PhD in Deep-sea benthic ecology in the Arctic Ocean

Original title: PhD position (1.0 fte, 4 years) in deep-sea benthic ecology in the Arctic Ocean

• Prepare, organize, and participate in multi-week fieldwork expeditions;
• Collect, preserve and analyze field samples;
• Analyze large data sets;
• Publish and present the results in scientific publications and at conferences, synthesize your findings in a PhD thesis;
• Participate in the supervision of Bachelor and Master students and in our educational programs.
• You have a Master degree in ecology, biology, or biogeochemistry and preferably water-science related;
• You have experience in both fieldwork and lab;
• You have good scientific skills, such as data analysis, statistics and writing;
• You are a team player;
• You speak and write fluently in English.
• 232 holiday hours per year (based on fulltime) and extra holidays between Christmas and 1 January;
• multiple courses to follow from our Teaching and Learning Centre;
• a complete educational program for PhD students;
• multiple courses on topics such as leadership for academic staff;
• multiple courses on topics such as time management, handling stress and an online learning platform with 100+ different courses;
• 7 weeks birth leave (partner leave) with 100% salary;
• partly paid parental leave;
• the possibility to set up a workplace at home;
• a pension at ABP for which UvA pays two third part of the contribution;
• the possibility to follow courses to learn Dutch;
• help with registration at UvA- Housing for a studio or small apartment when you’re moving from abroad.
• a detailed CV including the months (not just years) when referring to your education and work experience;
• a letter of motivation (max 1 page, at least 10 font-size);
• a list of publications;
• the names and email addresses of two references who can provide letters of recommendation.