The Department of Environmental ScienceThe study of the environment and the solution of environmental problems.... More at INTERACT partner Stockholm University has an opening for a PhD student in Environmental ScienceThe study of the environment and the solution of environmental problems.... More focusing on organic matter degradation in ArcticDefinitions of the Arctic vary according to environmental, geographical, political, cultural and scientific perspectives. Some scientists define the Arctic as areas having a high latitude, long winters, short, cool summers,... More permafrostPermafrost is frozen ground that remains at or below zero degrees Celsius (32 degrees Fahrenheit) for two or more years. It forms in regions where the mean annual temperature is... More systems. Application deadline is May 15th and more information can be found here.