In this series of posts, Carsten Brühl reports about his current trip to Costa Rica. Part 2 is all about his host Clemens Ruepert who is an experienced environmental analytical chemist at the Regional Institute for Studies on Toxic Substances of the National University of Costa Rica.
Tag Archives: aquatic ecosystem
PhD position in Stream Ecology
The Department of River Ecology and Conservation at Senckenberg in Gelnhausen and the Faculty of Biology at the University of Duisburg-Essen jointly offer a PhD position in stream ecology with focus on the Bavarian Forest National Park.
Research opportunity in river catchment ecology for MSc students
We offer a research opportunity for master students focusing on the analysis of aquatic food webs and ecosystem processes to characterize the current ecological state of the Maroccan Draa river catchment.
BECT 100th Volume Special Issue – Free access
In this post, we briefly highlight the 100th Volume Special Issue of the Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (BECT), which is freely accessible until 23 March 2018.
BSc thesis / RPC opportunity on nanoparticles
We are offering a Bachelor thesis or Research Project Course (RPC) on the topic “Testing nanoparticle effects in aquatic ecosystems – a feasibility study”.
PhD position in Aquatic Ecotoxicology of Metals at Ghent University
Ghent University is hiring a PhD student for the project “COM-MET-MIX: Ecotoxicity of metal mixtures to aquatic communities: Something from nothing?” within its Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology and Aquatic Ecology.
Cosmetics as a source of microplastics for freshwater ecosystems
In this post, Gabriela Kalcikova talks about their recently published paper “Wastewater treatment plant effluents as source of cosmetic polyethylene microbeads to freshwater”.
At the pulse of time: transient effects may obscure biological effect monitoring
In this post, we talk about our recently published paper “Transient effects following peak exposures towards pesticides – an explanation for the unresponsiveness of in situ measured functional variables”.
3 PostDoc positions at James Cook University
The James Cook University in Townsville, Australia, is offering three PostDoc positions in the Centre for Tropical Water and Aquatic Ecosystem Research (TropWATER). Continue reading
Young Water Researchers’ Symposium on November 24th
RWTH Aachen University is hosting the first Annual Young Water Researchers’ Symposium for PhD and advanced master’s students on November 24th, 2017. The one-day meeting aims at connecting young researchers and professionals in the area of water-related research.