Scientific Associate - Aquaculture

Rostock, Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, Germany Full Time

Job Details

THESE ARE YOUR TASKS:

  • Addressing scientific questions in aquaponics with duckweed
  • Planning, preparing and conducting growth experiments in an aquaponic system for duckweed
  • Evaluating plant and fish growth in aquaponic systems
  • Construction, conversion and dismantling of aquaponics and aquaculture systems
  • Monitoring and surveillance of aquaponics systems and aquaculture facilities at the Rostock site and at a project partner for the collection of scientific data
  • Publishing research results in international journals
  • Providing support for reporting obligations to the funding provider and public relations work
  • Preparing and following up on project meetings with project partners

Requirements

THIS IS WHAT MAKES YOU A GOOD FIT FOR US:

  • Completed university degree (Diploma, Master's or equivalent) in biology, aquaculture or a comparable field with the best possible result
  • Relevant practical experience in the field of aquaponics (duckweed) is desirable.
  • initial experience with working on projects and publishing research results
  • Minimum level of physical fitness for work in aquaculture and plant facilities
  • Driving licence class B
  • sound knowledge of German and English, both spoken and written
  • Willingness to work with aquatic organisms (fish)
  • Timely work ethic
  • Communication skills for presenting research results
  • Teamwork skills for working in interdisciplinary teams

WE AS EMPLOYERS:

Contact Information

University of Rostoc



https://jobs.uni-rostock.de/jobposting/359706f75cf3eee2298074d3f546bbaede9b87be?ref=linkedin&identifier=d71c0e45c9fd6aaa6cbaf34f177b6242c5085898

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For further information, please contact

Prof. Dr. Harry Palm
Tel. No.: +49 381 498-3730
Email: harry.palm@uni-rostock.de

https://jobs.uni-rostock.de/de/jobposting/359706f75cf3eee2298074d3f546bbaede9b87be0/apply?ref=linkedin&identifier=d71c0e45c9fd6aaa6cbaf34f177b6242c5085898


Post Date: 2/14/2026 11:53:40 AM
Closing Date: 2/26/2026 12:00:00 AM