Doctoral student in Biology - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Project description

In a future scenario climate change will interact with other environmental changes, such as eutrophication and brownification, which will alter the quality of our water resources as well as many ecosystem functions of lakes. This project addresses the synergies among simultaneously occurring threats by using long-term data, field studies and experiments to provide knowledge on how society can adapt and prepare to minimize effects on ecosystem services, such as drinking water and recreation, as well as buffering against severe alterations in future ecosystem functions. The work includes interaction with stakeholders and the communication is in Swedish. The research will be performed in cooperation with Sweden Water Research, Sydvatten AB and Länsstyrelsen. 

The position will be at Dep of Biology/Aquatic Ecology and main supervisor will be Prof. Lars-Anders Hansson (lars-anders.hansson@biol.lu.se) and the co-supervisors Dr. Linda Parkefelt and Prof. Emma Kritzberg.

Required qualifications 

A successful applicant has an education in Biology or Environmental sciences with specific focus on aquatic ecosystems. The applicant should also have experience and interest in field work and experimental studies, as well as in handling large data sets. Independence and ability to take initiative are merits, as well as documented ability to communicate orally and in writing both in English and Swedish. Due to the necessary communication with stakeholders it is required that the applicant is fluent in Swedish. 

Eligibility

Students with basic eligibility for third-cycle studies are those who- have completed a second-cycle degree- have completed courses of at least 240 credits, of which at least 60 credits are from second-cycle courses, or- have acquired largely equivalent knowledge in some other way, in Sweden or abroad.

The employment of doctoral students is regulated in the Swedish Code of Statues 1998: 80. Only those who are or have been admitted to PhD-studies may be appointed to doctoral studentships. When an appointment to a doctoral studentship is made, the ability of the student to benefit from PhD-studies shall primarily be taken into account. In addition to devoting themselves to their studies, those appointed to doctoral studentships may be required to work with educational tasks, research and administration, in accordance with specific regulations in the ordinance.

Type of employment
Limit of tenure, four years according to HF 5 kap 7§.

Write your application in Swedish.