Author Archives: Danisa Lione

Journey from Geologist to Ecotoxicologist

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I am Danielle Siqueira, a master’s student in Environmental Pollution Management (Ecotoxicology). I would like to tell you about my studies and career, and how I as a geologist, became a study director of chronic tests with honeybees.

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Vacancy: Chemical Hazard Indicators Scientist at UFZ

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The Department of Cell Toxicology, at The Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), invites applications for 4 full-time positions over 24 months as Scientists on Chemical Hazard Indicators “toxicity and persistent toxicity” with new approach methodologies.

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How algae and fungi team up to nourish aquatic invertebrates

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In this blog post, Alexander Feckler and his colleagues explore the role of autochthonous primary production for the quality of microbially-colonized leaf material as food in heterotrophic food web in headwater streams. Despite reduced autochthonous primary production in shaded headwater streams, this study indicated a potential for enhanced secondary production and energy transfer to higher trophic levels within the aquatic ecosystem due to so-called “algal priming”.

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Postdoc Fellow in Environmental Science

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The Department of Environmental Science at Stockholm University has an open Postdoc position on the Biodiversa+ project DESTRESS (DEciphering temporal trends and safe operating spaces for river biodiversity within the context of multiple STRESSors)

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Vacancy: Environmental Modeller and Data Scientist at the University of Duisburg-Essen

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As part of the Research Alliance Ruhr, the Research Center One Health Ruhr at the University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE) on the Essen Campus, Department of Ecotoxicology, is looking for a researcher as Environmental Modeller and Data Scientist

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PhD Position on Transport and Transformation of Urban Micropollutants

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The French National Centre for Scientific Research has an open PhD position on Transport and Transformation of Urban Micropollutants: emissions and fate in urban receiving environments under extreme hydro-climatic conditions, in Strasbourg.

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Ecotox Lab Chronicles: summer semester starts with Daphnia testing

Student at a controlled temperature room checking the Daphnids

At the end of April, the 2023/2024 cohort of the Ecotox master’s programme started the summer semester with a week-long ecotoxicology lab. Master student Jule Stern tells us about their experience.

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PhD position on mechanistic effect model development in the EU project SYBERAC

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The Environmental Systems Modelling Department of the Mathematics / Computer
Science / Physics
faculty at Osnabrück University is recruiting a research assistant for a PhD position on mechanistic effect model development in the EU project SYBERAC to start on 01.07.2024 limited until 31.12.2027.

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PhD Researcher in Mixture Toxicology and Modelling

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The Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) is offering a PhD position as Researcher in Mixture Toxicology and Modelling within the Department of Ecotoxicology in Leipzig.

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3 Master Thesis opportunities at Eußerthal Ecosystem Research Station

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Three master thesis opportunities are being offered at Eußerthal Ecosystem Research Station within the project POLYRAS (POLyculture Recirculatory Aquaculture System)

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