Successful candidates are expected to have a background in geology, marine biology or ocean chemistry with interest in biogeochemistry and climate changes. Previous research experience with coccolithophores will be a plus. We are looking for a candidate who knows how to work both in a team and independently, and he/she is willing to test him/herself with pioneering and transdisciplinary researches.

The selected candidate will be employed for three years at the University of Pavia (Italy) in a young and dynamic team. The PhD candidate will have access to facilities concerning the study of deep marine sediments in the coccolith content at both optical and electronic microscope. Moreover, he/she is expected to collaborate with national and international outstanding institutions such as the National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics (OGS) of Trieste, the Elettra synchrotron of Trieste or the Tongji University of Shanghai.