Doctoral student in Sustainable Antifouling strategies

Job Details

We are looking for a Doctoral student to become part of our team at the Division of Maritime Environmental Science at the Department of Environmental and Energy Sciences. Join us in a collaborative and dynamic environment and contribute to research on sustainable shipping and the marine environment.

This doctoral student project on Sustainable Antifouling strategies will investigate ultrasound as a method to hinder marine organisms (biofouling) on ship hulls. The opportunities and challenges of ultrasound as antifouling method will be illustrated and evaluated from environmental and economical perspective. Ultrasound technology will be compared to existing and emerging antifouling alternatives. The project will perform studies of effects in marine ecosystems and result in recommendations on cost- and energy-efficient use of ultrasound as an antifouling measure without negatively impacting marine life.

What You Will Do
 

• Take courses at an advanced level within the Graduate school of Maritime Environmental Science (länk till specifik graduate school Graduate schools | Chalmers )
• Develop your own scientific concepts and communicate the results of your research verbally and in writing
• The position generally also includes teaching on Chalmers' undergraduate level or performing other duties corresponding to 20 percent of working hours
• Project specific tasks for the position include experimental and analytical work, field measurements, data processing, presentation of results to a diverse audience including environmental agencies, industry and academia and publication writing

Requirements

The following requirements are mandatory:
 

• To qualify as a Doctoral student, you must have a Master's degree (masterexamen) of 120 credits or a Master’s degree (magisterexamen) of 60 credits* in Environmental engineering, Natural Sciences (ie Biology, Oceanography, Environmental- or Marine Sciences) or equivalent education in a related field
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English
• Experience in practical and analytical work from lab or field.
• Experience in collection of data, statistical analyses and presentation of results
• You are a motivated and independent researcher with good analytical skills and has a strong commitment to scientific inquiry.
• You are interested in finding solutions for challenges in connection to sustainability, marine environment and shipping and look forward to perform interdisciplinary research.
• We also believe that you have a strong curiosity and a genuine wish to learn and develop your skills and knowledge further in the fields of research, research communication and project management.
• for students with an education earned outside of Sweden, a 4-year Bachelor’s degree is accepted.
   

The Following Experience Will Strengthen Your Application
 

• Experience in experimental work and design, analytical work in lab and fieldwork in aquatic environment are considered meritorious
• Experience in programming (e.g., R, Matlab or Python) and demonstrated proficiency in the use of statistical tools are considered meritorious

Contact Information

We welcome your application no later than October 31st, 2026

For Questions, Please Contact

Lena Granhag, associate professor

lena.granhag@chalmers.se