Jobs
You would like to work for the Biodiversity Exploratories?
Here you can find at all job offers of the respective institutions within the Biodiversity Exploratories for scientific and non-scientific staff as well as for students.
We are looking forward to your application!
Please note that unsolicited applications can usually only be considered in the context of theses.
Postdoctoral Researcher at University of Bern (m/f/d)
Postdoctoral Researcher at University of Bern
A 3-year postdoc position, Biodiversity Synthesis in the Biodiversity Exploratories, at the Institute of Plant Sciences in Bern, by Prof. Markus Fischer
Workplace: Bern, Switzerland
Application deadline: 09.01.2023
postdoc_bern_synthesis_2023.pdf, 415.27 KB 
Post-doctoral researcher in ecology
Three-year post-doctoral researcher in ecology at the French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food, and the Environment (INRAE), in the « Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services » Group of the SAVE Unit (Bordeaux, France); remuneration: gross monthly salary ranging from 2604,47 to 3293,17 € depending on previous experience.
Application deadline: 01.04.2023
Start: 01.05.2023
postdoc_inrae_le_provost_2023.pdf, 668.55 KB 
Wissenschaftliche:r Mitarbeiter:in („Local Manager“) (m/w/d)
Eine Position (als Elternzeitvertretung) an der Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung (SGN), das DFG-Projekt „Biodiversitäts-Exploratorien“ für die Betreuung des Exploratoriums Schorfheide-Chorin, Vollzeit (40 Stunden/Woche), Vergütung – voraussichtlich nach TV-H E 13
Bewerbungsfrist: 30.03.2023
Start: 01.05.2023
Dienstort: Angermünde
local-managerin_schorfheide_fischer_2023.pdf, 70.73 KB 
Technische/r Mitarbeiter/in Experimente (100%) (m/w/d)
Im Rahmen „Biodiversitäts-Exploratorien“ an der TU München, Betreuung des Exploratoriums Hainich-Dün, Bereich „Unterstützung ökologischer Arbeiten”
Bewerbungsfrist: 15.01.2023
Start: 01.03.2023
Dienstort: Mülverstedt
ta_exploratorien_hainich_weisser_2023.pdf, 130.42 KB 
Projektassistenz (Öffentlichkeitsarbeit) (m/w/d)
Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung für das Zentrale Koordinationsbüro Drittmittelprojektes Biodiversitäts-Exploratorien, Vollzeit (40 Stunden / Woche), TV-H E8 – E10, zunächst befristet bis zum 28.02.2026
Bewerbungsfrist: 28.02.2023
Start: zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt
Dienstort: Frankfurt am Main
projektassistenz_beo_frankfurt_2023.pdf, 178.86 KB 
Technische/r Mitarbeiter/in Forst (m/w/d)
Im Rahmen des Schwerpunktprogrammes der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft „Biodiversitäts-Exploratorien“, an der TU München, Betreuung des Exploratoriums Hainich-Dün (www.biodiversity-exploratories.de), Unterstützung des lokalen Managementteams im Bereich Forst, Vollzeit, zunächst befristet bis zum 12.01.2026
Bewerbungsfrist: 05.02.2023
Start: 01.03.2023
Dienstort: Mülverstedt (Thüringen)
ta_exploratorien_foerster_hainich_weisser_2023.pdf, 147.56 KB 
Doctoral student (m/f/d) in the field of „Plant-Soil-Interactions“
The position in project „Plant-enzyme interactions along gradients of resource stoichiometry (PEGasuS)“, at Justus Liebig University Giessen, part-time (65 %), the salary in accordance with E 13 TV-H
Application deadline: 20.12.2022
Start: 01.03.2023
phd_student_giessen_kleinebecker_2023.pdf, 144.44 KB 
PhD position in Pollinator-Plant Interactions
A position at the Plant-Insect Interactions group, Department of Life Science Systems at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), fixed-term – 36 months), salary scale: TV-L 13, 65%.
Application deadline: 31.12.2022
Start: 01.03.2023
phd_position_tum_leonhardt_2023.pdf, 588.96 KB PhD position at the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry in Jena
PhD project offered by the IMPRS-gBGC in Jan 2023
Importance of microbial necromass formation and persistence for soil carbon storage along management intensification gradients in forests and grasslands
Research assistant / PhD student at the Philipps University Marburg
Research assistant (PhD student) in plant andmicrobiome responses to land use, at the Faculty of Biology, the research group Evolutionary Ecology of Plants, Prof. Dr. R. R. Junker, salary – E 13 TV-H, volume of employment – part-time (65 %)
Entry date: as soon aspossible
Applicationdeadline: 18.12.2022
research_assistant_marburg_junker_2022.pdf, 1.83 MB 
PhD position in Forest Biogeochemistry
PhD position (Deadwood as source of humus in forest ecosystems) in an interdisciplinary DFG research project at the University of Bayreuth, salary scale TV-L E13 with 65%.
Application deadline: 15.02.2023
Start: 01.04.2023 (or later)
phd_position_bayreut_borken_2023.pdf, 132.50 KB 
PhD opportunity at TUM/Helmholtz Munich
A 3-year doctoral position in collaboration with Prof. Dr. Michael Schloter and Dr. Stefanie Schulz from the Research Unit Comparative Microbiome Analysis (Helmholtz Munich) and Dr. Steffen Schweizer from the Chair of Soil Science (Technical University of Munich; TUM), TV-L E13 65%.
