PhD in the modern carbon cycle

A 3-year PhD position is available at Nordcee, Department of Biology, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark. The start date is January 1st, 2026. 

We are seeking a PhD candidate to explore the dynamics of organic carbon recycling in the modern carbon cycle. The weathering of sedimentary rocks is a crucial step in the carbon cycle, removing oxygen from the atmosphere and returning CO2 to the atmosphere. Yet the efficiency over which rock-bound (petrographic carbon) is oxidized or recycled is highly uncertain. 

This PhD will use RAMAN spectroscopy as a tool to explore the dynamics of petrographic carbon recycling in modern sediments, rivers and in experimental systems. Flume experiments will be used to explore for petrographic carbon is sorted and cycled in experimental systems, while analyses of modern marine sediments will reveal the quantitative importance of petrographic carbon recycling. Weathering environments will also be explored to determine the rates of petrographic carbon oxidation on land. 
The work will be conducted in the Villum Foundation-funded center EnBiE (Center for Environmental and Biological Evolution) with the Nordcee group. 

We are looking for ambitious candidate with an MSc degree in sedimentology, geochemistry, or geobiology, although a degree in related environmental sciences will also be considered.

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