Overview
IBED collaborates with the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO) and the Royal Netherlands Institute of Sea Research (NIOZ) in the project ‘Primary production in the North Sea: changes in resource limitation and energy transfer'. The project is funded by the Sea and Coastal Research programme of the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO). Within this project, IBED's research group Aquatic Microbiology (led by Prof. Jef Huisman) has a vacancy for a PhD candidate.
Tasks
Management measures against eutrophication have led to a reduction of phosphorus inputs into the North Sea, whereas nitrogen loads were much less reduced. This project aims to determine how changes in these nutrients affect the species composition of marine phytoplankton and their potential food quality for zooplankton. We will perform competition experiments under N-limited, P-limited and light-limited conditions with representative North Sea phytoplankton species. During these experiments, we will study changes in the biochemical composition (stoichiometry) of the phytoplankton, and will expose them to grazing by zooplankton. These laboratory findings will be compared against the plankton community composition predicted by a competition model and the species composition observed during several North Sea cruises. As phytoplankton provides the basis for the marine food web, this study is essential for our understanding of how changes in nutrient loading affect the North Sea ecosystem.
Requirements
■Master in aquatic ecology or marine biology
■Experience with laboratory cultures of phytoplankton and/or zooplankton
■Experience with field studies in freshwater and/or marine ecosystems
■Expertise with statistical analysis and/or mathematical models
■Ability to work in multidisciplinary research teams
Further information
For additional information, please contact Dr Maayke Stomp, +31-20-5257072, m.stomp@uva.nl.
Appointment
The start date is early 2011. The full-time appointment will be on a temporary basis for a maximum period of four years (18 months plus a further 30 months after a positive evaluation) and should lead to a dissertation (PhD thesis). An educational plan will be drafted that includes attendance of courses and (international) meetings. The PhD student is also expected to assist in teaching of undergraduates. The full-time gross monthly salary will range from €2,042 in the first year to €2,612 in the final year, according to the Dutch salary scales for PhD students. The Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities is applicable. The annual salary will be increased with 8% holiday allowance and 8.3% end-of-year bonus.
Job application
Applications should include a detailed CV including a list of publications, a motivation letter, and the names and contact addresses of two references from which information about the candidate can be obtained. Applications should be send by email to application-science@uva.nl. Please quote the vacancy number in the subject field. The deadline for applications is 14 November 2010. Interviews will be held in December.
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