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A PhD track position is available within the department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences at NC State University (Raleigh, NC, USA) starting January 2027 within the Paerl Lab. The position is associated with a larger NOAA ECOHAB project investigating factors influencing brown tide (Aureoumbra lagunensis) formation and persistence in coastal waters, in collaboration with the Wetz (Texas A&M University;… View Article

PhD Position at the Cawthron Institute and Lincoln University Benthic marine cyanobacterial blooms are an emerging and increasingly prominent issue in coastal environments worldwide, including Aotearoa New Zealand. These blooms form dense mats on the seafloor, smothering reefs, seagrass beds, and intertidal habitats. During storm events or natural detachment processes, large quantities of biomass can… View Article

There is an open PhD position about phage host interactions in potential animal-pathogenic marine Vibrios. Application deadline is the 5th of August 2026. The place of employment is Helgoland. Tasks Isolate bacteria and bacteriophages from aquaculture systems and natural aquatic environments Characterise bacterial and phage isolates using MALDI-TOF MS, FTIR spectroscopy, whole-genome sequencing, and bioinformatics… View Article

As a Supervisory Marine Biologist, you will perform the following duties: Supervise, lead, and manage staff through guidance, motivation, mentoring, outreach, innovation, vision and example. Oversee Program operations, including setting management measures or providing management-relevant scientific information, establishing, research priorities, managing Program budgets, and developing staffing plans. Oversee implementation of work under relevant statutes including… View Article

Job Description Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) is seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Investigator to join the Biology Department as part of an interdisciplinary research effort focused on harmful algal blooms (HABs) in the Alaskan Arctic. This is a full-time, exempt position eligible for full benefits. The initial appointment is for 12 months, with the… View Article

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 project focusing on the distribution and effects of algal toxins in the Baltic Sea. The Baltic Sea is one of the… View Article

Description of the doctoral project The PhD project aims to improve our understanding of cyanobacterial blooms in lakes and marine environments across Sweden. It addresses questions such as how and why blooms have increased in many Swedish lakes, as well as the specific effects on toxin‑producing species. The project will include, among other things: I)… View Article

The chemistry of fear – indirect effects of predation in aquatic ecosystems The overall goal of the PhD project is to gain new insights to the mechanisms and consequences of sensing and signaling in predator-prey interactions in aquatic foodwebs. Prey organisms sense predators by chemical cues and respond by launching defensive traits such as vertical… View Article

We are seeking a postdoctoral fellow to work on an NSF-funded project investigating the chemical and biological diversity of benthic dinoflagellates in coral reef ecosystems.  Specifically, the work focuses on the diversity of marine benthic dinoflagellate communities and their corresponding metabolome, with the goal of understanding interactions that link to toxin production and ciguatera poisoning.