PhD Position in Aquatic Ecology

Job description

Department of Aquatic Resources (SLU Aqua) Third-cycle subject area Biology Duties and Responsibilities A PhD position in Biology is now open at the Department of Aquatic Resources at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU). The PhD project is part of a larger research research project focusing on the distribution and effects of algal toxins in the Baltic Sea. The Baltic Sea is one of the world's most vulnerable marine ecosystems, where climate change, eutrophication, and other anthropogenic pressures interact and affect ecosystem functioning. At the same time, several fish species show signs of impaired health and declining populations, although the underlying causes remain insufficiently understood. Naturally occurring algal toxins produced by cyanobacteria and filamentous algae have been identified as a potentially important but so far underestimated stressor in these ecosystems. The PhD project will primarily focus on how algal toxins affect fish physiology, reproduction, and population dynamics in the Baltic Sea, using a combination of field studies and controlled experiments. The successful candidate will ) plan and conduct field studies in coastal ecosystems, 2...