Laboratory technician job offer to work on the impacts of Extreme Climatic Events, such as heat-waves and wind storms, on shallow coastal areas, focusing on the impacts on the biological community and biogeochemical functioning of shallow bays and intertidal zones.
What?
We are looking for a motivated candidate to work in microbial ecology and biogeochemistry of oceanic ecosystems. The job is offered within the EXTREME-FUN project (Effects of extreme climatic events on the biogeochemical functioning of shallow coastal areas: from the micro to the macroscale), which aims to quantify in an integrated manner the effect of heat waves and windstorms, affecting temperature and sediment resuspension conditions, on the biogeochemical functioning of a shallow coastal ecosystem.
The candidate, apart form the everyday laboratory activities, will support a combination of laboratory experiments, field measurements and aerial data (satellite, drones…) to study the spatial and temporal variability of the microphytobenthos and its contribution to the primary production of the system and evaluate the effect of changes in external forcing by temperature and resuspension/hydrodynamics under normal and extreme conditions on microphytobenthos physiology, benthic pelagic coupling and carbon flux throughout the system.
When?
The job start in February 2022 and will last initially 6 months, extendable up to a maximum of the duration of the project, reviewed annually.
Where?
The work will be carried out in the Microbial Ecology and Biogeochemistry Group of the Department of Biology of the University of Cadiz, under the supervision of Sokratis Papaspyrou and Alfonso Corzo.
Requirements
- The candidate must have obtained a bachelor’s degree on Marine or Environmental Sciences, Biology or similar .
- Be highly motivated and committed to work both in the laboratory and the field within a highly interdisciplinary and international project team.
- Have experience on biogeochemistry, aquatic microbial ecology, remote sensing, environmental chemistry or similar.
- Have a high level of written and spoken English.
For more details you can consult the call.
How to apply?
The call for applications is open from December 17 to December 28, 2021 on the website: Convocatorias de Capítulo VI 2021
Call: Annex 2
Applications
- Project Reference: PID2020-112488RB-I00, “EFECTO DE LOS EVENTOS CLIMATICOS EXTREMOS SOBRE EL FUNCIONAMIENTO BIOGEOQUIMICO DE ZONAS SOMERAS COSTERAS: DE LA MICRO A LA MACROESCALA”
- Job post reference: 12/2021/2
- Persons with a digital certificate (issued by an official public organisation) can send the application electronically through the following application: https://oficinavirtual.uca.es/oficinaVirtual/EntradaOficinaVirtual?procedimiento=110
- Persons without a valid digital signature certificate should consult the procedure here.
Please send an email with your CV to sokratis.papaspyrou@uca.es before applying for the position.
