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  • Plant-consumer interactions (1 PhD position)

    commencing on 01 April 2024.Original link: https://jobs.uni-jena.de/jobposting/5b1c37b9ca4f6efa349f34ea0b4921cc52dcc3980 The Friedrich Schiller University together with the Technical University Munich offers a part-time position (65%), limited to 48 months (24 months FSU and…

  • Subproject Z1: Coordination (1 Technical Assistant position)

    Principle Investigators: Gerd Gleixner, Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Jena, Germany Summary: In the Jena Experiment, the influence of biodiversity on element cycling is investigated. For the long-term observation of…

  • Subproject Z2: Database and synthesis (1 Postdoc position)

    Principle Investigators: Holger Schielzeth, University Jena; Anne Ebeling, University Jena Summary: Stability of ecosystems refers to the persistence of ecological processes in a given area over a long period of…

  • Subproject 01: Plant Physiology (1 PhD position)

    Principle Investigators: Claudia Guimarães-Steinicke and Hannes Feilhauer, Leipzig University Summary: Climate change will increase the occurrence of extreme events that trigger both species evolution and selective removal of not well-acclimated…

  • Subproject 03: Root trait diversity (1 PhD position)

    Principle Investigators: Weigelt, Alexandra, Leipzig University; Mommer, Liesje, Wageningen University Summary: Biodiversity can be considered as the earth’s safety net for mitigating climate change, as biodiversity is known to increase…

  • Subproject 05: Soil nutrient dynamics (1 PhD position)

    Principle Investigators: Yvonne Oelmann, University of Tübingen Summary: Extreme events such as floods or droughts affect the availability of water and, thus, inevitably impact nutrient cycling in soils. The majority…

  • Subproject 06: Plant nutrient responses (1 PhD position)

    Principle Investigators: PD Dr. Christiane Roscher, UFZ/iDiv Summary: Plant tissue nutrient concentrations and ratios are important predictors of ecosystem processes and ecological interactions. The major objective of the subproject “Plant…

  • Subproject 07: Soil multistability (1 PhD position)

    Principle Investigators: Nico Eisenhauer, Leipzig University; Simone Cesarz, Leipzig University; Cordula Vogel, Technical University Dresden Summary: Healthy and stable soil is a prerequisite for well-functioning terrestrial ecosystems and has thus…

  • Subproject 08: Microbiome & Stress (1 PhD position)

    Principle Investigators: Stefanie Schulz, Helmholtz Zentrum München; Michael Schloter, Technische Universität München Summary: If you are eager to apply molecular, isolation and inoculation techniques to answer burning questions related to…

  • Subproject 09: Plant antagonists (1 PhD position)

    Principle Investigators: Michael Bonkowski, University of Cologne; Sigrid Neuhauser, University of Innsbruck Summary: Microbial plant pathogens play important roles in biodiver­sity-ecosystem function relationships. This project investiga­tes the roles of Oomycetes…