Job announcement
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University of Göttingen, J.F. Blumenbach Institute of Zoology and Anthropology, Animal Ecology Group
Application deadline: 6. 1. 2012
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The JFB-Institut für Zoologie and Anthropologie at the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen is offering a PhD position in the Scientific Project of the CRC 990 "Ecological and Socioeconomic Functions of Tropical Lowland Rainforest Transformation Systems (Sumatra, Indonesia)"
B08 / Structure and functioning of the decomposer system in lowland rainforest transformation systems
The position will be limited to 3 years and should be filled as soon as possible. Salary: Pay grade 65% TV-L 13 of German state regulated public service salary scale.
Your duties
The project will investigate the response of soil fauna to lowland rainforest transformation, decomposition processes in lowland rainforest transformation systems and the role of roots and mycorrhizal fungi for the detritivore food web.
Your profile
The applicant should hold a Master in ecology or related fields, have a research focus on insects and / or soil fauna, is willing to collaborate with other researchers of the CRC, is proficient in English, and has the willingness and ability to work in the tropics.
The project will be based in Göttingen, but fieldwork is done in Indonesia.
The University of Göttingen is an equal opportunities employer and places particular emphasis on fostering career opportunities for women. Qualified women are therefore strongly encouraged to apply as they are underrepresented in this field. Disabled persons with equivalent aptitude will be favoured.
Please send your application in electronic form by January 06, 2012 to Prof. Dr. Scheu, JFB Institut für Zoologie und Anthropologie, Tierökologie, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Berliner Str. 28, 37073 Göttingen, Tel. 0551 / 39-12118, E-Mail sscheu@gwdg.de.
If you have any questions, please contact Prof. Dr. Stefan Scheu at sscheu@gwdg.de.
We request that you send your application documents as single pdf file. We will dispose the documents after a holding period of five months.
