The Department of Biology and Aquatic Ecotoxicology of University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE) is currently hiring a scientific assistant to investigate the input of contaminants via separate systems and their effects in flowing waters.
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Open position as Ecological Modeller at Rifcon
The scientific consulting company Rifcon in Hirschberg is hiring an Ecological Modeller for their “Population Modelling and Statistics” team.
Exposure history-dependent effects on ecosystem functioning in streams
In this post, Alexander Feckler talks about their recently published paper “History matters: heterotrophic microbial community structure and function adapt to multiple stressors”.
PhD position in Environmental Assessment & Ecology at SLU
The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) in Uppsala is seeking a PhD student to work in environmental assessment with a focus on stream ecology within the Department of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment.
Recent paper published on Amphibian population genetics in agricultural landscapes
In this post, Kathrin Theissinger and Carsten Brühl inform about their recent paper “Amphibian population genetics in agricultural landscapes: does viniculture drive the population structuring of the European common frog (Rana temporaria)?”.
PhD position on microplastics at Goethe University Frankfurt
The Department of Aquatic Ecotoxicology at Goethe University Frankfurt am Main is looking for a PhD student investigating freshwater and marine microplastics in the project “PLAWES: Plastics in the model system Weser-Wadden Sea”.
STAIR: International Academia meets Economy on October 26th
The world becomes more and more international. At the STAIR event, international students meet regional employers, learn about working conditions, and start an open-minded conversation about job chances and barriers in Germany.
Carryover of pesticide effects to non-polluted patches
In this post, Ralf Schäfer talks about their recently published paper “Assessing recovery of stream insects from pesticides using a two-patch metapopulation model”.
Oil spills in marine systems – a freely accessible virtual issue
In this post, we briefly highlight the efforts of Mace G. Barron, a guest editor with the Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, who organized a virtual issue on research targeting oil spills, which is freely accessible during August 2017.
Waste water treatment plants contribute to pesticide toxicity in agricultural catchments
In this post, Trong Dieu Hien Le talks about their recently published paper “Contribution of waste water treatment plants to pesticide toxicity in agriculture catchments”.