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Water Quality in European Surface Waters – A Risky Situation (Part 2)

Jakob Wolfram talks about how water quality in Europe changed over time for different species groups and identifies the actors responsible for the deteriorated water quality. His research on “Water Quality and Ecological Risks in European Surface Waters – Monitoring Improves While Water Quality Decreases” is published in Environment International.

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Water Quality in European Surface Waters – Finding stories in big data (Part 1)

Jakob Wolfram talks about analyzing a large monitoring dataset to understand how water quality in Europe changed over time, how these trends affect different species groups, and which factors contribute to deteriorated water quality. His research on “Water Quality and Ecological Risks in European Surface Waters – Monitoring Improves While Water Quality Decreases” is published in Environment International.

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2 BSc / MSc theses on Litter Decomposition & Carbon Cycling in Novel Environments at Uni Landau

Two Bachelor or Master theses are available at the University of Koblenz-Landau to assess either litter decomposition or carbon cycling in aquatic environments exposed to multiple stressors.

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Group Lead position in Integrative Ecological Systems Analysis at Eawag

The Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag) is hiring a tenure-track group lead in integrative ecological systems analysis for model-based analysis of ecological and environmental data from aquatic systems.

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Developing a global science-policy body on chemicals and waste – You can sign on!

For the first time, the United Nations Environment Programme is going to make chemical pollution, similarly to climate change and biodiversity, a priority topic in 2022–2025. The International Panel on Chemical Pollution (IPCP) invites you to voice your support for establishing a global science-policy body on chemicals and waste.

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PhD position in Soil Ecotoxicology & Modelling in Switzerland

Syngenta Crop Protection AG and Wageningen University jointly offer a PhD position in terrestrial ecotoxicology to model the exposure and effects of pesticides and other stressors on soil organisms.

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PhD position in Statistical Ecotoxicology at University of Bayreuth

Picture noting PhD position in statistical ecotoxicology

The Junior Research Group Statistical Ecotoxicology at the University of Bayreuth in Germany is seeking to fill a 3-year PhD position in statistical ecotoxicology starting as soon as possible.

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Contract position (HiWi) in Macroinvertebrate Identification at Uni Landau

Dr. Alessandro Manfrin (SystemLink project) is hiring a student researcher to identify freshwater macroinvertebrates in samples, located at the Institute for Environmental Sciences in Landau.

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Agriculture without paradises? Low intensity agriculture and pesticide use in Eastern Europe

In this post, Verena Schreiner talks about a recently published paper on pesticide pollution in a European region with considerable amount of traditional agriculture.

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PostDoc position in Terrestrial or Freshwater Ecology at Senckenberg

The Department of River Ecology and Conservation at Senckenberg and the University of Duisburg-Essen jointly offer a PostDoc position to investigate trends in ecological communities over time and space, and to identify drivers of ecological variation.

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