Website Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)
Last date to apply: 31.01.2026
Number of Positions: 01
About the position
The postdoc will quantify how warming and increasingly dark waters, caused by brown-coloured terrestrial organic matter, jointly affect coastal ecosystem functioning and service provisioning. The work will bridge ecology and biogeochemistry, integrating whole-ecosystem and mesocosm experiments with in-field measurements in the Baltic Sea.
Methods and tasks will be developed collaboratively to resolve how temperature and light variation influence habitat-specific and whole-ecosystem carbon metabolism and productivity, biomass distributions from plankton to fish, and resulting ecosystem services.
This position is part of a larger project on coastal ecosystem services and is a great opportunity to do and collaborate in frontier research on climate change effects on coastal ecosystems of high societal relevance.
The postdoc will lead and contribute to scientific publications while benefitting from ongoing research in our research groups at SLU in Uppsala and Umeå university, ranging from basal ecosystem metabolism to fish community dynamics.
Welcome to join our research group at SLU Ultuna! We study dynamics of aquatic food webs, and their responses to climate change, exploitation and other human pressures (www.slu.se/fishinfoodwebs).
Your profile
We seek highly motivated candidates with a PhD, preferably obtained within the past three years.
Documented expertise and skills in aquatic ecology and/or aquatic biogeochemistry are required, as are skills and experience in conducting independent aquatic fieldwork. Fluency in spoken and written English, experience in operating small boats, and a valid driver’s licence recognized for use in Sweden are also required.
Merits include expertise in foodweb ecology, biogeochemistry, and especially their combination. Proficiency in statistical analyses relevant to aquatic ecosystem ecology is expected. Additional merits include experience and skills in experimental design and laboratory work, as well as knowledge of plankton, invertebrate and/or fish ecology.
We place great emphasis on personal qualities and abilities to communicate and to cooperate in a team as well as to work and develop independently, including demonstrated independent scientific work.
Qualifications: At the time of appointment you have to hold a PhD degree in ecology, limnology, aquatic ecology, marine biology, biogeochemistry, or similar subject.
About us
Our department is an inspiring research environment where you can contribute to knowledge for the sustainable use of seas, lakes and watercourses. We combine ecological, genomic, biodiversity, and fisheries research with monitoring, assessment and advice for national and international management. With >200 employees, we are the largest knowledge hub on aquatic systems and fisheries in Sweden, providing access to associated research infrastructure and research opportunities of high societal relevance.
Welcome to visit us at www.slu.se/aquaticresources!
Location:
Uppsala, Sweden
Form of employment:
Temporary employment 24 months, with the possibility of extension.
Scope:
100%
Start date:
April 15th 2026, or as agreed.
Application:
Please submit your application before deadline 31 January 2026.
The application shall be written in English and include a CV documenting your academic career and education, copies of PhD degree diploma including course specifications, publication list including submitted manuscripts, a presentation of your scientific merits, as well as contact details for two reference persons (name, relation to the applicant, email address and phone number).