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Job title PhD Position in Arctic Pelagic Ecology. Company The University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS), Arctic Biology Department. Description of the job The department for Arctic Biology at UNIS has a vacant PhD position in Arctic pelagic ecology, affiliated with the national research program Arctic Ocean 2050. UNIS, located in Longyearbyen at 78°N, is the world's northernmost institution for higher education, specializing in Arctic studies and using the environment as a natural laboratory for research and education. The successful applicant will work with zooplankton data from the High Arctic to address knowledge gaps in life history strategies, phenology and the distribution of key zooplankton species in the Arctic Ocean. The work will contribute to improving estimates of pelagic secondary production in the central Arctic Ocean and advancing the understanding of the role of key zooplankton species in the biological carbon pump. The PhD candidate will work...