The University of Dar es Salaam, the Institute of Marine Sciences (UDSM-IMS), the Tanzanian Meteorological Authority (TMA), the Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI), the Tanzanian Fisheries Research Institute (TAFIRI), the Technical University of Denmark, the National Institute of Aquatic Resources (DTU Aqua), and Copenhagen Business School CBS are seeking 7 PhD candidates to work on the project ECOFISH (Enhancing Resilience of Coastal Communities: Towards Sustainable Fisheries and a Healthy Marine Environment) funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark (Danida). The starting date is January 1, 2025. The PhDs will be co-supervised by Tanzanian and Danish experts. The main location of study will be at UDSM-IIMR, Zanzibar, or Dar es Salaam (PhD 1 and 2), but the PhD candidate will also spend ca. 1 month in Denmark with the Danish supervisor. The candidates will be a part of a multidisciplinary, international research team, including other PhD students.

Responsibilities: The PhD student will be responsible for designing the study together with the supervisors, conducting the main parts of it, and analysing and presenting the data in a form that can be submitted to international peer-reviewed journals. Also, the PhD student is expected to collaborate with the other PhD students and scientists in the project and to participate in common project activities such as meetings and dissemination events.