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[From Diatom-L] Job opportunities involving research on diatom cultures in a project funded by the Polish Science Foundation (FNP). University of Szczecin team is seeking for the candidates to participate in an applied research oriented project on diatoms. The start date is January 1 st 2020 and the project run is 30 months. We are looking for two PhD students and two postdocs. Below links provide detailed information about research and contract conditions also the contact details are in the below links. 1.        Young doctor 1: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/ jobs/466873 2.        Young doctor 2: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/ jobs/466889 3.        PhD student - Chemistry: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/ jobs/466894 4.        PhD Student - Biology: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/ jobs/466897

From Diatom-L The call for applications for the Extraordinary Session of PhD course in LIFE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES (Curriculum Marine Biology and Ecology) at the Università Politecnica delle Marche (UNIVPM) has been published on our web site on September 6 th : https://www.univpm.it/Entra/ Research_1/PhD_Programmes/ Call_for_applications_-_PhD_ Courses The deadline is September 26 th . A 3-years PhD scholarship is co-funded by Università Politecnica delle Marche (UNIVPM) and Stazione Zoologica di Napoli (SZN). Students with a basic/good expertise in benthic diatom taxonomy/ecology are invited to apply and to contact Cecilia Totti ( https://www.univpm.it/Entra/Marchetti_Elisa_Componente_del_Consiglio_di_AmministrazioneCOPIA ) and Diana Sarno ( http://www.szn.it/index.php/it/personale/staff/172-sarno-diana/835-sarno-diana ) for any further information on the project and for assistance in the online submission. Title of the research project: Marine benthic mi...

One of the greatest current challenges in aquaculture is the ability to develop new and novel feed sources that are better able to utilize available nutrient and energy inputs. Aquaculture is growing rapidly, but its key inputs, including fishmeal from wild-caught lower trophic-level fish present a number of challenges for industry sustainability. Phytoplankton, bacteria and cyanobacteria have all been used as probiotic supplements in feed, but only more recently as a substitute for protein in feeds. Yet wild fish thrive while ingesting naturally occurring microbial communities (biofilm/periphyton, biofloc) and the use of microorganisms to boost aquaculture performance is not a new practice given that bacteria and yeasts are frequently used in commercial production as pre- and probiotic supplements and immunostimulants. However, only relatively recently have commercial operations demonstrated the utility of microbes as a direct nutrient source for a variety of farmed or...