TWO POSTDOCTORAL STAFF SCIENTISTS
Freie Universität Berlin
Plant and mycorrhizal ecology lab (PAMELA)
http://mycorrhizas.googlepages.com

To read the ads online: http://mycorrhizas.googlepages.com/newposition

We are searching for two scientists (Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter; roughly
equivalent to 'research assistant prof' in the U.S.) to join our team at FU
Berlin. Please quote the respective reference number when applying. The
positions are open-topic, i.e. not linked to a specific grant, for 4 and 3.5
years, respectively.


Position 1 (Molecular Microbial Ecologist), Reference code 21223700/19/09

Postdoctoral staff scientist, 4 years.

Research: Molecular microbial ecology. Candidate should have excellent
quantitative/ statistical skills in the analysis of molecular microbial
community data. It is expected that the candidate will contribute to
research on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in the lab. The incumbent should
have first-hand knowledge of soil molecular microbial ecology.

Excellent knowledge of English and quantitative/ statistics skills are
desired, and the willingness to work (and publish) as part of a team. The
applicant should also be interested in helping to write grants to external
funding agencies, and ideally already has experience in this regard.

Teaching: The incumbent is required to teach in the area represented by the
lab (ecology); the teaching load is 4 credits/ week during the semester.
Therefore there should be an interest in teaching, mainly for the BSc degree
in Biology, but also for the MSc in Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity.

 

Position 2 (Ecologist/ Evolutionary ecologist), Reference code 21223700/20/09

Postdoctoral staff scientist, 42 months (3.5 years)

Research: We seek an ecologist who uses soil fungi, including arbuscular
mycorrhizal fungi or pathogenic fungi, to test general ecological and/ or
evolutionary principles and theories.

Excellent knowledge of English and quantitative/ statistics skills are
desired, and the willingness to work (and publish) as part of a team. The
applicant should also be interested in helping to write grants to external
funding agencies, and ideally already has experience in this regard.

Teaching: The incumbent is required to teach in the area represented by the
lab (ecology); the teaching load is 4 credits/ week during the semester.
Therefore there should be an interest in teaching, mainly for the BSc degree
in Biology, but also for the MSc in Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity.


In your application to the above positions you may want to include the
following in addition to your cv and publication list:

- state how you see yourself fit into the lab
- give details on your research interests and plans
- give the names and email addresses of three references 

Send applications by email as a single pdf (matthias dot rillig at
fu-berlin.de), or by mail to:

Prof. Dr. Matthias C. Rillig
Freie Universität Berlin
Plant Ecology
Altensteinstr. 6
D- 14195 BERLIN, Germany 

Inquiries are also welcome.

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