Nord University

Global challenges demand new insight, innovative solutions and local legitimacy. Nord University is a young university with strong regional ties and a global perspective. We are committed to delivering relevant educational programmes and research, with a focus on blue and green growth, innovation and entrepreneurship, and welfare, health and education. Nord University has 12,000 students and 1,200 employees at nine study locations in central and northern Norway.

The Faculty of Biosciences and Aquaculture (FBA) educates people who promote sustainable and innovative development to meet global challenges in food production, climate and environment. The Faculty is an international arena for education, research and knowledge dissemination, with employees and students from 25 different countries. The Faculty offers a PhD in Aquatic Biosciences. The Faculty of Biosciences and Aquaculture has 900 students and 140 employees in Bodø and Steinkjer. The professional community is organised into the following divisions: Aquaculture, Ecology, Genomics and Animal Science, Production and Welfare.

Read more: www.nord.no/en/fba

About the position

A two-year postdoc fellowship in Marin Ecology: Carbon cycling in Arctic benthos is available at the Faculty of Biosciences and Aquaculture, Nord University (Bodø, Norway) from March 1th, 2019.

FBA invites applications from outstanding candidates for a two-year Post-doctoral position within a research project on carbon cycling in Arctic benthic ecosystems. The position is affiliated with the Research Group Ecology and the successful candidate will join the Benthos Ecology research unit.

A significant portion of the position involves studying carbon cycling pathways in Arctic marine benthic communities in conjunction with the Nansen Legacy project. The candidate will design and conduct benthic-process experiments during a series of research cruises in 2019-2020 in collaboration with Akvaplan-Niva and other project partners. The postdoc is supposed to contribute to the planning and design of the field studies.

The post-doc project aims to improve the knowledge of carbon and nutrient cycling through the food web of arctic communities in the northern Barents Sea and adjacent slope, which is the study area of this project. Here, climate change effects were observed and predicted to occur rapidly, while the biological consequences are poorly understood. In collaboration with the Nansen legacy project we will focus on how climate change might affect the seasonal cycles and in consequence the linked biological processes in the northern Barents Sea.

The candidate is expected to work independently in an international and interdisciplinary project team and will supervise master and PhD students.

Qualification requirements

The candidate should have a PhD or equivalent degree in marine biology, ecology or related research fields.

Experience in one or more of the following is highly desirable: benthic community ecology, sediment community oxygen demand, nutrient cycling, bioturbation studies, stable-isotope pulse-chase experiments, food-web analysis. Documented abilities to work independently, as well as within an interdisciplinary research team are required.

We are looking for highly motivated, creative and ambitious applicants with an excellent academic record and the ability to collaborate in a team whilst developing their own research ideas.

We offer

The position is compensated according to Norwegian government regulations, code 1352 Postdoc. The salary for postdoc in the Norwegian State Salary Scale is set from wage level 59, approximately NOK 515.200 per year.

• Advantages within the Government Pension Fund for borrowing, insurance and pension.
• Creative and collegial working environment
• A workplace with steady progressive development
• Flexible working hours
• Active university sports team

General information

The person who is appointed must abide by the applicable laws, agreements, and directives. The responsibilities and duties associated with the position may change with future reorganization at Nord University.

The public sector workforce is expected to reflect the diversity of the population in general. Candidates from marginalized groups are encouraged to apply. Nord University practises moderate allocation according to gender quotas in accordance with the Basic Agreement for State Employees.

Contact information

For further information about the position, please contact:

• Associate professor Henning Reiss (e-mail: henning.reiss@nord.no; telephone: +47 75 51 75 76)

Questions related to the application process should be addressed to the office manager Irene Stork (e-mail: irene.stork@nord.no).

Application

Applications must be submitted electronically by November 20th 2018.

Applicants for this position are requested to include the following information:

• Cover letter outlining the candidate’s suitability for this position, relevant experience and how she/ he will contribute to the research project (maximum 1 page)
• Curriculum vitae, including a list of publications (maximum 3 pages)
• Certified copies of academic degree transcripts and any other relevant qualifications
• Contact details for at least two referees
• Signed consent form (if relevant)

All documents must be uploaded as attachments to the electronic application form.

It is the applicant's responsibility to submit the complete documentation within the deadline.

After the application deadline, an applicant list will be announced publicly. Applicants asking for confidentiality must specifically explain the reasons for this in their application. Even so, the information can be published if the reasons for confidentiality are not found relevant. In such the case, an applicant will be given notice prior to the announcement, and he/she will have opportunity to withdraw the application

Refnr. 30071797

Application deadline: 20.11.2018

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