Functional Agrobiodiversity &
Agroecology

Postdoctoral Researcher Position (all genders welcome)

to be filled within the research project “Measuring biodiversity with intelligent acoustic sensors (BioIntAkt)”, https://www.biointakt.de. BioIntAkt is funded within the Research Initiative for the Conservation of Biodiversity (FEdA) by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research. The transdisciplinary and applied project aims at the development of a smart acoustic sensor system for the monitoring of insect biodiversity. The position should be filled as soon as possible, not later than 01.05.2025 and it is limited to 31.12.2027. ...more

Vacancy for one student assistant in KOOPERATIV

We are looking for one motivated student assistant (f/m/d) to support us in these activities:
- visual surveys of insect pests in wheat fields
- exposing and collecting aphid cards for biocontrol quantifications
The fieldwork (6-8 hours per day) will take place in the district of Northeim, up to 1-hour drive from
Göttingen. We will use company cars. ...more

Vacancy for two student assistents in KOOPERATIV

In June-July 2025, we will use pitfall traps in different habitats per landscape (cereal fields, flower strips and grass strips) to measure the presence of ground-dwelling arthropods with a special focus on predators (especially spiders and carabids). We are looking for two motivated student assistants (f/m/d) ...more

Bachelor thesis opportunity on "Do floral traits differ between cherry cultivars? (Can these differences be used to strategically attract pollinators?)"

Project significance: Alternatives to conventional agriculture are urgently needed to sustain ecosystem functions and services. Ecological intensification is a promising concept, aiming to improve agricultural system performance and efficiency through actively managing functional biodiversity to sustainably enhance delivery of production-supporting ecosystem services. ...more