Application deadline: 31.01.2023
Start: 01.04.2023
phd_opportunity_tum_helmholtz_munich_2023.pdf, 480.83 KB 
PhD position (m/f/d) in ecoaocustics within the German Biodiversity Exploratory Programme
An interdisciplinary project (HearTheSpecies) involving the Chair of Geobotany from the University of Freiburg and the Chair of Embedded Intelligence for Health Care and Wellbeing from the University of Augsburg. A three-year TV-L 65 % contract.
Application deadline: 15.01.2023
Start: 01.03.2023
phd_position_freiburg_mueller_2023.pdf, 456.87 KB 
PhD student (f/m/d) ZALF
A part-time (65%, (TV-L 13) position at the Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF) , temporarily limited for 36 month
Application deadline: 31.01.2023
Start: 01.03.2023
Work locations: Paulinenaue & Müncheberg
phd_student_zalf_bergmann_2023.pdf, 1.40 MB 
Doctoral Researcher (m/f/d) “Multidiversity-Multifunctionality” in the Experimental Interaction Ecology Group
A position at the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, project “BadBug”, supervised by Dr. Malte Jochum and Professor Nico Eisenhauer, salary group 13 TV-L, 65%
Application deadline: 20.01.2023
Start: 01.03.2023
Work location: Leipzig
phd_position_leipzig_jochum_2023.pdf, 262.29 KB 
Research Assistant (PhD position) (m/f/d)
At the Institute of Zoology and Anthropology, University of Göttingen, a part of the DFG-funded project “Biodiversity Exploratories: LitterLinks – Forest Soil Food Webs”, 65% of a full position (25.9 hours per week), a limited contract of 3 years, pay grade E13 TV-L
Application deadline: 31.01.2023
Start: as soon as possible
phd_position_goettingen_scheu_2023.pdf, 607.24 KB 
PhD position (m/f/d) in Insect Ecology and Conservation
PhD position in the framework of the Biodiversity Exploratories project (AIforIBM) at Technical University of Munich, Chair of Terrestrial Ecology, salary by TV-L E13 (65 %), limited to 36 months
Application deadline: 31.01.2023
Start: 01.05.2023
phd_position_tum_meyer_2023.pdf, 34.28 KB 
PhD position in Plant Ecology
PhD position at Tübingen University, project “ExploreNiche” within the Biodiversity Exploratories, duration – 3 years, 65% TVL pay scale E13
Application deadline: 20.01.2023
Start: 01.03.2023
phd_position_tuebingen_majekova_2023.pdf, 563.27 KB 
Research Associate/PhD-Student(m/f/d)
A position at the University of Göttingen, Silviculture and Forest Ecology of the Temperate Zones, a sub-project within the framework of the DFG priority programme “Biodiversity Exploratories”, limited to 31.03.2026, 65% TVL pay scale E13
Application deadline: 10.02.2023
Start: 01.04.2023
phd_position_goettingen_ehbrecht_2023.pdf, 1.27 MB 
PhD position in terrestrial algae biodiversity research (Phycology, Biology/Botany)
PhD position (m/f/d) in a (micro-)organismal biodiversity-based DFG research project, at the University of Göttingen, WG Professor Thomas Friedl, limited to three years, salary scale: TV-L E13 65%
Application deadline: 22.02.2023
Start: 01.04.2023 or later
phd_position_goettingen_friedl_2023.pdf, 146.83 KB 
PhD Researcher within a DFG-funded project BioNeCS (m-f-d)
At the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, in cooperation with the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), project BioNeCS – Land use and biodiversity determine the contribution of microbial necromass to soil carbon storage, part-time employment – 65%, salary scale – TV-L 13
Application deadline: 31.01.2023
Start: 01.04.2023 or as soon as possible
phd_position_halle_kaiser_2023.pdf, 270.33 KB 
PhD position at Freie Universität Berlin
A PhD position, (m-f-d) in the Theoretical Ecology group at FU Berlin, DFG-funded project ‘LandUseMultBEF’ within the Biodiversity Exploratories Program, 3 years, 65% TV-L E13
Application deadline: will be announced soon
Start: as soon as possible
phd_position_fu_berlin_buzhdygan_2023.pdf, 103.25 KB 
Senior Post‐Doctoral Position in Plant Ecology
The Functional and Tropical Plant Ecology Group (Prof. Dr. Engelbrecht) at the University of Bayreuth, Germany, seeks applicants for a Senior Post‐Doctoral Position in Plant Ecology: The full‐time position, for 3 years, extendable after evaluation for up to 3 years.
postdoc_bayreuth_engelbrecht_2022.pdf, 156.15 KB 
1 year postdoc in plant ecology
A DFG-funded position in the Biodiversity, Macroecology and Biogeography, at the Georg-August-University Göttingen, salary E13 TV-L scale (100 %), all genders are welcome
Application deadline: 10.02.2023
Start: as soon as possible
postdoc_goettingen_taylor_2023.pdf, 65.51 KB 
