The Faculty of Science and the Institute of Environmental Sciences at the University of Leiden are looking for a PhD candidate to work on ‘Environmental impact assessment of pollution at the ecosystem level’.
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3 Master Thesis opportunities at Eußerthal Ecosystem Research Station
Three master thesis opportunities are being offered at Eußerthal Ecosystem Research Station within the project POLYRAS (POLyculture Recirculatory Aquaculture System)
Continue readingAssessing the heath of mangroves in the North-East of Barbados
In this blogpost, Prof. Mirco Bundschuh and his colleagues talk about their pilot study of investigating leaf-litter decomposition in mangrove forests in Barbados.
Continue readingHuman impacts in surface waters in Mendoza province, Argentina
In this blogpost Frederik Meyer and his colleagues talk about their research experience of investigating human impacts on the surface water quality and functioning in the Mendoza province of Argentina.
Continue readingRemember applying to: Research position in Aquatic Community Ecology at INRAE, France
The National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE) in Lyon is hiring a permanent researcher to study aquatic community ecology under global change.
Continue readingAMEO experience – nEcoTox, Germany – Veronica Rodriguez and Lorenz Witt (2023)
In this blogpost, Veronica Rodriguez and Lorenz Witt share their internship experience at nEcoTox, Germany. Students of the Environmental Pollution Management (Ecotoxicology) Program complete an 8-week internship each year, 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.
Continue readingDoes global warming lead to taxonomical and functional reorganization of insect communities in European rivers?
In this blogpost, Dr. Alessandro Manfrin, postdoc of the DFG RTG SystemLink, talks about his recent study published “Taxonomic and functional reorganization in Central European stream macroinvertebrate communities over 25 years”. Here they observed that because of increasing temperatures, species that favour cold waters are progressively replaced by those that favour warm temperatures leading to functional alterations of the community.
Continue readingPhD position in the field of bioaccumulation of organic contaminants at ETH, Zürich
ETH Zürich is accepting applications for the position of a PhD candidate for a project involving environmental chemistry and toxicology. The PhD project is scheduled to begin in the fall of 2023.
Continue readingPosition as HOD at UBA, Germany
The Department of Chemical Safety at UBA is looking to hire a Head of Department (HOD) for Ecotoxicology Laboratory as soon as possible with an intial probation period of 6 months.
Continue readingPhD position in ecological modelling at University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
The Department of Water, Atmosphere and Environment at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences in Vienna is accepting applications for a PhD position in ecological modelling of biodiversity in riverine networks. The position begins in April 2023.
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