Simulating Plankton Evolution with Adaptive Dynamics in a global ocean model (SPEAD)

PhD offer in theoretical ecology -- eco-evolutionary dynamics of plankton
The position:

The PhD student will investigate the potential of adaptive evolution to affect the response of phytoplankton communities to a warmer and more stratified ocean due to climate change. He/she will use modelling techniques that are commonly used in physics (moment closure approximations, reaction-diffusion) to solve eco-evolutionary dynamics of planktonic organisms moving along "fitness landscapes" (i.e. relationship between genotypes and reproductive success).
The lab:
Institute of Marine Sciences @ Barcelona (CSIC)
http://www.icm.csic.es/en
https://oceanglobe.org/
Your profile:
-MSc in physics, mathematics, engineering, computer sciences, oceanography, theoretical biology, or related disciplines.
-Computer skills (or desire to learn them) in Matlab, Python, R and/or FORTRAN under Linux OS.
-Creative and independent thinking with an interest in complex systems and numerical ecology.
We offer:
-FPI fellowship: Free tuition and salary funded by the Spanish
-Government
-BarcelonaTech-ICM joint PhD program in Marine Sciences (4 years)
-An interdisciplinary, innovative and dynamic environment (ICM)
-Research stays at three institutions: MIT, JAMSTEC, CNRS
-Flexible time-schedule
-Health insurance
-Bike commuting
-Paid holidays
Apply
-Curriculum vitae (CV)
-Academic record (grades in %)
-Letters of reference (up to three)
Deadline
Open from 10th January 2018 until the position is filled
Contact
Pedro Cermeno ([Email Address Removed]) Sergio Vallina ([Email Address Removed]) http://www.oceanglobe.info/jobs/index.html
Summary
-The Institute of Marine Sciences @ Barcelona (CSIC) is looking for candidates to fill two job offers in computational ecology of marine ecosystems. The open positions are within the frame of a research project SPEAD, funded by the Spanish National Science Foundation. The project SPEAD seeks to simulate plankton ecological evolution (Eco-Evo) for the global ocean using the adaptive dynamics framework of trait-diffusion. Further details of the project SPEAD can be found here --http://www.oceanglobe.info/pdf/PPN-2017_SPEAD_Flyer.pdf