PhD position (f/m) Working Group Physical-biogeochemical coupling of marine systems

Job announcements

The Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde (IOW) is offering (subject to funding of the project) the following positions in the project EVAR (Effects of variability in physical forcing on carbon and oxygen budgets) starting on the 01/01/2019:

PhD position (part-time) Benthos Ecology

The successful candidate will work in the group "Ecology of benthic organisms" in collaboration with other team members of the project EVAR. The major task will be to investigate the upwelling variability and by which mechanisms and up to which level can abundant macrobenthic species survive fluctuations in oxygen availability and how does their activity change the benthic fluxes? To clarify this, we will initially investigate the distribution of macrobenthic organisms along transects with changing availability of oxygen in the bottom water. In addition, we will assess the abundance of macrobenthic species in the in situ and ex situ experiments planned to quantify benthic fluxes and thereby reveal, how the composition and activity of benthic macro-organisms affect the fluxes between sediment and water column. In the frame of this project two expeditions with the research vessel Meteor of several weeks are planned.

Contact: Dr. Michael L. Zettler (Biological Oceanography)

PhD position (part-time) Biogeochemistry

The PhD candidate will work both in the groups "Microbial Ecology" and "Trace gas chemistry", and collaborate with other team members of the project EVAR. The major task will be to investigate regulating mechanisms of trace gas production (N2O, CH4) in the Benguela upwelling system (Namibia) and to identify responsible microorganisms. In the frame of this project two expeditions with the research vessel Meteor of several weeks and accompanying laboratory studies with microbial communities at IOW are planned. The successful applicant will work closely together with two PostDocs addressing microbial community analysis and trace gas transport and flux.

Contact: Prof. Dr. Klaus Jürgens (Biological Oceanography) und Prof. Dr. Gregor Rehder (Marine Chemistry)

The IOW is an independent institute of the Leibniz Association, engaged in system analysis of coastal and marginal seas, with special focus on the Baltic Sea. The scientists of the four departments (Physical Oceanography, Marine Chemistry, Biological Oceanography and Marine Geology) cooperate within the framework of a joint research program.

For more information on the project EVAR please see
https://www.io-warnemuende.de/evar.html.

The required qualifications for each job offer can be found at
https://www.io-warnemuende.de/job-advertisements-and-scholarships.html.

Applicants are asked to send their complete applications (CV, copies of certificates, list of publications if applicable, description of relevant activities and experiences, references) until 10/31/2018 to:

bewerbung.biologie@io-warnemuende.de

or

Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde
Dept. Human Resources
Seestraße 15
D-18119 Rostock
Germany

Applications of disabled persons with same professional and personal qualification will be treated preferentially. Please indicate a handicap in the cover letter and enclose the relevant certificate.

The IOW promotes equal opportunities and has been awarded the Total Equality Certificate in 2013 and 2016. An overview of our actions on gender equality and for improving the work-family balance can be viewed at https://www.io-warnemuende.de/equal-opportunity.html.

Applications of female candidates are expressly encouraged and will be treated preferably in case of equal qualifications and suitability.

The Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research offers a varied work in the immediate vicinity of the Baltic Sea. Interdisciplinary research topics on the Baltic Sea ecosystem, broad in-house expertise in physical, chemical and biological oceanography, and marine geology, state-of-the-art-laboratory equipment and infrastructure together with modern facilities provide an excellent framework for best research conditions.

Application and travel costs cannot be reimbursed.

For further Information visit our website:
www.io-warnemuende.de