Post Doctoral Research Assistant, Marine Ecology

Salary Range: £39,906.00 - £46,049.00

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Background and Context

The postholder will join a team led by Dr Krysia Mazik to work on a four year NERC-funded project: Benthic Offshore Wind Interactions Evaluation (BOWIE), as part of the NERC / Crown Estate ECOWind Programme (). This project is a collaboration between the Universities of Southampton, Hull and East Anglia, together with the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) and the Centre for Fisheries and Aquacultural Science (CEFAS). We will explore the impacts of physical disturbance, pile driving-induced vibration and alteration of marine habitats on benthic (seabed-dwelling) species, against a background of increasing pressure arising from climate change and bottom trawling. Data generated from field and laboratory studies will feed into models which will be used to inform decision support tools to facilitate the consenting process for offshore windfarm development.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities of the post

• Take the lead on aquarium-based experimental work using behavioural and physiological assays
• Maintain, calibrate and continue to develop our existing experimental set-up for generating and measuring impulsive and continuous sound and vibration.
• Maintain and manage data sets and carry out statistical analyses
• Contribute to field work
• Participate in wider project team, project partner and stakeholder meetings
• Disseminate project findings to the wider scientific community through publications and conference presentations.
• Support wider research (particularly that relating to marine ecology and offshore wind) and teaching (e.g. assistance with project supervision, field trips, with the opportunity to do some lecturing) within the school of Environmental Sciences.

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