General information
Reference : UMR6143-MARBOU-003
Workplace : CAEN
Date of publication : Monday, June 20, 2022
Type of Contract : FTC Scientist
Contract Period : 9 months
Expected date of employment : 3 October 2022
Proportion of work : Full time
Remuneration : gross salary between 3820 and 3995 euros
Desired level of education : PhD
Experience required : 5 to 10 years
Missions
Analyse of the structure and function of an coastal ecosystem in the Bay of Seine through food web modelling
Activities
The aim of this project will be to analyse the structure and function of an coastal ecosystem in the Bay of Seine located at the buyo SMILE (Coastal Instrumented Measurement System, for the Environment) through food web modelling. The Smile buyo is integrated into networks at regional (PHRESQUES), national (SOMLIT, COAST-HF, Benth'obs ( CNRS)) and European (H2020 JERICONEXT) networks. The scientist will have to identify benthic, suprabenthic and fish species from the campaign of March 2022. The scientist will have to do isotopic analyses on the following compartments : zooplankton, benthic, suprabenthic and fish and to analyse fish stomachal content. Finally, the scientists will develop an ecosystem model based on the local data and on the bibliography.
Skills
- Trophic web modelling (ecopath with Ecosim)
- Isotopic analyses
- The candidate must show autonomy and skills for synthesis, organisation and communication;
- Rigor;
- R software;
- Bilingual English/French appreciated
- Quality of redaction of documents in French and English
Work Context
The recruited scientist fellow will be located at the UMR Morphodynamique Continentale et Côtière from the CNRS within the benthos group
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