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Logo of EURAXESS Job offer Academic Positions - JOB - Netherlands - Academic Positions - Posted on: 27 October 2026 Page contents 27 Oct 2026 NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research Research Field Biological sciences » Other Environmental science » Earth science Environmental science » Ecology Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Application Deadline 1 Dec 2026 - 22:59 (UTC) Country Netherlands Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Part-time Hours Per Week 40 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No Offer Description The department of Coastal Systems (COS) is looking for a highly motivated Postdoc. We offer a postdoctoral position of 3 years on studying the spatiotemporal variation in macrozoobenthos in the group of Dr. Allert Bijleveld. This project is part of ongoing research on understanding trends and spatial distributions of benthic communities in the Dutch Wadden Sea.
THE DEPARTMENT T he Department of COS integrates state-of-the art laboratory, field and numerical modelling studies in frontier explorations of the drivers of the dynamics of marine habitats and food webs. COS examines how physical, chemical and biological processes interact to determine the distribution, composition and productivity of marine species - from primary producers to top predators - and marine habitats - from the coast to inter/sub-tidal and pelagic environments. Research is applied at both the regional and global scales.
THE PROJECT The Wadden Sea is a UNESCO world heritage site and home to a variety of species. Macrozoobenthos are the largest secondary producers in the food web and in turn a major food source for birds, fish and invertebrates. At NIOZ, we have a long tradition for studying the macrozoobenthos community of the Dutch Wadden Sea. SIBES is a long-term NIOZ ...