PhD position in marine molecular chronobiology (f/x/d/m)
Core
Investigate the molecular mechanisms of light sensing and internal clock control in the North Atlantic copepod Calanus finmarchicus to understand diel vertical migration rhythms.
Role type
PhD researcher in marine molecular chronobiology
Builds
Research findings on zooplankton circadian rhythms and light-sensing mechanisms
Domain
Marine biology / Molecular chronobiology
Deliverable
research
Required skills
in situ stainings and imaging, cell culture, molecular cloning, sequence analysis, qPCR
Preferred skills
chronobiology, marine/non-model organism research, physiological analysis, behavioral analysis
Technologies
qPCR, cloning, sequence analysis
Responsibilities
Locate opsin and clock gene expression sites in Calanus, characterize spectral sensitivity of opsins, explore effects of light characteristics on diel rhythms
Seniority
PhD candidate
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