I R T A
INSTITUTE FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY
JOB ANNOUNCEMENT
Position title: POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE AQUATIC ECOLOGY
Agency/location: IRTA, Aquatic Ecosystems Unit
(Research Institute). Ctra. del Poble Nou, km
5.5, E-43540 Sant Carles de la Ràpita, Catalonia, Spain.
Responsibilities: The candidates primary
responsibilities will be to lead a two year
(2009-2011) research project in the Ebro Delta
(Catalonia, Spain). The project is focused on THE
EFFECTS OF GLOBAL CHANGE ON COASTAL LAGOONS.
The main objectives are:
1. To examine the effects of macrophytes on the
trophic cascade caused by fish in Mediterranean
lakes along a salinity gradient.
2. To analyse how seasonality (an associated
water level changes) affect the trophic food web
in Mediterranean shallow lakes.
3. By using a space for time substitution
approach, to provide insights of the potential
impacts of a warmer climate in temperate shallow lakes.
Specific questions of the project are:
* Do macrophytes promote a cascading effect
generating increased water transparency in Mediterranean shallow lakes?
* Which are the consequences of increased
salinity in the trophic cascades of shallow lakes?
* How do the food webs in Mediterranean
shallow lakes differ to temperate lakes?
* How does seasonality affect the trophic
food web in Mediterranean shallow lakes?
* Can warmer climate increase the chances
that shallow lakes fall in a turbid state?
.
Qualifications: PhD title from an accredited
College or University in an appropriate field of
study (e.g. Biology, Environmental Sciences).
Experience in aquatic ecology; experience in
project management, field sampling and data
analysis; modelling and GIS experience will be
valuated. Candidates must have excellent writing
skills in English. Knowledge of Spanish and/or Catalan will be valuated.
Additional requirements:
- PhD title obtained after 01-01-2003
- The candidate should not have been associated
with IRTA previously (i.e. PhD student,
employee), or if so, he/she should have spent at
least two years abroad since a former connection to IRTA
- He/she can not have been granted a Beatriu de Pinós BP-B1 scholarship before.
Salary: around 32.000 per year (gross salary)
Closing date: 10 August 2009
Contact: candidates must send their CV to Dr.
Carles Ibáñez: <mailto:carles.iba...@irta.cat>carles.iba...@irta.cat .
