The Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag) and ETH Zürich jointly offer a PhD position in ecological modelling of processes that affect community assembly and the occurrence of stream macroinvertebrates.
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SETAC SciCon: Spotlight on our presentations (Part 1)
Our research at University of Koblenz-Landau is going virtual at SETAC SciCon! In this three-part blog series, we highlight several poster and platform presentations of our researchers: Today, find out what Sara Goncalves and Ashvini Victor have planned for the conference.
Continue readingSeveral master theses in the DFG Research Training Group SystemLink
The Research Training Group SystemLink at University of Koblenz-Landau, funded by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), currently offers several master theses.
Continue readingSenior PostDoc position in Ecological Modelling at UFZ
The Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) in Magdeburg is hiring a senior PostDoc with tenure track option, for exploratory data analyses and modelling of ecological processes in running waters.
Continue readingHow strong is the evidence for pesticide-effects on stream macroinvertebrates?
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 reading12 PhD positions in Environmental Sciences at Uni Koblenz-Landau
We are offering 12 PhD positions to assess aquatic-terrestrial interfaces under anthropogenic stress as part of the research training group “SystemLink” based at Campus Landau.
Continue readingClosing the gap between intention and reality in pesticide risk assessment
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 readingVisiting Argentina – the land of beef and mate tea
Alexander Feckler shares his experience during his visit at the Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata (UNMdP) and the Universidad de Córdoba (UCO) in Argentina, as part of an internationalization project of the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU).
Continue readingMSc thesis opportunity: Insects on the decline – catastrophe ahead?
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?”.
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