Author Archives: Danisa Lione

Happy Holidays and Cheers to another year of great content

In this post, the blog team revisits the 3 most read posts of the year 2020, and wishes all readers a happy and safe holiday season.

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New large coordinated research project on multiple stressors in freshwater ecosystems

In this post, Ralf B. Schäfer talks about the new project RESIST which investigates the effects of multiple stressors on stream food webs and ecosystem functioning.

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12-month Traineeship at EFSA in Italy

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), based in Parma, Italy, is opening positions for traineeships in all their units and departments, with a placement start in May or July 2021.

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Position in Water Protection in North Rhine-Westphalia

The Ministry for Environment, Agriculture, Conservation and Consumer Protection of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia is offering a position in water protection with focus on chemical contaminants.

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Academic Assistant position at GhEnToxLab, Ghent University

The GhEnToxLab at Ghent University is hiring an academic assistant with good knowledge of ecology and ecological modeling, who will also be able to work toward obtaining a PhD degree.

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“Daily Poison, Pesticides” – New popular science textbook

In this post, Carsten Brühl introduces a new popular science book by Johann Zaller, titled “Daily Poison, Pesticides – an Underestimated Danger”. The book sheds light on the usage and environmental effects of pesticides, written for scientists and non-scientists alike.

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Fungicide exposure induces sensitivity differences in aquatic life stages of frogs

In this post, Carsten Brühl and Elena Adams explain the background to their new published paper on amphibian sensitivity at different aquatic life stages and acute effects from aquatic fungicide exposure.

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PostDoc position in Multiple Stressor Ecology at Oxford University

The Department of Zoology at Oxford University, UK, is hiring a PostDoc researcher in multiple stressor ecology for three years, beginning in January 2021.

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PostDoc position in Ecological Modelling at Lund University

Lund University in Sweden is recruiting a 2-year PostDoc researcher in ecosystem service modelling.

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PhD position in River Ecosystem Management at Senckenberg

Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung (SGN) and the Natural History Museum Frankfurt are jointly looking for a PhD researcher in river ecosystem management with focus on an ecotoxicological evaluation system for running waters.

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