(Closed) Call 1: 18 SEAS postdoctoral research fellow positions
Shaping European Research Leaders for Marine Sustainability (SEAS) is a postdoctoral research fellowship programme for 37 fellows launched and managed by the University of Bergen.
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In this first call, open August 1 – October 31 (2021), we invite talented experienced researchers to apply for 18 fellowships. Successful candidates will be employed in 3-year fixed-term full-time postdoctoral research fellow positions at UiB. Individual contracts may, under certain conditions, be extended by up to one year if funded from other sources than the SEAS programme.
You will find detailed information about research possibilities and resources for each of the 18 SEAS postdoctoral positions linked from the table below under research areas.
All the 18 SEAS postdoctoral research fellow positions will be advertised individually in Jobbnorge, EURAXESS and linked from this webpage after August 1. Call deadline is October 31, 2021. If applying you must read the relevant Jobbnorge advertisement and the SEAS Guide for applicants thoroughly for details on elegibility and application requirements, including the mobility rules. Only applications received through the recruitment portal Jobbnorge will be considered.
| All 18 research areas (positions) | Affiliation(s) | Mobility |
| Bjerknes Center for Climate research (Geophysical institute) | incoming | |
| Early human development in coastal Southern Africa | SapienCE Centre of Excellence on Early Sapiens Behaviour (Department of Earth Science) | incoming |
| Early human marine subsistence in South Africa | SapienCE Centre of Excellence on Early Sapiens Behaviour (Department of Archaeology, History, Cultural Studies and Religion) | incoming |
Epistemic, value-based, and societal aspects of marine sustainability | Centre for the Study of the Sciences and the Humanities | incoming |
| Fish immunology | Department of biological sciences | incoming |
| Coastal ecology | Department of biological sciences | incoming |
| Marine natural product chemistry | Department of Chemistry | incoming |
| Marine geology | Department of Earth Science | outgoing |
| Deep-sea mineral resources | Department of Earth Science | incoming |
| Ocean observation technology | Department of Earth Science | incoming |
| System dynamics and ocean-human interactions | Department of Geography | incoming or outgoing |
| Topological and geometric machine learning for marine sustainability | Department of Informatics | incoming or outgoing |
| Mathematical and statistical methods for marine sustainability | Department of Mathematics | incoming or outgoing |
| Optical ocean technology | Department of Physics and Technology | incoming |
| Working conditions for maritime workers | Department of Psychosocial Science | incoming or outgoing |
| Regulatory and governance challenges related to ocean sustainability | Faculty of Law | incoming or outgoing |
| Marine aspects related to human health | Department of Clinical Medicine or Department of Clinical Science | incoming or outgoing |
| Physical fjord oceanography | Geophysical Institute | incoming |
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 101034309.
The SEAS programme offers
- high-quality inter- and transdisciplinary research and training opportunities in the area of marine sustainability supported by a supervision and inter-sectoral mentoring scheme
- opportunity to transfer knowledge and skills between disciplines, organisations and sectors
- a regional ecosystem of marine actors
- structured skill-based training
- high-quality working conditions
- personal career support
- academic freedom
- equal opportunities
For more information see the SEAS webpage or contact the SEAS administration.
