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How can ecosystem services be preserved and improved?

The INTERREG project ecoserv investigated the ecosystem services of protected areas and adjacent regions over a period of three years, and developed tools and strategies to maintain and improve them in the long term.

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Research position in Trace Substance Analysis at UBA

The German Federal Environment Agency (UBA) is hiring a scientist for analysis of environmental fate and mitigation of trace chemical substances, with focus on wastewater treatment.

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PostDoc position in Modelling Ecosystem Stability & Resilience at FU Berlin

The Theoretical Ecology group at Freie Universität (FU) Berlin is hiring a 3-year PostDoc for process-based simulation modelling of the stability and resilience of terrestrial ecosystems under disturbances and ongoing global change.

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PostDoc position in Environmental Toxicology of Plastics at NTNU

The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) is offering a 3-year PostDoc position in environmental toxicology for the REVEAL project: formation of small plastic particles in the environment and their bioavailability, accumulation, and impacts on aquatic species.

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Pesticides threaten vulnerable invertebrates in streams

In this post, Matthias Liess (UFZ) and Verena Schreiner share the highlights of their recently published paper entitled “Pesticides are the dominant stressors for vulnerable insects in lowland streams”.

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PhD position in Ecotoxicology of PFAS at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

The Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is hiring a PhD researcher to study the ecotoxicity of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to terrestrial and aquatic organisms.

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PhD position in Environmental Chemistry of PFAS at University of Amsterdam

The University of Amsterdam is hiring a PhD researcher to study the environmental fate, bioavailability, and bioaccumulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

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Verena Gerstle wins SETAC Europe Best Poster Award!

Verena Gerstle, PhD student at the Institute for Environmental Sciences in Landau, received the Young Scientist Award for Best Poster Presentation at the SETAC Europe 31st Annual Meeting.

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Research position in Environmental Risk Assessment at UBA

The German Federal Environment Agency (UBA) is hiring a researcher to assess environmental risks of pharmaceuticals used in human health care and veterinary care, with focus on ecotoxicology and risk mitigation.

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Scientist position in Quantitative & Computational Biology at University of Oklahoma

The University of Oklahoma seeks to fill a full-time research scientist position in quantitative ecology and computational science to support research and educational programs in environmental microbiome, genomics, and ecology.

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