Postdoc Offshore Wind Farm Impacts on Ichthyoplankton Transport

Introduction

Are you an enthusiastic researcher with a background in oceanography, environmental physics, or marine ecology? Are you interested in the interaction between renewable energy infrastructure and marine ecosystems? Are you our next Postdoc on the impact of offshore wind farms on the transport dynamics of ichthyoplankton in the North Sea?

Job Description

As offshore renewable energy rapidly expands, a key scientific challenge is to understand how wind farm-induced changes in currents, turbulence, and stratification affect the transport and survival of ichthyoplankton (fish eggs and larvae). These early life stages determine future fish populations, yet their sensitivity to physical changes remains poorly understood.

In this position, you will tackle this challenge by combining fluid dynamics, numerical modelling, and marine ecology to quantify how offshore wind farms alter larval transport pathways and ecosystem...