Penang Postdoctoral Fellow in Aquatic Food Systems

SureTripAcademia; Malaysia; On-site; MYR 167,000 - 213,000; Full time

Job summary

WorldFish Penang offers a postdoctoral fellowship focused on postharvest technology, fisheries ecology, and aquatic health with international collaborators. Fellows conduct fieldwork in coastal communities and laboratories, driving applied research on sustainable fisheries, disease management, and food security.

Applicants should hold a PhD and demonstrate strong publication records, with proficiency in quantitative/qualitative methods and English language skills; Swahili/Portuguese/French are

Qualifications

• PhD in the specified scientific fields.
• Publication record appropriate to career stage.
• Methodological skills in quantitative/qualitative research, field tools, and analytical software.
• Fluent English; Swahili, Portuguese, or French advantageous for fieldwork.
• Adaptability to work independently in remote field settings.

Responsibilities

• Design participatory field experiments with fishing communities.
• Process datasets using statistical, spatial, or epidemiological tools.
• Publish peer‑reviewed articles in international journals.
• Prepare donor reports for agencies such as the UK Blue Planet Fund.
• Train junior scientists, enumerators, and graduate students.

Education

PhD in Postharvest Food Technology, Fisheries Ecology, Aquatic Animal Health, Agricultural Economics, Development Sociology, or Marine Biology

Tools

Analytical software

Job description

WorldFish Penang offers a postdoctoral fellowship focused on postharvest technology, fisheries ecology, and aquatic health with international collaborators. Fellows conduct fieldwork in coastal communities and laboratories, driving applied research on sustainable fisheries, disease management, and food security.

Applicants should hold a PhD and demonstrate strong publication records, with proficiency in quantitative/qualitative methods and English language skills; Swahili/Portuguese/French are