be obtained by the time of recruitment, 1 July 2018). Fellowships should commence during the same calendar year as granted; 15 December being the latest possible date.
The Programme includes two level of seniority; junior (postdoc level) and senior (assistant/associate professor level)
Applicants should apply for a junior fellowship if they have received their PhD degree within the period of 0 months to 5 years from time of recruitment (1 July 2018). Junior fellowship contracts are offered for 12-24 months; 24 months being the general duration.
Applicants should apply for a senior fellowship if they have 5+ years of experience from PhD graduation at time of recruitment (1 July 2018), and should be at a level of their career where they have had postdoc fellowships or similar and are ready academically to enter the next level of the career ladder. Senior fellowship contracts are offered for 3-12 months; 12 months being the general duration.
Applications should be based on the details of the full call text which can be downloaded at www.dtu.dk/COFUNDpostdoc.
Applications must be submitted via DTU’s online submission service at www.career.dtu.dk. Applications received by other means will not be considered.
Applications must be submitted as one compiled PDF and should contain all the requested annexes in the following order: 1. Research plan (maximum of 5 (A4) pages) 2. Signed host statement 3. Prioritised CV and List of Publications 4. Ethics issues table 5. PhD documentation (or declaration from supervisor) The research plan must be arranged in advance with the host at DTU and should be formulated to be comprehensible to reviewers without core expertise in the research field in question.
Application deadline is 23 February 2018 (23.59, CET). To apply, please click the link “apply online”, fill in the online application form and attach your application.
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