Researcher in Environmental Science - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Subject description

Coastal waters around the world are subject to a number of environmental stressors, such as eutrophication, temperature increase and deoxygenation. Recently, another stressor has received considerable scientific and societal attention - ocean acidification. Ocean acidification is caused by the increase in carbon dioxide pressure as a consequence of increased carbon emissions to the atmosphere, foremost due to burning of fossil fuels. For coastal seas, the situation is more complex with several other factors such as increased amount of organic matter and larger runoff from land also contribute to lowering the pH. Within this project, we study the impact of different pH-lowering drivers, together with warming and deoxygenation, on the benthic environments. We reconstruct and compare the modern-day benthic environment in the Skagerrak - Baltic region with the conditions during the last interglacial (130 -115 000 years ago).

Work duties

• Research within environmental science, in particular marine micropaleontology and paleoceanography
• Trace elemental -, tomographic- – and isotope analyses of betnhic foraminifera through advanced microanalytical techniques
• Publishing in peer-reviewed journals
• Limited teaching in the second cycles of studies
• Actively seeking external research funding
• Administration related to the work duties listed above

Qualification requirements

• The applicant must have a PhD in Environmental Science with a strong focus on marine environments, when starting the appointment
• The researcher shall have extensive, documented experience in species identification of benthic foraminifera from the Baltic Sea and Skagerrak area from different time periods within the Quaternary
• The applicant shall have extensive experience of working with samples from the Skagerrak and the Baltic Sea, as well as experience of field work at sea
• The applicant shall have documented experience of using synchrotron-based µXRF and µCT analyses of benthic foraminifera, as well as of trace elemental analyses of benthic foraminifera through Laser-ablation ICP-MS and ICP-OES
• The applicant shall have considerable, documented experience of preparatory-, analytical and post analytical work for all stated methods
• The applicant shall have very good oral and written proficiency in English.
• The applicant shall have experience of publication in peer-reviewed journals as a first-author
• The applicant shall have experience of presenting results at international conferences

Assessment criteria and other qualifications

• The candidate have documented and relevant teaching experience from Lund University

Consideration will also be given to good collaborative skills, drive and independence, and how the applicant’s experience and skills complement and strengthen ongoing research within the department, and how they stand to contribute to its future development. The candidate needs to have the ability to work in a multidisciplinary team.

Terms of employment

Fixed-term employment, as a researcher during five months, Jan.-end of May 2021.

Contact person: Helena Filipsson

Instructions on how to apply

Applications shall be written in English and be compiled into a PDF-file containing:

• résumé/CV, including a list of publications
• documentation over relevant skills
• a general description of past research and future research interests (no more than three pages)
• contact information of at least two references
• copy of the doctoral degree certificate, and other certificates/grades that you wish to be considered