PhD Scholarship in Marine Biogeochemistry 910 views

A PhD Scholarship in marine biogeochemistry is open at the National Institute of Aquatic Resources, Technical University of Denmark (DTU Aqua) with starting date 1 January 2020 or as soon as possible thereafter.  The project will be carried out in the Section for Oceans and Arctic in Kongens Lyngby, Denmark.

About the scholarship:

  • The scholarship is part of a research project focused on studying linkages between dissolved organic matter and water mass origins in the Fram Strait between Greenland and Svalbard, where waters from the Arctic and Atlantic exchange.
  • The aim of this project is to study the fate and impact of changing supply of terrestrial DOM to the Arctic Ocean. Specifically, to experimentally characterise the susceptibility of Arctic DOM to microbial and photochemical degradation and then link this to its origins.

Qualifications:

  • Candidates should have a two-year master’s degree (120 ECTS points) or a similar degree with an academic level equivalent to a two-year master’s degree.
  • Suitable candidates should ideally have documented experience with marine fieldwork, designing microbial experiments, using laboratory instrumentation and be capable of working with large datasets (analytical/spectroscopic and oceanographic) in software such as MATLAB, R or python. The current working software for the group is MATLAB.

Applications:

Apply online and applications must be submitted as one PDF file containing the following materials:

  • A letter describing the motivation for the application (cover letter)
  • The application should contain a motivation for why he/she wants to undertake this research at DTU Aqua and candidates interest in this topic
  • Proposed research project description (max 2 pages)
  • A description of own project ideas and how candidate link to fulfilling the goals stated above. (the final project description will be developed in collaboration with the relevant principal investigators).
  • CV
  • Grade transcripts and BSc/MSc diploma
  • Excel sheet with translation of grades to the Danish grading system (see guidelines and Excel spreadsheet here)
  • Recommendation letters from senior professionals are welcomed
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Organization Technical University of Denmark (DTU)
Country Denmark
Fellowship Level Doctoral
Subject areas Marine Science, Geology
Fellowship amount Varies
Eligibility Open to all nationalities
Deadline 1 November 2019
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