Author Archives: Danisa Lione

8 research positions on stream stressors

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The University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE) has 8 research positions for doctorate students/research assistants in the Collaborative Research Centre RESIST to study stream stressors.

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Highlights of 2024 (Part 2)

In this second part of the ‘Highlights of 2024’, we recap the projects and fieldwork conducted by the research teams at Uni Landau this year.

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Highlights of 2024 (Part 1)

In the first part of the ‘Highlights of 2024’, we give our readers a recap of the scientific publications we covered this year. 

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Warm Wishes for the Winter Holidays!

The year 2024 is coming to a close and we want to take a moment to express our gratitude to each of you, for your interest, engagement and participation, that make the EcotoxBlog a vibrant community.

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Flooding linked with higher contamination in riparian zone

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In this blog post, Franziska Fiolka and colleagues discuss their study investigating flooding as a vector for organic pesticides, linking aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. They assessed regularly and rarely flooded riparian plant contamination profiles in small streams around the Upper Rhine valley and found more and higher concentrations of organic pesticides in regularly flooded riparian soil and plants.

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Research Assistant PFAS specialist

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The Institute of Fisheries Ecology of the Johann Heinrich von Thünen Institute, Federal Research Institute for Rural Areas, Forests and Fisheries, at the Bremerhaven site is seeking to recruit a Research Assistant PFAS specialist for collaboration in the third-party funded project „PFAS Pattern – Contamination of Fish with Fluorinated Compounds from the River to the Sea“.

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Student Assistant in the Department of Environmental Analytical Chemistry

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The UFZ is seeking a motivated candidate for a student assistant position in the Department of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research.

The job

The student will work on an EU Horizon 2020 project on microplastics and human health, called PlasticHeal. The task will be using FTIR imaging to quantify microplastics in human samples in occupationally exposed workers and control populations, and the data analysis and interpretation of the results. The expected working hours per week is around 7 hours per week. The position will be closed once successful candidates are recruited from now on.

Your tasks

  • You will be working on an EU Horizon 2020 project on microplastics and human health
  • Analysis of environmental and human samples by state-of-the-art analytical methods established at the Environmental Analytical Chemistry Department

They offer

  • Excellent supervision that supports your personal and professional development
  • Exciting insights into the work of a leading research institute
  • The chance to work in interdisciplinary, international teams and benefit from a wide range of perspectives
  • The opportunity to contribute and actively shape your own ideas and impulses
    right from the start
  • Modern technical equipment and IT service to optimally support your work

Your profile

  • Student (B. Sc. or M. Sc.) in Chemistry or a related field
  • Experience in experimental lab work
  • Experience in instrumental analysis is desirable
  • Motivation to work in an international team
  • Good English language skills

Details

  • Working time: 18-26% (7h, max. 10h per week)
  • Contract limitations: limited contract / 3 months
  • Application deadline: 13/Dec/2024
  • Please submit your application via the online portal with your cover letter, CV (please omit your photo, age, or marital status) and relevant attachments.

PhD in Environmental Analytical Chemistry

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The Department of Chemistry at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology has a vacancy for a PhD in Environmental Analytical Chemistry

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Internship on Biologicals and Mycorrhizas for a Sustainable Agriculture

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The Department of Plant and Microbial Biology/Agroecology and Plant-Microbiome Interactions from the University of Zurich has a Reserach Project (Internship) on Biologicals and Mycorrhizas for a Sustainable Agriculture.

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Researcher for climate model development

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If you want the possibility to contribute to environmental sciences for sustainability and global wellbeing, the IIASA is looking for a researcher for climate model development.

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