Doctoral Researcher in Evolutionary Ecology of Arctic Phytoplankton, 1.1.2027-31.8.2030

Åbo Akademi ledigförklarar en avlönad doktorandbefattning i evolutionär ekologi hos arktiskt fytoplankton med placering vid marin- och miljöbiologin vid Fakulteten för naturvetenskap och teknik i Åbo, Finland. Anställningen inleds senast 1.1.2027 och sträcker sig fram till 31.8.2030. Den tidsbundna anställningen är på heltid.

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Åbo Akademi University invites applications for a fixed-term salaried position as Doctoral Researcher in Evolutionary Ecology of Arctic Phytoplankton, withinthe Research Council of Finland-funded project on "Climate-driven Dispersal, risk or potential for Arctic diversity".

The position is full-time, and the preferred starting date is as soon as possible, but no later than 1 January 2027. The position concerns employment until the project ends, 31 August 2030. The position is located in Turku, Finland and carried out at the Marine and Environmental Biology unit within the Faculty of Science and Engineering at Åbo Akademi University.

ABOUT THE RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT AND THE PROJECT

The project addresses the "intraspecific diversity black box" by moving from identifying patterns to uncovering the processes that shape intraspecific diversity under global warming:

Global warming is a major driver of biodiversity loss and ecosystem change, but its impacts are not uniform across the globe. In the Arctic, for example, climate change is progressing at an accelerated pace, leading to rapid shifts in species distributions and ecosystem functioning driven by poleward expansion of Atlantic waters and with it dispersal of temperate species. While these changes are documented at the species level, their effects on intraspecific diversity, genetic and phenotypic variation within species, remain poorly understood. Yet, intraspecific diversity plays a critical role in ecosystem resilience and function.

Phytoplankton, which form the base of marine food webs, are particularly relevant in this con