Applications are invited for up to three postdoctoral research associates in ecosystem modelling by IRD, IFREMER and MARBEC laboratory.

The successful applicants will join MARBEC, one of the largest French laboratories in marine biodiversity, gathering research teams from IFREMER, IRD, CNRS, University of Montpellier, and INRAE research organizations. The postdoctoral program will be funded by Horizon Europe (FutureMares, Bioceans5D, and ActNow projects), the French Priority Research Program Oceans and Climate (Mediation project), and France Filière Pêche (Adapt project).

The postdoctoral fellows will work on the development and application of marine coupled hydrodynamic/ecosystem/economic models, investigating plausible futures of marine biodiversity and ecosystem services under a panel of climate change and fishing scenarios.

The research work will use the multispecies OSMOSE modelling platform, with one or more of its submodels addressing fish bioenergetics (bioen-Osmose), eco-evolutionary dynamics (Ev-Osmose), and fisheries bio-economics (Ec-Osmose). Applications will be developed in different ecosystems: the Mediterranean Sea (whole basin, and gulf of Lions), and the North Sea.

Applicants with various backgrounds are encouraged to apply and should have less than three years of experience after their PhD.

Specifically, MARBEC is looking for young researchers with relevant expertise to work in the following areas:

1. bioenergetic and evolutionary modelling based on fish life-history traits to explore eco-evolutionary dynamics and the resilience/hysteresis of fish populations;
2. fisheries bio-economic modelling to explore the trade-offs and synergies between biodiversityconservation and fisheries management;
3. coupling biogeochemical and ecosystem models to explore feedback loops between low- andhigh-trophic level species and their impact on ecosystem dynamics.

Work place: Université de Montpellier

Deadline: May 1st, 2024

Find more information and apply through the link below.