PhD in Ecosystem Modelling

At the Faculty of Engineering and Science, Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, a PhD stipend is available within the study program of Biology./nThe PhD stipend is open for appointment from 01.08.2026 or as soon as possible thereafter./nThe position is for 3 years, and the workplace is in Aalborg, Denmark./nA PhD stipend is available in invasive insect ecology and ecological modelling./nThe PhD candidate will mainly work on modelling species distributions and population dynamics of invasive insects such as the agricultural pest, Spotted Wing Drosophila in current and future climates./nAs such the position will include a combination of ecological modelling and laboratory experiments./nThe candidate will participate in all aspects of the project including acquisition of data from the literature, experimental work, modelling, data analysis, writing etc./nThe PhD student will follow courses according to the university’s PhD program./nThe candidate is also expected to engage in teaching within topics such as ecology, ecophysiology, ecosystem modelling and be involved in project-based student supervision within the section.