PhD position in river ecology

The Leibniz-Institute for Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) is the largest freshwater ecology research institute in Germany (ww.igb-berlin.de). It is a member of the Forschungsverbund Berlin e.V. and the Leibniz-Association (www.wgl.de). The FVB manages 8 large research institutes in Berlin that have close links to all three universities in the German capital. IGB offers excellent laboratory and field facilities for interdisciplinary research, large-scale experimental facilities, and long-term research programs and data sets.

IGB invites applications for a
PhD position in river ecology.

The position is embedded in the European research project REFORM - Restoring rivers FOR effective catchment Management, an interdisciplinary project with partners from 14 countries and 25 institutions. The objective of the PhD comprises studying the interactions between hydromorphology and aquatic vegetation as well as the effects of aquatic plants on habitat quality, food web, nutrient retention and oxygen budget.
The position is available from April 2012 and limited to 3 years.

Duties and responsibilities
•       analyses of interactions between aquatic vegetation, flow conditions and river morphometry
•       measurement of effects of macrophytes on nutrient retention and re-aeration
•       contribution to studies on interactions between macrophytes, benthic invertebrates and fish
Requirements
•       completed studies in the field of aquatic ecology, landscape ecology, hydromorphology and related
•       interest and expertise in ecology of aquatic macrophytes and/or hydrodynamics
•       good command in English
Salary is paid according to the TVöD (50% position). In keeping with the IGB's policy regarding gender equity, female applicants are particularly encouraged. Disabled people with identical qualifications will be favoured.

Please send your applications / further inquiries to Dr. Christian Wolter (preferably by e-mail: wolter@igb-berlin.de) until February 15, 2012. Applicants should submit CV, a cover letter indicating research interests and experience, and the name and contact details of two referees. A pdf-file of the Diploma or Master Thesis is highly appreciated.

Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries
Forschungsverbund Berlin e.V.
Müggelseedamm 310, 12587 Berlin, Germany


Anfangsdatum: 1. April 2012

geschätzte Dauer: 3 Jahre