PhD position on bio-optics, in the North Sea POWER (Progress in Offshore Wind Ecological Research) consortium
PhD position on bio-optics, in the North Sea POWER (Progress in Offshore Wind Ecological Research) consortium
The Department of Estuarine & Delta Systems (EDS) - location Yerseke of NIOZ is looking for a highly motivated and proactive PhD candidate to investigate the underwater light climate around offshore wind farms in the North Sea.
ROYAL NIOZ
NWO-NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research is the Dutch national oceanographic institute and principally performs academically excellent multidisciplinary, fundamental, and frontier applied marine research addressing important scientific and societal questions pertinent to the functioning of the ocean and seas. NIOZ includes the National Marine research Facilities (NMF) department that operates a fleet of research vessels and the national pool of large seagoing equipment, and supports excellence in multidisciplinary marine research, education, and policy development.
THE PROJECT
As offshore wind farms rapidly expand in the North Sea, mitigating their ecological impact on marine ecosystems is critical. The North Sea POWER project addresses this challenge by filling vital knowledge gaps regarding underwater noise
