Venus fly-trap anemone


Fully funded PhD position on exploring deep-sea ecosystems in the Atlantic Ocean at Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh, UK

The studentship will be a part of a major deep-sea project (2019-2023) called iAtlantic – Integrated assessment of Atlantic marine ecosystems in space and time, funded by the European Commission Horizon 2020 program.  The student will be required to attend multiple 35-day research cruises to the Cape Verde abyssal basin in the N. Atlantic, the Santos Basin in the S. Atlantic in 2020, and a deep-diving submersible cruise to the  N. Atlantic in 2021.  The student will also be required to conduct periodic research exchange trips to Brazil and within Europe, as well as attend national and international research conferences and project meetings.


The aim of the study is to assess the impact of multiple environmental stressors on Atlantic Ocean deep-sea ecosystems.