2026_IR_45_DIBIO Notice direct award n. 1 Research Assignment

Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research; Italia; On-site; EUR 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Università degli Studi di Padova seeks a researcher to develop and refine complex simulations of marine food webs, focusing on disturbances and regime shifts. You will explore how nonlinear responses emerge and identify feedback mechanisms within ecological networks. The role involves comparing simulation outputs with empirical marine data.

The position is based in Italy and targets researchers capable of rigorous computational modelling and data analysis in marine biology.

Responsibilities

• Developing and refining simulated food webs that accurately represent marine food webs.
• Investigating how these food webs respond to disturbances, with particular emphasis on nonlinear responses known as regime shifts.
• Identifying the feedback mechanisms that emerge within food webs during regime shifts.
• Comparing the simulation results with data from real-world marine food webs.

Job description

Organisation/Company Università degli Studi di Padova Research Field Biological sciences » Biology Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Leading Researcher (R4) First Stage Researcher (R1) Established Researcher (R3) Application Deadline 19 Oct 2026 - 13:00 (UTC) Country Italy Type of Contract To be defined Job Status Not Applicable Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

• Developing and refining simulated food webs that accurately represent marine food webs
• Investigating how these food webs respond to disturbances, with particular emphasis on nonlinear responses known as regime shifts
• Identifying the feedback mechanisms that emerge within food webs during regime shifts
• Comparing the simulation results with data from real-world marine food webs.

• Italy

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