The Federal Institute of Hydrology (BfG) in Koblenz is looking for a PhD student to analyse the spatiotemporal variability of the chemical composition of water samples, within its Radiology and Monitoring unit.
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How strong is the evidence for pesticide-effects on stream macroinvertebrates?
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In this post, Ralf B. Schäfer talks about his recently published paper in which he discusses the overall evidence of effects on stream invertebrates based on studies from the last decades and future research avenues.
Continue readingClosing the gap between intention and reality in pesticide risk assessment
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In this post, Ralf B. Schäfer talks about their recently published policy paper in which they suggest a new framework for pesticide authorization that meets the goal of protecting biodiversity.
Continue readingMSc thesis opportunity: Insects on the decline – catastrophe ahead?
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We are offering a MSc thesis on insect decline in our Working Group “Quantitative Landscape Ecology” of University of Koblenz-Landau, Landau campus.
Continue readingDo agricultural pesticides in streams influence riparian spiders?
In this post, Ralf B. Schäfer talks about their recently published paper “Do agricultural pesticides in streams influence riparian spiders?”.
Continue readingInsecticides threaten U.S. surface waters
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In this post, Jakob Wolfram talks about their recently published paper “Meta-analysis of Insecticides in U.S. Surface Waters: Status and Future Implications”.
Continue readingPredicting current and future background ion concentrations in German surface water under climate change
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In this post, Trong Dieu Hien Le talks about their recently published paper “Predicting current and future background ion concentrations in German surface water under climate change”.
PhD & PostDoc opportunities in Chemical Water Monitoring at BfG
The German Federal Institute of Hydrology (BfG) is hiring 2 PhDs and 2 PostDocs in the field of anorganic and organic chemical water monitoring.
Permanent position in Environmental Chemistry at BfG
The German Federal Institute of Hydrology (BfG) is hiring a chemist with expertise in environmental analysis, isotope chemistry or radiochemistry, to join their radiology and water monitoring department.
For more details, please see the official job posting (only in German).
PostDoc position in Water Quality Modelling at Eawag
The Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag) is hiring a PostDoc in water quality modelling with focus on pesticide pollution.