Author Archives: MS

AMEO experience – Erika Juliana Perez Manosalva (2022)

Each year, several students of the Environmental Pollution Management (Ecotoxicology) Program complete an 8-week internship, the so-called “AMEO”. The AMEO is performed either at an external university, governmental or industrial research institute where students learn to apply the competences achieved during their study. Students also use this opportunity to travel and explore Germany. In this blogpost, Erika Juliana Perez Manosalva shares her AMEO experience in Bayer AG Crop Science, Frankfurt am Main.

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Apply for the position of Assistant Professor (Biology) at Baylor University, Texas!

Baylor University is accepting applications for the position of Assistant Professor of Biology – Microbial Ecology/Environmental Genomics (tenure track). The position begins in Fall 2023.

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REMINDER – Apply for the position of Lecturer (Environmental Studies) at Baylor University, Texas!

This is a full-time teaching position that normally requires teaching 4 courses per semester.  The successful candidate may serve as a supervisor for undergraduate research projects.

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Postdoc research scientist in Biology at Bayer, Monheim am Rhein

Bayer AG, one of the world’s famous multinational companies, is accepting appplications for a postdoc research scientist in biology. The position involves working with bees while using machine learning techniques. The contract is for 2 years.

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Field report: Elbe Expedition with the ALDEBARAN

In this post, Alina Mees talks about her field trip with the ALDEBARAN on the river Elbe. During her stay, she collected sediment samples to analyse microorganism communities and their subsequent methane gas production.

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Postdoc position in Environmental (Data) Science at University of Koblenz – Landau

The Institute of Environmental Sciences at Campus Landau is inviting applications to a postdoc position in environmental (data) science. The employment is for 6 years.

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2 PhD and 1 Post-doc positions in sustainability assessment of pharmaceuticals at Radboud University

Radboud University in Netherlands is accepting applications for PhD and Post-doc positions in sustainability assessment of pharmaceuticals in their Environmental Science cluster.

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Post-doc position to study interactions between microalgae and synthetic polymers at LUT University

The Department of Separation Science of LUT School of Engineering Science is hiring a postdoctoral researcher in the new project – MicroPoly (funded by Academy of Finland) . The project aims to investigate interactions between microalgae & synthetic polymers (e.g., microplastics). The start date is 3 October 2022 (or as agreed), and the location is LUT’s Mikkeli campus.

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Position as Lecturer (Environmental Studies) at Baylor University, Texas

One of the top universities in the US, Baylor University is inviting applications from environmental scientists for the position of a lecturer. The position begins in August 2023.

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Can heterogeneous landscapes mitigate pesticide stress?

In this blogpost, Moritz Link reports how pesticide toxicity affects stream ecosystems in Transylvania, Romania, a region where traditional agriculture prevails. The researchers analyzed macroinvertebrate communities, leaf litter decomposition and parasite prevalence in relation to physico-chemical stressors in the stream and the landscape.

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