Si-WEBS Jobs

Si transformations along the Land-Ocean Continuum:
12 Ph.D. and Postdoctoral positions

8 Ph.D. and 4 postdoctoral positions will be available from October 1st, 2002, within the framework of the Si-WEBS Research Training Network. Si-WEBS (Natural and Anthropogenic perturbations of the Silicon cycle: Worldwide Ecological, Biogeochemical and Socioeconomical consequences) is a network funded by the European Commission under the horizontal programme "Improving human research potential and the socio-economic base". It focuses on the biogeochemical cycle of silicon along the land-ocean continuum, with partners from Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece and The Netherlands. The objectives of Si-WEBS are to (1) improve our fundamental knowledge of the coupling between the Si and C cycles in rivers, coastal zones and open oceans, (2) build quantitative modelling tools to describe Si transformations along the Land-Ocean Continuum (LOC), (3) evaluate the ecological, biogeochemical and socio-economical consequences of natural and anthropogenic perturbations of the Si cycle along the LOC, and (4) include Si based tools in watershed management policies, as an integral part of the development of sustainable marine ecosystems.

Young researchers applying to Si-WEBS positions must be aged 35 years or less at the time of their appointment. They must be nationals of a Community Member State or an Associated State, or have resided in the Community for at least five years prior to their appointment. Details of the work programme, positions, and additional eligibility conditions for young researchers can be found at the Si-WEBS web page: Si-WEBS.

For further information, please contact :

Olivier Ragueneau
UMR 6539 Institut Universitaire Européen de la mer
F-29280 Plouzané
France
Tel: 33 (0)2 98 49 86 56
Fax: 33 (0)2 98 49 86 45
E-mail: olivier.ragueneau@univ-brest.fr.

Eligibility conditions for applying

To be eligible for an appointment under a network contract, the young researchers must meet all of the following conditions:

• Age. They must be aged 35 years or less at the time of their appointment by a participant. An allowance to age limit will be made for the actual time spent in compulsory military or civil service or childcare (a maximum of two years per child for the actual time spent off work).
• Qualifications. They must be holders of a doctoral degree or of a degree that qualifies them to embark on a doctoral degree.
• Nationality. They must be nationals of a Community Member State or an Associated State or must have resided in the Community for at least five years immediately prior to their apointment by a participant in the frame of the network contract.
• International mobility. They must not be nationals of the state in which the participant's research team appointing them is located and must not have carried out their normal activities in that state for more than 12 of the 24 months immediately prior to their appointment.
• Content of work. They must be appointed specifically to carry out research in the context of the project programme or to assist the network co-ordinator in the scientific co-ordination of the Human Potential network project.
• Young researchers from 3rd countries applying the 5 year residence rule should ensure that they are able to fulfill the immigration and visa requirements for the Member State or Associated State in which they are to be appointed.