Postdoc in Marine Plankton Biology & Algal Toxins

University of Oslo; Oslo fylke; On-site; NOK 595,000 - 690,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Welfare schemes

Postdoc development programmes

Pension scheme

Job summary

University of Oslo invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Marine Plankton Biology at the Department of Biosciences in Blindern, Oslo. Starting date as soon as possible and no later than 15 January 2027.

The three-year full-time position includes 10% teaching and supervision duties. The ToxANoWa II project investigates toxic microalgae and toxins in Norwegian waters, with international partners.

Qualifications

• Must hold a Norwegian doctoral degree or equivalent in biology or marine biology.
• Fluent oral and written English is required.
• Background in marine biology and ecology, algal biology and biostatistics.
• Experience with biological experiments, microscopy, molecular biology lab work, and statistical analyses and bioinformatics with R.

Responsibilities

• Conduct laboratory work with microalgae: isolation, cultivation, growth experiments.
• Study toxicity to fish in controlled experiments and perform data analysis.
• Apply eDNA and qPCR methods to detect microalgae and analyze data with biostatistics and bioinformatics.
• Contribute to manuscript preparation and presentations at meetings.

Skills

English proficiency

Marine biology background

Biostatistics

Molecular biology lab techniques

Bioinformatics with R

Education

Doctoral degree in biology or marine biology

Tools

R (statistics)

Microscopy

Molecular biology lab techniques

Job description

University of Oslo invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Marine Plankton Biology at the Department of Biosciences in Blindern, Oslo. Starting date as soon as possible and no later than 15 January 2027.

The three-year full-time position includes 10% teaching and supervision duties. The ToxANoWa II project investigates toxic microalgae and toxins in Norwegian waters, with international partners.