Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Marine Plankton Biology

Three-year postdoctoral fellowship (10% career-promoting work) in the Section for Environmental and Marine Biology, Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, in ToxANoWa II (Toxic microalgae in Norwegian waters), funded by the Norwegian Seafood Research Fund (FHF). The project builds knowledge of algal toxins harmful to fish, their production and toxic effects in Norwegian coastal waters, and develops faster methods to monitor toxins and algae that kill farmed fish.

UiO takes part in work on microalgal communities, toxins and metabolomes in field samples from harmful-algal-bloom areas; toxicity, toxins and metabolomes of potentially fish-toxic algal cultures; screening methods for monitoring algae and toxins; and toxicity of Chrysochromulina leadbeateri cultures and leadbeaterins in fish and gill cells. Start by 15 January 2027; salary NOK 595,000-690,000.

Doctoral degree in biology or marine biology (dissertation submitted by the closing date); fluent English.