PhD in Biosciences

Position as PhD Research Fellow in Fish Immunology and Development available at Department of Biosciences./nStarting date no later than October 1, 2026./nThe fellowship period is three years./nA fourth year maybe considered and it will involve 25 percent of other career-promoting work. Other career-promoting work may consist of teaching, supervision, and/or research assistance. This is dependent upon the qualification of the applicant and the current needs of the department./nPlace of work is the Department of Biosciences at Blindern, Oslo./nApplicants are invited to apply for a 3-years PhD position in “Fish Immunology and Development” to be based at the Department of Biosciences of the University of Oslo. This role contributes to the ERC-funded starting grant project “Fish-S.H.I.E.L.D.”, which aims to investigate the fish branchial cavity immune surveillance system and its importance for the fish defense against infectious diseases in aquaculture./nThe ERC project objective will use the zebrafish model to 1) Characterize the gill lymphoid tissues and tonsil-like organ. 2) Decipher the rules of antigen sampling, 3) Characterize the developmental framework. 4) Study the involvements in immune responses to infection and vaccines. This will then serve as a guide for investigations in Atlantic salmon and other fish species relevant for aquaculture.