The Institute of Environmental Sciences (iES) at Campus Landau is looking for a research assistant in the working group ‘Functional Aquatic Ecotoxicology’, starting 1st April, 2022.

The working group ‘Functional Aquatic Ecotoxicology’ targets alterations in ecosystem functions and processes due to chemical stress. The candidate will be part of the EU-Project ”Plastic in Agricultural Production: Impacts, Lifecycles and LONg-term Sustainability (PAPILLONS)”. Tasks and responsibilites include the assessment of microplastic fate in the transition zone between agriculture and aquatic ecosystems. The assessment will be carried out at the Landau Stream Mesocosm Facility.

Candidates should hold a diploma or MSc in a relevant topic such as environmental sciences, ecology, biogeochemistry, physics, environmental modelling or similar. Fluent English talking and writing skills as well as solid background in experimental environmental sciences are required.

Applications along with necessary documents are to be sent before 15 March 2022 via email in a single pdf document to bewerbung@uni-landau.de. Please make sure to mention your name and the reference number Ld 15/2021 in the subject line of the e-mail.

Please contact J.-Prof. Dr. Mirco Bundschuh (bundschuh@uni-landau.de) for further information.

The official job posting can be accessed in the following attachment:-