{"id":931,"date":"2025-11-13T15:35:33","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T15:35:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scholarshipidea.net\/?p=931"},"modified":"2025-11-13T15:39:04","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T15:39:04","slug":"phd-in-marine-biogeochemistry-and-blue-carbon-at-university-of-gothenburg-sweden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scholarshipidea.net\/?p=931","title":{"rendered":"PhD in marine biogeochemistry and blue carbon at University of Gothenburg, Sweden"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Duties\u202f\u202f\u202f <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The PhD student will work on a project funded by the Swedish Research Council (VR) designed to quantify the net carbon sequestration capacity of seagrasses. Protecting and restoring seagrasses can enhance atmospheric CO2 uptake and thus mitigate climate change. Previous research has mainly focused on carbon stored in biomass and sediments, but much less is known about the export and long-term fate of dissolved organic and inorganic carbon produced by these ecosystems. Seagrasses generate carbonate alkalinity, a form of inorganic carbon, which remains permanently dissolved in seawater and buffers coastal waters against acidification. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this project, the PhD student will investigate dissolved carbon and alkalinity production in eelgrass (Zostera marina) ecosystems across spatial and temporal scales in Swedish coastal waters. Field observations will include in-situ benthic chamber incubations to quantify diurnal changes, while natural tracers such as radon will be used to estimate ecosystem-scale exchange. Sediment cores will be taken to reconstruct long-term carbon sequestration and to evaluate how seagrass meadows contribute to permanent carbon storage. By combining these datasets, the project will identify the main drivers of dissolved carbon and alkalinity production, quantify export rates to adjacent waters, and establish the basis for regional and global upscaling. The results are expected to refine our understanding of the role of seagrasses in the global carbon cycle, providing new insights and arguments for the preservation of these threatened coastal ecosystems. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The PhD student will be part of the Marine Biogeochemistry research group at the Department of Marine Sciences and will work closely with Swedish and international collaborators. Doctoral studies comprises four years of full-time study, and leads to a doctoral degree. The education should include courses of at least 60 higher education credits, distributed over the study period and planned together with the supervisor and the examiner.\u202f  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As part of your employment as a doctoral student, you may have departmental duties corresponding to up to 20 % of full-time employment, distributed throughout your study period. Departmental duties usually consist of teaching at first- and second-cycle levels, but may also include outreach and administration.\u202fThe employment is extended by the corresponding time.\u202f <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eligibility\u202f\u202f\u202f<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Education at third-cycle level requires general eligibility and, where appropriate, specific eligibility as set out in the general syllabus for the subject.\u202f\u202f <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The general eligibility requirements for education at third-cycle level are:\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. having completed a degree at second-cycle level, or <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. the fulfilment of course requirements totaling at least 240 credits, of which at least 60 credits must be at second-cycle level, or\u202f\u202f <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. the acquisition of equivalent knowledge in some other way, either in Sweden or abroad.\u202f \u202f<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Assessment criteria\u202f\u202f\u202f<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    The selection of applicants who meet the basic and specific eligibility requirements will be based on the ability to assimilate the education at third-cycle level.\u202f\u202f\u202f <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The successful candidate is expected to work both independently and collaboratively within a research team, demonstrate strong analytical and communication skills, and show potential for scientific development. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The following qualifications are considered essential: <\/p>\n\n\n\n