Research Assistant - algae science / microbiology / aquatic ecology

Job Details

THESE ARE YOUR TASKS:
 

• field work along the Baltic Sea coast, recording and processing environmental data, sampling of sediment cores
• purification, isolation and estabishment of clonal benthic diatom cultures from the sediment cores
• culture maintenance and preparation of permanent slides
• taxonomic identification using morphological traits and DNA markers
• evaluation of the benthic diatom biodiversity along the Baltic Sea coast
• multivariate statistics for developing a new benthic diatom-based bioindicator system for environmental changes in the coastal region
• maintaining close contact to project partners and stakeholders
• publication of scientific results
• depending on the qualification the position offers possibility for a PhD or alternatively for a postdoc

Requirements

THIS MAKES YOU A GOOD FIT:
 

• completed university degree (state examination, diploma, master's degree, or comparable degree) in the field of life sciences (e.g., aquatic ecology, marine biology, plant physiology, microbiology) or a similar field of study with at least good results;
• knowledge of and interest in algae and related methods (ecological, physiological, molecular biological, and/or biotechnological);
• experience in cultivation techniques and taxonomy of algae is desirable;
• willingness to actively participate in field work and meetings of the collaborative project is expected;
• minimum physical fitness requirements for working in the field
• confident written and spoken English

Contact Information

Department:

Prof. Dr. Ulf Karsten
Phone number: 0381/498-6090
E-mail: ulf.karsten@uni-rostock.de

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