Call for 5 PhD scholarships on “Preservation and Restoration of Polar Marine and Coastal Ecosystems and Biodiversity. Deadline: May 31, 2023, 23:59 Lisbon Time

The Atlantic International Research Centre (AIR Centre) in collaboration with the European Polar Board (EPB) and the Portuguese Polar Program (PROPOLAR) opens an International Call for 5 (five) PhD grants from a set of six available themes within the topic “Preservation and restoration of Polar marine and coastal ecosystems and biodiversity” complying with the provisions of the FCT Regulation for Research Studentships and Fellowships (RBI) and the Research Fellowship Holder Statute (EBI):

1. Long-term assessment of the role of cephalopods in the diet of wandering albatrosses in the Southern Ocean: implications in Antarctic conservation policies
2. Spatial ecology of juvenile and immature black-browed albatrosses, with relevance for marine spatial planning and for the potential spread of pathogens
3. Comparative evolutionary ecotoxicological adaptations to anthropogenic disturbance in sea anemones from the Antarctica and the deep sea
4. Marine Spatial Planning in the Antarctic Region
5. NitrOnICE - Decipher Climate Change Impacts on the Arctic Ocean Nitrogen Microbiome
6. Atmospheric rivers role in extreme temperatures and precipitation and potential effect on microbial biodiversity on the Antarctic Peninsula

 
The call for 5 PhD grants on Preservation and restoration of Polar Marine and Coastal Ecosystems and Biodiversity will be open from April 10th until May 31st.
The deadline is May 31 , 2023, 23:59 Lisbon Time
 
Please check the following link for further details and access to application form: https://www.aircentre.org/Scholarship/.

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