This position offers an exciting opportunity for any researcher who would like to contribute to cutting-edge research at the intersection of marine science, sustainability, and conservation. Using advanced modelling techniques and collaborating with European project, you will play a vital role in advancing our understanding of marine ecosystems and promoting their long-term health and resilience.
What can you expect as project researcher
This is a unique position in which you as project researcher will not only work on one ongoing European project within Horizon Europe, but three!
Together with the project leaders who are based at Deltares, stakeholders and partners, you will help make sure the projects produce timely and high-quality project deliverables. This means you’re the bulk of your research will vary over time, but always with the center goal in mind to enable marine sustainability and conservation. Your role is partly conducting research but also managing project tasks.
You integrate research findings and contribute to the project objectives such as marine spatial planning and policy.
Tasks:
- Manage project tasks, timelines, and deliverables in coordination with the project management team and other researchers.
- Conduct research by either employing modeling techniques, using Delft-3D software or data-driven methods or the use of practical frameworks to address the complexities of marine connectivity, habitat suitability, or carbon sequestration.
- Involve integrating environmental data, including physical, chemical, and biological parameters.
Your research will specifically focus on:
- Investigate habitat suitability factors for key marine species and ecosystems, considering environmental variables, anthropogenic impacts, and climate change scenarios.
- Explore the role of coastal and marine ecosystems in carbon sequestration and climate mitigation.
- Explore opportunities for promoting low-trophic aquaculture initiatives, identifying suitable sites and assessing their ecological and economic feasibility.
- Define biodiversity conservation objectives for Marine protected areas (MPAs).
Contribute to the development and implementation of nature-inclusive design demonstration sites, aiming to integrate ecological principles into marine infrastructure projects.
Qualifications:
- Demonstrated ability to work in a collaborative environment, manage research projects, and meet deadlines, with an emphasis on project management and coordination skills.
- Doctoral degree in marine science, environmental science, ecology, oceanography, applied mathematics or a related field. A MSc and 2-3 years’ experience in project management or applied research is able to be substituted for a PhD.
- A background in quantitative methods, data analysis, and modeling techniques, with experience in GIS, statistical software, or programming languages (e.g., R, Python) or the utilization and interpretation thereof is required.
- Knowledge of marine ecosystems, connectivity dynamics, habitat suitability assessment, and/or carbon sequestration processes is highly desirable.
- Excellent English written and verbal communication skills is a must, with the ability to effectively collaborate with interdisciplinary teams and communicate research findings to both scientific and non-scientific audiences.
Willingness to travel internationally for project meetings and visiting research sites is required.
What we offer:
We offer a temporary position (1.0 FTE) at Deltares for the duration of the project (4-years). After this assignment, there is the option to discuss the possibilities of continuing employment within Deltares. Furthermore, we offer:
- Excellent training opportunities for personal and professional growth.
- Deltares offers a market conform salary. Scaling will be based on your experience.
- ABP average salary pension, 34 days of vacation, vitality budget and a mobility budget.
- Here you can find more information about our attractive terms of employment.
About the projects
- Low-Trophic Aquaculture Initiatives: Investigating the potential for sustainable low-trophic aquaculture practices in European waters, including site selection, environmental impact, and optimization of production systems location. By identifying key habitats and their environmental drivers, we can use these outcomes to develop marine resources for offshore renewable energy, low-trophic aquaculture and the development of marine protected areas.
- Marine Protected Areas and Nature Restoration: Supporting the definition of biodiversity conservation objectives and evaluating the effectiveness of marine protected areas in reaching these objectives, restoring degraded habitats, and enhancing ecosystem resilience in the face of environmental change.
- Nature-Inclusive Design: Assessing the feasibility and effectiveness of integrating ecological principles into marine infrastructure projects, such as offshore wind farms, ports, and coastal defenses. To enhance biodiversity and ecosystem services.
How to apply
Are you interested in this vacancy and do your qualities match the job profile? Then apply directly via the apply button and upload your CV and motivation letter. Deadline September 2nd. First interviews will be held in the week of September 16.Do you have questions about the vacancy? Please contact Brian de Bruin (HR Recruitment Officer) brian.debruin@deltares.nl, +31615267686
Just finished your MSc and looking for an opportunity to join this project? Check our PhD vacancy (soon to be online).
