Biological Oceanography research group from University of Vigo (Spain) welcomes eligible researchers interested in applying to Individual European Fellowships of MSCA-2018

Call closing 12th September 2018

Brief description of the Research Group:

Biological Oceanography Group, Phytoplankton Ecology Laboratory. We study the ecology and biogeochemical role of marine phytoplankton. In particular we focus on phytoplankton diversity and community structure, and key metabolic processes such as primary production, nitrogen fixation, calcification, and respiration.

Our approach is based on combining field observations, experiments with phytoplankton populations and microbial plankton communities, data meta-analysis, and modeling. The ultimate goal of this research is to obtain a mechanistic understanding of the linkage between environmental variability, community structure, and biogeochemical fluxes in the ecosystem.

Project description:

The project aims to understand the mechanisms underlying the interactive effect of temperature and nutrient availability upon biochemical composition, stoichiometry, resource allocation and metabolic rates of phytoplankton.

Research areas:

Environmental Sciences and Geology (ENV)

The University of Vigo (UVigo) is a public Spanish university located in Galicia (Northwest Spain). It comprises 3 campuses, the main one in Vigo, and two more in Pontevedra (30 Km from Vigo) and Ourense (95 Km from Vigo).

Its activities are funded by the Spanish and Galician governments (structural and competitive funding) as well as through financing obtained from RDI activities (private contracts, collaborations with industry, patents, consultancy, etc.).

In the last years UVigo has enormously increased its scientific output and its capacity to obtain external resources, being listed in the Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities in 2011 and 2012. In the last 10 years, UVigo has participated in more than 60 EU research projects totalling more than 25 million euros

Elegibility criteria:

• Only experienced researchers can apply. They should be in possession of a doctoral degree or 4 years of full-time equivalent experience by the call deadline: 12 September 2018.
• Researchers of any nationality can apply.
• Researchers must not have resided or carried out their main activities in Spain for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the 12^th September 2018.

Applications

Candidates should have substantial experience in their proposed field of research. Please send by 29 June 2018:

- Your CV (Euraxess format)

- A motivation letter (max. 2 A4 pages)

- A research proposal summary (max. 5 A4 pages)

To submit an application and for all enquiries please contact Dr Emilio Marañón em@uvigo.es