Author Archives: Danisa Lione

Postdoctoral Researcher: Ecologist

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The University Duisburg-Essen (UDE) is seeking at the Faculty of Biology, Department of River and Floodplain Ecology, with place of employment being in Gelnhausen (Senckenberg Society for Nature Research) a Postdoctoral Researcher (Ecologist)

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Early Career Ecotoxicologist

ToxStrategies has an open position as early career ecotoxicologist, to contribute to cutting-edge environmental health and risk assessment projects while building expertise in a collaborative and supportive environment.

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PhD position on traffic-emitted contaminants in terrestrial ecosystems

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The Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research in Barcelona is offering a PhD position to work on understanding the fate of specific traffic-emitted contaminants in terrestrial ecosystems.

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Two PhD positions on PFAS AOPs

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Two PhD positions are available at the Pharmacological Institute of Heidelberg University to study PFAS Adverse Outcome Pathways (AOPs). The first position is in the field of environmental toxicology and the second is in the field of tissue engineering, both looking at of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

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SystemLink 14 doctoral research positions

SystemLink opens its 3rd cohort of doctoral researchers and offers 14 doctoral research positions at the iES Landau, RPTU. To start on 1st October 2025.

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Postdoc on characterization of insect fluxes from aquatic to terrestrial agricultural environments

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The University of Rennes has an open Postdoc position for 18 months on the characterization of aquatic insect fluxes from temporary aquatic to terrestrial agricultural environments in Brittany, France.

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Not only during application times: pesticide mixtures are present in soil and plants all year round

Aerial photo. Pesticide application in vineyards. Photo: Carsten A. Brühl

Landau, 21.01.2025 – In conventional agriculture, synthetic chemical pesticides are used in various crops such as arable farming, vegetable growing and viticulture. A study by the RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau, recently published in the journal “Scientific Reports”, is the first to examine pesticide contamination over the course of a year. It shows that substances can be detected not only during the spraying periods in the fields, but also throughout the year and in adjacent meadows. The impact of these chronically detected complex pesticide mixtures on the environment has not been sufficiently investigated and could be significant.

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Winter Mingling 2024

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On the 12th of December 2024, the Winter Mingling took place, as every year, organized by the International Office & Welcome Center at RPTU Campus Landau, to welcome the new international students and celebrate the start of the winter semester. Janna, a student, tells us about it.

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PhD in Landscape-dependent pesticide exposure risks on bumble bees at UFZ

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The UFZ in Leipzig is looking for a PhD Researcher in Landscape-dependent pesticide and other chemical exposure risks on bumble bees.

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Highlights of 2024 (Part 3)

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With this third and last part of our series ‘Highlights of 2024’ we finish saying goodbye to 2024 and we welcome a new year of studying and research. Today we welcome a new member to the EcotoxBlog, and recap studies on riparian soil and macroinvertebrates.

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