PhD Fellow in Arctic Marine Molecular Ecology

UiT- The Arctic University of Norway; Ortahisar; Presencial; TRY 3.046.000 - 3.256.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

The Norwegian College of Fishery Science at UiT The Arctic University of Norway invites applications for a PhD Fellow to study molecular ecology of fishes and aquatic communities in the Arctic Ocean. The four-year position includes teaching duties and integration into the Arctic Ocean 2050 flagship project.

The PhD project focuses on biodiversity, eDNA, and ecological networks, with courses in Fish Biology and Aquatic Molecular Ecology.

Formación

• A master’s degree or equivalent by the time of employment in molecular ecology, molecular biology, or genetics within a topic relevant to the position.
• Documented experience with DNA extraction from tissues, communities, and/or environmental samples.
• Documented experience with PCR and/or qPCR.
• Documented experience with either bioinformatic or statistical analysis of DNA sequence data.
• Knowledge of taxonomy of fishes and other marine aquatic taxa.
• Documented knowledge of English.

Responsabilidades

• Conduct PhD research on molecular ecology of Arctic fishes using environmental DNA and survey methods.
• Teach and contribute to courses in Fish Biology and Aquatic Molecular Ecology.
• Collaborate with the RG G and Arctic Ocean 2050 team and other researchers.
• Publish results and present findings at seminars and conferences.

Conocimientos

DNA extraction

PCR/qPCR

Bioinformatics or statistics

Fisheries/taxa knowledge

English proficiency

Educación

Master's degree in molecular ecology, molecular biology, or genetics

Descripción del empleo

The Norwegian College of Fishery Science at UiT The Arctic University of Norway invites applications for a PhD Fellow to study molecular ecology of fishes and aquatic communities in the Arctic Ocean. The four-year position includes teaching duties and integration into the Arctic Ocean 2050 flagship project.

The PhD project focuses on biodiversity, eDNA, and ecological networks, with courses in Fish Biology and Aquatic Molecular Ecology.