PhD Candidate for Global Distributions of Freshwater Fish Species

PhD Candidate for Global Distributions of Freshwater Fish Species
PhD Candidate for Global Distributions of Freshwater Fish Species

Published	Deadline	Location
today	30 Apr	Nijmegen

Job description
Are you interested in freshwater biodiversity and would you like to improve our understanding of global patterns in freshwater fish diversity? Then join our environmental science group for a 4-year PhD position focused on understanding and predicting global distributions of freshwater fish species. You will be part of a larger team studying broad-scale biodiversity patterns with the ultimate aim of identifying solutions for a more sustainable and nature-inclusive society.
Understanding the large-scale distributions of species and the underlying drivers is key towards identifying effective measures for biodiversity conservation. In this project, you will be quantifying and analysing the global distributions of freshwater fish species. You will be developing species distribution models by relating geo-referenced observations of species to a set of key abiotic drivers related to water quantity and quality. You will validate the models using data on species traits (e.g. their physiological tolerance to certain water quality parameters) and time-series of species observations. There will be close connections with a parallel PhD project focused on analysing broad-scale patterns in the morphological, physiological and ecological traits of freshwater fish species. Both PhD projects are in turn part of a larger project aimed at better understanding human impacts on freshwater fish diversity. Your teaching load may be up to 10% of your working time.
Specifications

• max. 40 hours per week
• €2541—€3247 per month
• Nijmegen View on Google Maps

Radboud University

Requirements

• You hold an MSc degree in biology, ecology, or a relevant related field within the natural sciences.
• You have a drive for better understanding broad-scale biodiversity patterns.
• You have experience in or at least affinity with regression-based statistical modelling.
• You have experience in handling large geospatial datasets.
• You have a foundation in at least one common high-level programming language (e.g. R, Python, Matlab).
• You enjoy collaborative research.
• You have an excellent command of written and spoken English.

Conditions of employment

Fixed-term contract: You will be employed for an initial period of 18 months, after which your performance will be evaluated. If the evaluation is positive, the contract will be extended by 2.5 years (4 year contract).

• It concerns an employment for 1.0 FTE.
• The gross starting salary amounts to €2,541 per month based on a 38-hour working week, and will increase to €3,247 in the fourth year (salary scale P ).
• You will receive 8% holiday allowance and 8.3% end-of-year bonus.
• You will be employed for an initial period of 18 months, after which your performance will be evaluated. If the evaluation is positive, the contract will be extended by 2.5 years (4 year contract).
• You will be able to use our Dual Career and Family Care Services . Our Dual Career and Family Care Officer can assist you with family-related support, help your partner or spouse prepare for the local labour market, provide customized support in their search for employment and help your family settle in Nijmegen.
• Working for us means getting extra days off. In case of full-time employment, you can choose between 30 or 41 days of annual leave instead of the legally allotted 20.

Work and science require good employment practices. This is reflected in Radboud University's primary and secondary employment conditions . You can make arrangements for the best possible work-life balance with flexible working hours, various leave arrangements and working from home. You are also able to compose part of your employment conditions yourself, for example, exchange income for extra leave days and receive a reimbursement for your sports subscription. And of course, we offer a good pension plan. You are given plenty of room and responsibility to develop your talents and realise your ambitions. Therefore, we provide various training and development schemes.
Employer
You will be based at the Environmental Science group of the Radboud Institute for Biological and Environmental Sciences (RIBES). The mission of the Environmental Science group is to provide high-quality scientific knowledge that can help the world move towards greater sustainability. To achieve this, we aim to understand, project and address the impact of anthropogenic pressures on ecosystems and humans from the landscape to the global scale. This enables us to explore and develop wide-ranging sustainable solutions for the environmental challenges the world faces today.

Radboud University

We want to get the best out of science, others and ourselves. Why? Because this is what the world around us desperately needs. Leading research and education make an indispensable contribution to a healthy, free world with equal opportunities for all. This is what unites the more than 24,000 students and 5,600 employees at Radboud University. And this requires even more talent, collaboration and lifelong learning. You have a part to play!
Additional information
For questions about the position, please contact Aafke Schipper, Associate Professor at  [email protected] .
Radboud University

We want to get the best out of science, others and ourselves. Why? Because this is what the world around us desperately needs. Leading research and education make an indispensable contribution to a healthy, free world with equal opportunities for all.

You have a part to play!

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Application procedure
You can apply until 30 April 2023, exclusively using the button below. Kindly address your application to Aafke Schipper. Please fill in the application form and attach the following documents:

• A letter of motivation.
• Your CV, including the contact details of two references.

The first round of interviews will take place on Friday, 12 May.
You would preferably begin employment as soon as possible.
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