The call for postdoctoral proposals was launched in November 2012. The deadline was 15th December 2013. OT-Med received 22 eligible proposals. After the selection procedure (evaluation by external reviewers and the interviews with the candidats), four OT-Med postdoctoral fellowships have been attributed in February 2013. The fellowships were attributed for one year with the possible extension of one year. These projects will start in July 2013. The candidates selected are (in the alphabetical order) :

Postdoctoral fellow: Elena Alekseenko

Supervisor: Melika Baklouti (MIO)

OT-Med work package: TWP2

Subject: Modeling the impact of the quantity and quality of nutrient inputs on the structural and functional dynamics of planktonic diversity at seasonal time-scales. A case study on the NW Mediterranean Sea under the influence of the Rhône River


Postdoctoral fellow: Marianela Fader

Supervisor: Alberte Bondeau (IMBE)

OT-Med work package: WP2, WP3, TWP2

Subject: Solar energy for irrigation: mitigation and adaptation option for the Mediterranean?


Postdoctoral fellow: Guillermo Gea-Izquierdo

Supervisor: Joël Guiot (CEREGE)

OT-Med work package: WP2, TWP2

Subject: Assessing vulnerability to global change of western Mediterranean forests using tree rings and a mechanistic approach


Postdoctoral fellow: Matteo Vacchi

Supervisor: Christophe Morhange (CEREGE)

OT-Med work package: WP1

Subject: MedMax. Mediterranean future sea level Maximum