Postdoc: Arctic Fish Movement & Climate Ecology

NORCE Research; New Jersey; On-site; USD 56,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Arctic research opportunities

Fish-tracking infrastructure access

Field campaigns in High Arctic

International collaboration

Professional development

Conference participation support

Bergen office facilities

Competitive salary

Job summary

NORCE invites applications for a full-time Postdoctoral Researcher position in the Ocean, Environment and Biotechnology division, based in Bergen, Norway, with travel to Svalbard.

The successful candidate will lead analyses of Arctic fish movements, work on acoustic telemetry and habitat modelling, and contribute to the ROPES project’s scientific outputs and stakeholder engagement. This role offers challenging field work and international collaboration within a premier research environment.

Qualifications

• PhD required in fisheries science, marine ecology, or related field.
• Strong publication record relative to career stage.
• Experience with quantitative ecological analyses and statistical modelling.
• Strong programming skills in R or similar analytical software.
• Experience handling and analysing large ecological datasets.
• Excellent written and oral English communication.
• Ability to work independently in multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead analyses of fish movements and habitat use in Arctic fjord ecosystems.
• Analysing acoustic telemetry datasets for polar cod, Atlantic cod, haddock and others.
• Develop habitat selection, movement ecology, and species distribution models.
• Investigating climate-driven changes in fish distribution and ecosystem reorganization.
• Integrating environmental, fisheries and animal tracking data.
• Participating in planning and implementation of field campaigns in Svalbard.
• Publishing scientific results in international peer-reviewed journals.
• Presenting project findings at scientific conferences and stakeholder workshops.
• Supporting project reporting and supervision of MSc and PhD students.

Skills

Quantitative analyses

R programming

Data handling

English proficiency

Independent working

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Education

PhD in Fisheries science

PhD in Marine ecology

PhD in Animal movement ecology

PhD in Marine biology

PhD in Environmental science

PhD in Quantitative ecology

Tools

Acoustic telemetry

GIS tools

Statistical modelling software

Job description

NORCE invites applications for a full-time Postdoctoral Researcher position in the Ocean, Environment and Biotechnology division, based in Bergen, Norway, with travel to Svalbard.

The successful candidate will lead analyses of Arctic fish movements, work on acoustic telemetry and habitat modelling, and contribute to the ROPES project’s scientific outputs and stakeholder engagement. This role offers challenging field work and international collaboration within a premier research environment.