Candidates should be admitted to a doctoral programme for the academic year 2020/2021 at the time of the beginning of the scholarship (estimated in spring 2021).
The Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM) aims to train the next generation of researchers in marine sciences to build the future we imagine for our oceans. This year, 5 PhD fellowships will be funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation through a predoctoral call (‘Ayudas para contratos predoctorales para la formación de doctores 2020) assigned to the Severo Ochoa Accreditation.
Candidates should be admitted to a doctoral programme for the academic year 2020/2021 at the time of the beginning of the scholarship (estimated in spring 2021). Besides, they must have a strong commitment to scientific research and have not yet been awarded a doctoral degree.
Interested candidates can only apply to one of the following projects, and it is highly recommended that they contact the researcher in charge before submitting the application:
1. Groundwater discharge to the Mediterranean Sea from a microbial perspective: Diversity, functioning and connectivity at the terrestrial-marine interface (IP: Clara Ruiz-González).
2. Role of submarine groundwater discharge on Mercury cycling (IP: Andrea Garcia Bravo).
3. Characterization of dissolved Organic matter Leached from PLastics into seawater and its impact on mArine mIcrobes (COLPLAI) (IP: Cristina Romera Castillo).
4. Evaluating the impacts of ocean acidification on Antarctic marine calcifiers and their potential as proxies for monitoring past changes in seawater pH (IP: Blanca Figuerola).
5. Molecular characterization and optimization of plastic-degrading systems from the deep ocean (IP: Francesco Colizzi).
PhD fellows at ICM will receive a 4-year contract with a gross annual salary of 16,250€ for each of the first two annuities; 17,410 for the third annuity; and 21,760 for the fourth annuity, apart from an additional grant of 6,860€ for mobility and training for the 4-year period.
The ICM encourages applications from highly motivated graduates from all over the world who wish to undertake a doctoral degree in marine sciences. Successful candidates will join research groups headed by top-level scientists and will carry out their research in cutting-edge fields of marine sciences in a stimulating environment.
Applications can be submitted until 27th October 2020 through the following link.
About ICM
The ICM is the fourth largest research institute of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and the largest dedicated to marine research. ICM researchers study most broadly marine topics and the global ocean as a whole. Under the motto “Ocean Science for a Healthy Planet”, the ICM conducts frontier research and foster both knowledge and technology transfer on topics related to ocean and climate interactions, conservation and sustainable use of marine life and ecosystems, and impact mitigation of natural and anthropogenic hazards.