Upcoming research opportunities

Research Fellow in Global Marine Ecosystem Modelling

University of Southampton, UK

Application deadline: 9 December 2026

This 20-month position is part of the BIO-Carbon project, and will study how phytoplankton physiology shapes ocean carbon cycling. The researcher will use MITgcm-Darwin to test which aspects of cellular physiology matter for predictions of nutrient cycling, primary production and carbon export. We welcome applicants with strong quantitative and programming skills from marine science, applied maths or related fields.

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PhD position - Teamwork in the plankton: how symbioses shape diatom competition

University of Southampton, UK

Application deadline: 7January 2027

Diatoms underpin marine food webs and biogeochemical cycles. Ecological theory and global models represent them as competing for limiting nutrients, including silica, nitrate and iron. Yet many diatoms form symbiotic partnerships. In this project, the student will develop models of how microbial partnerships change the way diatoms compete for nutrients and test their predictions against lab and field data. 

Open to UK students only through the IGNITE doctoral landscape award.

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