The NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research is an independent research institute associated with the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO). NIOZ was founded in 1876 and is one of the oldest major European Oceanographic institutions. Its mission is to pursue curiosity-driven multidisciplinary marine research in coastal and shelf seas as well as in the open ocean through close co-operation between physicists, chemists, geologists and biologists.
The Department of Marine Organic Biogeochemistry (BGC; department chair Prof. Dr. J.S. Sinninghe Damsté) performs research on microbial processes in the marine environment, palaeoceanography and the evolution of marine organisms and is composed of ca. 30 people.
We have a vacancy for a
PhD student (m/f)
Study the transport mechanisms of soil bacterial membrane lipids to the ocean in diverse river systems, such as the Amazon and the Rio de la Plata (South America)
We are looking for a highly motivated individual with an Msc in Environmental, Bio- or Geosciences.
Job description:
Paleotemperature reconstructions are of utmost importance for understanding the underlying mechanisms of past climate changes. Continental temperature reconstructions, however, are hampered by a lack of quantitative temperature proxies. Recently, the BGC group at NIOZ developed a new continental temperature proxy (MBT/CBT index), which is based on the distribution of membrane lipids of soil bacteria. These lipids are transported from land to the ocean by rivers and deposited in marine sediments. The PhD project is part of the “PACEMAKER” project, recently funded by an ERC Advanced Grant. The task of the PhD student in this project is to study the transport mechanisms of soil bacterial membrane lipids to the ocean in diverse river systems, such as the Amazon and the Rio de la Plata (South America). The appointed PhD student will participate in a cruise planned in 2010 off Rio de la Plata (SW Atlantic) and in various land field trips to collect marine sediments, soils, and river water samples.
Further information can be obtained from Prof. Dr. Jaap Sinninghe Damsté (jaap.damste@nioz.nl, +31 222 369550) or Dr. Jung-Hyun Kim (jhkim@nioz.nl, +31 222 369567).
We offer a PhD position for 4 years. We offer a pension scheme, a health insurance allowance, a yearly 8% vacation allowance, year-end bonus and flexible employment conditions. Conditions are based on the Collective Employment Agreement of the Research Institutes.
Applications. Applicants should sent an application letter, CV with reference list, and a statement of research interest to the HRM Department, attended to ms. J. Evers, NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, P.O. Box 59, 1790 AB Den Burg, Texel, The Netherlands or email to: jobs@nioz.nl
Closing date: April 15th 2009 or until a qualified candidate is identified.
The Department of Marine Organic Biogeochemistry (BGC; department chair Prof. Dr. J.S. Sinninghe Damsté) performs research on microbial processes in the marine environment, palaeoceanography and the evolution of marine organisms and is composed of ca. 30 people.
We have a vacancy for a
PhD student (m/f)
Study the transport mechanisms of soil bacterial membrane lipids to the ocean in diverse river systems, such as the Amazon and the Rio de la Plata (South America)
We are looking for a highly motivated individual with an Msc in Environmental, Bio- or Geosciences.
Job description:
Paleotemperature reconstructions are of utmost importance for understanding the underlying mechanisms of past climate changes. Continental temperature reconstructions, however, are hampered by a lack of quantitative temperature proxies. Recently, the BGC group at NIOZ developed a new continental temperature proxy (MBT/CBT index), which is based on the distribution of membrane lipids of soil bacteria. These lipids are transported from land to the ocean by rivers and deposited in marine sediments. The PhD project is part of the “PACEMAKER” project, recently funded by an ERC Advanced Grant. The task of the PhD student in this project is to study the transport mechanisms of soil bacterial membrane lipids to the ocean in diverse river systems, such as the Amazon and the Rio de la Plata (South America). The appointed PhD student will participate in a cruise planned in 2010 off Rio de la Plata (SW Atlantic) and in various land field trips to collect marine sediments, soils, and river water samples.
Further information can be obtained from Prof. Dr. Jaap Sinninghe Damsté (jaap.damste@nioz.nl, +31 222 369550) or Dr. Jung-Hyun Kim (jhkim@nioz.nl, +31 222 369567).
We offer a PhD position for 4 years. We offer a pension scheme, a health insurance allowance, a yearly 8% vacation allowance, year-end bonus and flexible employment conditions. Conditions are based on the Collective Employment Agreement of the Research Institutes.
Applications. Applicants should sent an application letter, CV with reference list, and a statement of research interest to the HRM Department, attended to ms. J. Evers, NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, P.O. Box 59, 1790 AB Den Burg, Texel, The Netherlands or email to: jobs@nioz.nl
Closing date: April 15th 2009 or until a qualified candidate is identified.
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