<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><p style="overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: inherit; font-family: fira, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 16px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(52, 52, 51); orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial;" class="">The Marine Biogeochemical Dynamics Laboratory at the Chinese University of Hong Kong invites applications for a PhD student position in biogeochemistry, environmental oceanography or paleoceanography. The precise subject of the thesis will be agreed between the candidate and the supervisor and will depends on the candidate interests and strengths. <a href="https://findajob.agu.org/job/8016897/phd-positions-in-biogeochemistry-environmental-oceanography-or-paleoceanography/" class="">https://findajob.agu.org/job/8016897/phd-positions-in-biogeochemistry-environmental-oceanography-or-paleoceanography/</a></p><p style="overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: inherit; font-family: fira, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 16px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(52, 52, 51); orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial;" class="">Potential research topic (not exclusive):</p><ul style="overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: inherit; font-family: fira, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 20px 12px; padding: 0px; list-style-position: outside; color: rgb(52, 52, 51); orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial;" class=""><li style="overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 4px 16px; padding: 0px;" class="">Rate of microplastic degradation using isotopically labelled microplastic</li><li style="overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 4px 16px; padding: 0px;" class="">Blue Carbon storage in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia</li><li style="overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 4px 16px; padding: 0px;" class="">Hypoxia in coastal environments</li><li style="overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 4px 16px; padding: 0px;" class="">Nutrient dynamic in wetlands</li></ul><p style="overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: inherit; font-family: fira, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 16px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(52, 52, 51); orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial;" class="">We encourage applications from enthusiastic and self-motivated students who have demonstrated academic and research excellence in environmental or earth sciences, chemistry, or a related quantitative discipline. Applicants should have a 1<span style="overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; line-height: 0; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; top: -0.5em;" class="">st</span> class honours degree or a 2.1 honours degree plus Masters (or equivalent GPA). Experience in geochemistry, paleoceanography and/or mass spectrometry is considered an asset.</p><p style="overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: inherit; font-family: fira, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 16px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(52, 52, 51); orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial;" class="">Successful applicants will be supported in their application to the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPF; <a href="https://www.gs.cuhk.edu.hk/admissions/scholarships-fees/hkpfs" rel="no-follow" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(0, 65, 116); text-decoration: none;" class="">https://www.gs.cuhk.edu.hk/admissions/scholarships-fees/hkpfs</a>) and will have the chance to join the Chinese University of Hong Kong, ranked 39<span style="overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; line-height: 0; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; top: -0.5em;" class="">th</span> best university globally by the 2022 QS World University. CUHK is recognized internationally as a dynamic and comprehensive university of world-class standing. With its distinguished excellence in research and outstanding performance in teaching, it attracts first-class teaching and research staff and brilliant students from around the world and was recognized as the 3<span style="overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; line-height: 0; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; top: -0.5em;" class="">rd</span> most international university by the Time Higher education raking in 2021. More information about graduate study in CUHK can be found here: <a href="https://www.gs.cuhk.edu.hk/admissions/why-cuhk/about-cuhk" rel="no-follow" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(0, 65, 116); text-decoration: none;" class="">https://www.gs.cuhk.edu.hk/admissions/why-cuhk/about-cuhk</a></p><p style="overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: inherit; font-family: fira, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 16px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(52, 52, 51); orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial;" class="">The position will be granted with a competitive salary. Interested candidates should send a cover letter, their CV (including the name of at least 3 references) and transcripts to Dr. Benoit Thibodeau at <a href="mailto:benoit.thibodeau@cuhk.edu.hk" rel="no-follow" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(0, 65, 116); text-decoration: none;" class="">benoit.thibodeau@cuhk.edu.hk</a>. Application deadline is the 22<span style="overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; line-height: 0; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; top: -0.5em;" class="">nd</span> of October 2021 and starting date is the 1<span style="overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; line-height: 0; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; top: -0.5em;" class="">st</span> September 2022. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. Applicants for whom English is not the first language, or who have not undertaken their degree studies with English as the language of instruction, must attain a satisfactory English language test score (TOEFL).</p><div class=""><span style="color: rgb(52, 52, 51); font-family: fira, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">More information about the Marine Biogeochemical Dynamics laboratory can be found on the website:</span><span style="color: rgb(52, 52, 51); font-family: fira, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""> </span><font color="#004174" face="inherit" class=""><span style="orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit;" class=""><a href="http://thibodeau-biogeochemistry.rf.gd/" class="">http://thibodeau-biogeochemistry.rf.gd/</a></span></font></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div></body></html>