Postdoctoral Researcher
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The Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Faculty of Natural Sciences I, Institute of Biology, Geobot-
any and Botanical Garden offers the following position in the research group of Prof. H. Bruelheide, starting
on Junie 1st 2022 and limited for 3 years. A prolongation for further 3 years is possible.
Postdoctoral Researcher (m-f-d)
As full-time employment. (100 %).
The salary will be up to Entgeltgruppe 13 TV-L, if the personal requirements and tasks are fulfilled. The
workplace will be Halle (Saale).
We offer an internationally active working with a research focuses on the relationship between biodiversity and
ecosystem functioning (BEF) and biodiversity change. We are strongly involved in the projects of the German
Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig. As a result, the working group has estab-
lished several platforms on which biodiversity issues can be investigated experimentally or with synthesis ap-
proaches using databases, such as the DFG Graduate School TreeDì (Tree Diversity Interactions: The role of
tree-tree interactions in local neighborhoods in Chinese subtropical forests) and the strategic iDiv projects
sPlot (The global vegetation database) and sMon (Analyzing trends in German species data). There is also the
opportunity to participate in the interdisciplinary CRC initiative "Who owns nature?". Excellent lab facilities are
provided such as the Geobotany experimental greenhouse as well as extensive environmental analysis technol-
ogies in ecology (AAS, CN, NIRS, FieldSpec) and in molecular genetics (PCR, NGS lab).
Applicants with a degree that was not obtained at a German university must submit a certificate assessment
for foreign university qualifications (Statement of Comparability for Foreign Higher Education Qualifications)
from the Central Office for Foreign Education (https:
This can be submitted later when invited for the interview.
Work tasks:
- Research and teaching. There is the opportunity for further qualifications (habilitation).
- Acquisition of third-party funds for own research projects.
- The research focus should complement the existing research fields in the institute's Geobotany depart-
- Laboratory management of the site ecology and molecular genetics laboratory of the department Geobot-
- A high level of commitment to teaching tasks (4 SWS, 4 hours per week) in the Geobotany department is
diversity Sciences".
Requirements:
- Master and PhD in the plant ecology, geobotany or biodiversity sciences
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- Relevant publications in peer-reviewed journals in the research area mentioned
- Experiences in experimental ecology and in the design of ecological studies
- Species knowledge
- In-depth knowledge of data analysis and statistical modeling with the software R, with a focus on multivar-
- Research experience in at least one of the following areas: experimental biodiversity research, biological
- Very good command of written and spoken English, as evidenced by a list of international publications
- Excellent communication, collaboration and team skills
Women are strongly urged to apply.
For queries about the research project, kindly contact Prof. Dr. Helge Bruelheide, phone +49 345 55-26222, E-
mail:
Please submit your full application dossier in English stating the registration number 5-3477/22-H until
15.05.2022. Applications should be submitted as single PDF document via E-mail to helge.bruel-
heide@botanik.uni-halle.de, Prof. Dr. H. Bruelheide, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Institute for Bi-
ology / Geobotany und Botanical Garden, Gr. Steinstraße 79/80, 06108 Halle (Saale).
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