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Friday, 15 February 2013

Vacancy: Post-doctoral researcher on the development of physiological models of deep-sea organisms

Job NIOZ, the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research - Post-doctoral researcher on the development of physiological models of deep-sea organisms

NIOZ, the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research is looking for a Post-doctoral researcher (3 years) on the development of physiological models of deep-sea organisms

Location	Den Burg, Texel, The Netherlands
Function types	Technical, Laboratory positions, Postdoc positions, Research, Development, Innovation
Scientific fields	Natural Sciences, Engineering
Hours	38.0 hours per week
Education	Doctorate
Job number	AT 2013-023

Job description

The human pressure on the deep sea has increased substantially in recent decades, as the fisheries and hydrocarbon industry are expanding their activities onto the continental shelf and beyond. Large-scale physical disturbance of the seafloor induced by these activities (i.e. trawling by fishing vessels and exploration drilling by the hydrocarbon industry) releases extensive sediment plumes into the water column that impacts nearby benthic communities. There is however a lack of assessment tools to determine the impacts of these plumes on deep-sea organisms.
Currently, we have two projects running in cooperation with Norwegian partners to assess the impacts of these sediment plumes on two key-groups of the deep-sea fauna, namely cold-water corals and sponges. Working in a team of scientists that has ample experience with experimentation and modeling of cold-water corals and sponges, you will develop physiological models, based on the Dynamic Energy Budget theory, to quantify the impacts of sediment deposition on these organisms.
In a first step, we will utilize existing data to develop a physiological model of cold-water corals and sponges, where the challenge is to incorporate group-specific metabolic activities and processes, like the formation of a carbonate skeleton by cold-water corals, into the model. Subsequently, data from disturbance experiments will be used to quantify the effects of sedimentation on important physiological processes, such as growth and reproduction. Experiments are conducted by scientists in Norway, but are designed in close collaboration with our modeling team to yield an optimal dataset for the model development.

Requirements

We are looking for a creative and highly motivated post-doc with an expertise in the development of physiological models, preferably Dynamic Energy Budget theory. A background and experience in linking experimental data with mathematical models is needed. Excellent communication skills are essential to optimize interaction with experimentalists and facilitate the knowledge transfer to potential end-users.

Conditions of employment

We offer a fulltime position for 3 years, a pension scheme, a yearly 8% vacation allowance, year-end bonus and flexible employment conditions. Conditions are based on the Collective Labour Agreement of Research Centers. The position will be located on Texel. Cost of relocation and help with housing is provided by NIOZ.

Contract type: Temporary, 3 years

Organisation

NIOZ, the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research

NIOZ, the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research is the Dutch national oceanographic institute and one of the leading oceanographic institutes in Europe. NIOZ has two locations, a Northern one on the island of Texel and a Southern one in Yerseke on the border of the Eastern Scheldt Estuary. We employ over 350 staff, research scientists, lab assistants, technicians, ship’s crew and auxiliary staff. This position is located in Yerseke.

Department

Ecosystem Studies

One of the departments in Yerseke is Ecosystem Studies. This department works at the interface between ecology and biogeochemistry in estuarine, coastal and deep sea environments. The department’s mission is to study how ecology influences biogeochemical cycles (the ecological perspective on marine biogeochemistry) as well as how organisms and ecological interactions are affected by the biogeochemistry of their environment (the biogeochemical perspective on marine ecosystem functioning). Key research topics are biogeochemical cycling in sediment ecosystems, benthic-pelagic coupling, and stable isotope food web research.

Additional information

Additional information about this project can be obtained from:
Dr. D. (Dick) van Oevelen, scientist, tel. +31-113-577489, email: dick.van.oevelen@nioz.nlDr. ir. F. (Filip) Meysman, senior scientist, tel. +31-113-577450, email: filip.meysman@nioz.nl
Additional information about the procedure can be obtained from Sigrid Moerbeek, HR advisor, tel.+ 31-222-369330, email: sigrid.moerbeek@nioz.nl

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Tuesday, 28 February 2012

Vacancy: Senior Scientist Tenure Position open at NIOZ, the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research is the Dutch national marine science institute

Specifications - (explanation)

Location	Den Burg, Texel - the Netherlands
Function types	Research, Development, Innovation
Scientific fields	Natural Sciences, Engineering
Hours	40.0 hours per week
Education	University Graduate
Job number	AT 2012-010
Translations	en

Job description

For the GEO department the NIOZ is looking for an established scientist with an excellent track record for publishing and acquiring external funding to fill a senior scientist tenure position.
The GEO department is active in ocean-wide marine research. Themes include past to modern climatic and environmental forcing using core records from marine sediments and warm-water corals. Moored time-series instrumentation is used for budgeting modern sediment transports in canyons to cold-water corals and from rivers onto continental margins. For that purpose, GEO operates state-of-the-art instruments including advanced XRF/UV-core scanning, laser grain sizing, stable isotope analysis of carbonates (MAT 253 with Carbo-Kiel), radionuclide spectrometry (for 210Pb and 234Th), and element analysis (Element-2 HR-ICP-MS) in a class-7 clean lab. Studies about methane seepage and possible impacts of increased release by Arctic warming are combined with analyses of water column and atmospheric CH4 and CO2 by GC and CRDS, both of which are employed during cruises on a regular basis. The department has strong links with the technical department at NIOZ to broaden the existing expertise on deep sea landers, moorings, coring and hydroacoustics.

Requirements

Successful candidates need to have a broad knowledge of inorganic geochemistry, and given the existing equipment pool, co-develop new methodologies. He/she should be experienced in deciphering paleoclimatological/environmental and geochemical conditions from sediment and rock records. NIOZ wishes to stimulate research directed towards societal questions regarding effects and consequences of increasing atmospheric CO2 and ocean acidification as well as towards siliciclastic sediment records, e.g. isotopic changes relating burial history to hinterland transport processes during climate change.
Experience in ocean going research cruises is an advantage. Candidates should also have a significant marine research funding track record and should be open to taking part in PR and Outreach activities, besides developing contacts with Dutch universities. NIOZ stimulates Marine Research in the Netherlands in general and NIOZ staff is invited to participate in teaching activities at all levels.

Conditions of employment

We offer a senior scientist tenure position, a pension scheme, a yearly 8% vacation allowance, year-end bonus and flexible employment conditions. Conditions are based on the Collective Labour Agreement of Research Centers. Cost of relocation and help with housing is provided by NIOZ.

Organisation

NIOZ, the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research

NIOZ, the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research is the Dutch national marine science institute and among the most renowned internationally. Approximately 330 scientists, lab assistants, technicians, ship’s crew and auxiliary staff collaborate in world-leading marine research. NIOZ acquires and disseminates scientific knowledge on the world’s oceans and seas. Our multidisciplinary research is carried out in 6 scientific departments, which are distributed over two facilities in the south (NIOZ Yerseke) and the north of the Netherlands (NIOZ Texel). The open position is located at NIOZ-Texel in the Marine Geology department on the barrier island Texel in the Dutch Wadden Sea. NIOZ also houses the National Marine Research Facilities for academic marine sciences in The Netherlands and has a dedicated department for marine electronics and offering a full suite of sea going instruments (landers, traps, corers, hydroacoustics, CTD etc.).

Department

GEO department

Additional information

For further information on the department or the position, please contact Dr. Jens Greinert (head of department) via email jens.greinert@nioz.nl or phone +31 222 369 397.
Applications should include a CV with a publication and acquired-funding list, names of three possible referees, as well as a research plan highlighting possible links within the GEO department, to NIOZ and other national and international partners.

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