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Experienced Postdoctoral Researcher Ocean Modeller
Marine Institute
Posted on Sep 8, 2025
Organisation Description:
The Marine Institute is the national agency responsible for marine research, technology, development and innovation (RTDI). The Marine Institute seeks to assess and realise the economic potential of Ireland’s 220-million-acre marine resource; promote the sustainable development of marine industry through strategic funding programmes and scientific services; and safeguard the marine environment through research and environmental monitoring. The Institute works in conjunction with the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine (DAFM) and a network of other Government Departments, semi-state agencies, national and international marine partners.
Summary of the Role:
The Marine Institute is mainly involved in ocean modelling tasks in the ECOCREDIT, WFD Futures and BIODIVER-COAST 2 projects and your role will be to provide ocean modelling tasks in these projects in collaboration with project partners. These tasks will include carrying out simulations tailored to the projects needs using the existing coupled physical-biogeochemical models of the coastal environments of Galway Bay and Dublin Bay. The role also involves adoption of the existing Marine Institute’s DEB model for Mytilus edulis to represent the physiology of Ostrea edulis and carrying out DEB-BGC simulations for Galway Bay as part of ECOCREDIT. In WFD Futures project you will run time slice climate projections to examine changes in biogeochemical cycling in Galway and Dublin Bays in the future climate. BIODIVER-COAST 2 tasks mainly involve the analysis of the existing model outputs with the aim to develop tailored services for aquaculture, oyster restoration and environmental monitoring.
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How to Apply:
A C.V. and letter of application, summarising experience and skill set applicable to the position should be emailed to recruitment@marine.ie or posted to Human Resources at the Marine Institute, Rinville, Oranmore, Galway, H91 R673. All correspondence for this post should quote reference OCIS/EPDR/ECOCREDIT/SEPT25.
Eligible Candidates must be:
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A citizen of the European Economic Area (EEA). The EEA consists of the Member States of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway;
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A citizen of the United Kingdom (UK); or
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A citizen of Switzerland pursuant to the agreement between the EU and Switzerland on the free movement of persons; or
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A non-EEA citizen who is a spouse or child of an EEA or UK or Swiss citizen and has a stamp 4 or a Stamp 5 visa.
Closing date for Applications:
All applications for this post should be received by the Marine Institute in advance of 12 noon on Wednesday, 24th September 2025. Late applications cannot be accepted.
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