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Limnology

  • Faculty: Faculty of Science
  • Type of study: doctoral
  • Length of study: 4 years
  • Language of instruction: English
  • Form of study: full-time
  • Tuition fee: 500 CZK per year
  • Programme code: P0511D030059

About the programme

The program is focused on the comprehensive study of processes in aquatic ecosystems, i.e., on the flows of matter, energy, and information between their individual compartments, including catchments. The highly interdisciplinary program interlinks holistic research of fishponds, reservoirs, and lakes with the catchment processes, including involvement in long-term aquatic ecosystem research or applications to water quality management. Special emphasis is placed on the state-of-the-art methods, such as next generation sequencing, stable isotopes, stoichiometry, mesocosm experiments, etc.The program is accredited jointly with the Biology Centre of AS CR in České Budějovice and the Institute of Microbiology AS CR, the Algatech Center in Třeboň

Programme structure

Each student's individual study plan has A. a part common to all PhD students at the Faculty of Scinece (PhD internship, literature research, regular presentation at a seminar, foreign internship, presentation at an international conference, English exam), B. a part of compulsory elective courses from the offer of PhD courses of each programme (2 to 5 courses proposed by the admissions committee) and C. possibly courses recommended by the admissions committee to supplement the knowledge of the master's degree (if the student comes from another field or another school). This Plan is binding on the student and changes to B. and C. courses are only possible after approval by the departmental board. The student draws up his/her study plan in collaboration with the supervisor and then submits it to the departmental board for approval. The rules for progression in the programme set out the conditions to be fulfilled by the student during the course of his/her studies and on completion of the programme.
This evaluation is governed by the Regulations of the Study and Examination Regulations of the USB and the Measure of the Dean of the Faculty of Scinece of the USB No. 62.

Graduate profile

You will learn to:
  • Graduates will acquire
    to use the knowledge of current issues and methods of hydrobiology and limnology, focused primarily on research of ecosystems of valley reservoirs and lakes, chemical processes and nutrient transformation, production and microbial processes taking place in surface waters,
  • comprehensively design and conduct experiments and write grant proposals,
  • evaluate and critically interpret the achieved results,
  • write and present scientific publications and project outputs.
Graduate careers:
  • Graduate destinations include
    researcher,
  • leaders in institutions focused on hydrobiological and limnological research and water management,
  • specialist in research and educational institutions, universities, institutes of applied research in water management, or in agriculture, forestry and nature protection,
  • expert in museums, state and public administration institutions, commercial organizations and non-profit organizations in the field of water management and the environment.

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Contact

prof. RNDr. Jaroslav Vrba CSc.

Phone number: 389032346

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