PhD Candidate in Cooperation with SINTEF Ocean, Kongsberg Maritime, Aker Biomarine and Institute of Marine Research

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We have a vacancy for a PhD candidate at the SFI HARVEST , Department of Marine Technology, NTNU . The position is for three years. One additional year of teaching assistant duties may be agreed upon, and belongs to

SFI HARVEST

SFI Harvest is a research-based innovation centre for developing new technology aimed at solving the global challenges of securing enough food for a growing population, in a sustainable way. Targeted research and innovation challenges are:

Continuous, unattended sampling of the concentrations of zooplankton, mesopelagic fish species and marine plastic litter/microplastic.

Surveying and monitoring biomass and plastic concentrations using data-driven data collection strategies.

Currently, autonomous vehicles such as autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), gliders and autonomous surface vehicles (ASVs) are being used for environmental assessment, geophysical surveys, and ecosystem assessment, but they are rarely used in marine resource research and hardly at all by fisheries. Autonomous surveys are usually pre-programmed and monitored by an expert user. A targeted research challenge for the vacant position is operation of ASVs in harsh environments with extreme waves, wind, and possible ice floes. We will in this project study improved autonomy in terms of sensing performance, endurance, and resilience by strengthening situational awareness and adaptive sampling strategies integrated into autonomous guidance, navigation, and control systems for ASVs.

The PhD will be conducted in collaboration with SINTEF Ocean , Kongsberg Maritime , Aker BioMarine and Institute of Marine Research . 

For a position as a PhD Candidate, the goal is a completed doctoral education up to an obtained doctoral degree.  

The position will report to Supervising Professor Asgeir J. Sørensen.