Based in Bergen Norway, The Institute of Marine Research (IMR), Benthic Recourses and Processes group is advertising a fully funded 3-year PhD studentship investigating the effects of the release of methane and carbon dioxide, from deep-sea geological seeps, on the physiology and ecology of cold-water coral (CWC) and sponge ecosystems.
The main objective of this project is to generate new knowledge on how the release of greenhouse gases (CH4 and CO2) from underwater reservoirs of hydrocarbons may alter biogeochemical processes and impact the health of local ecosystems. Most of the project will focus on the CWC reefs aggregation at Hola (Northern Norway) and benefit from data collected by the cabled observatory (LoVe).
The successful candidate will work as part of an interdisciplinary collaboration, between the University of Tromsø, IMR and energy industry partners, in the research project Environmental impact of Methane seepage and sub-seabed characterization At LoVe-Node 7 (EMAN7) funded by the Research Council of Norway.
- Starting date: March 2022 (can be negotiated).
- Deadline 4th February 2022
- Temporary poisiton
- The working language at IMR is Norwegian. (language training will be offered)
For more information, please see the full job description below.