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 Postdoc position in the Scientific Project of the CRC 990 "Ecological and Socioeconomic Functions of Tropical Lowland Rainforest Transformation Systems (Sumatra, Indonesia)"
Z02 / Central scientific support unit
The position will be limited to 3 years and should be filled as soon as possible. Salary: Pay grade 100% TV-L 13 of German state regulated public service salary scale.
Your duties
The Central scientific support unit is responsible for the organization and collection of background data on flora, fauna and climate. The applicant is expected to support and organize sampling of aboveground arthropod communities and species determination, and to function as focal point and interface for collaboration with collections and museums, including management of issues related to the Convention on Biological Diversity within the CRC.
Your profile
The applicant should hold a PhD in zoology, ecology or related fields, have a research focus on insects and 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.
This post is designed to serve in fostering young researchers and scientists and give the successful applicant the opportunity to pursue a post-doctoral degree.
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.
