M. Sandhya, our current Editor and Social Media Manager, is beginning a new chapter in her life, thus the EcotoxBlog is looking for a new Editor and Social Media Manager, starting February 2024. Please note that only affiliates of the RPTU (Campus Landau) are eligible for this position.
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Justus Liebig University is accepting applications for a PhD position (with a specialization in ecotoxicology, applied ecology and taxonomy). The position is initially limited to 3 years.
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In this blogpost, Charlotte Linley (aka Lottie) shares her internship experience at the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) in Belgium. 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 not only Germany, but also other countries.
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The UBA (Federal Environment Agency) is accepting applications for the position of a Research Assistant in its specialist area – ‘Ecotoxicology and Environmental Risks of Plant Protection Products’.
Continue reading The UBA (Federal Environment Agency) is accepting applications for the position of a Research Assistant in its specialist area – ‘Medicines’.
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The Evolutionary Stress Ecology & Ecotoxicology group at KU Leuven is inviting applications for 2 PhD positions to study the evolution of tolerance to global change stressors. Both the positions commence on 1st December, 2023.
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The Department of Systems Analysis, Integrated Assessment and Modelling (Siam) located in Dübendorf (Zurich) is offering a PhD position in the field of ecological modelling. The position is planned to start in January 2024.
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In this blog post, Carolina Honert is recommending the ARTE documentary ‘How Chemical Giants Destroyed our Ecosystem’.
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In May 2023, a group of M.Sc. Ecotoxicology students along with Carsten Brühl went to the Ecosystem Research Facility, Eusserthal (EERES) and the Riparian Stream Mesocosms (RSM). This excursion was a part of a module in the study program of M.Sc. Environmental Pollution Management (Ecotoxicology). In this blogpost, Danisa Lione and Hajar Bourassi (student representatives of the 2022 cohort), present some brief details about the excursion and their experience.
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In this blog post, Carsten Brühl is explaining the background and findings of a review produced together with colleagues of the Central American Institute for Studies on Toxic Substances (IRET) at Universidad Nacional (UNA), in Costa Rica that focusses on pesticide use in banana plantations and addresses exposure and effects in environment and human health. The review is the result of a DFG – Conare collaboration funding.
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