The Department of Analytical Chemistry is offering the following
vacancy at the nearest possible date:

"PostDoc / Senior Scientist (m/f)
Work time 39 h per week, limited to 24 months, with the possibility of extension
and possibility of transition into a permanent position (tenure track)"

We are looking for a highly motivated PostDoc (m/f) supporting our Department Ecosystem Services at iDiv.

Postdoc Postion (m/f)
Subject: Global groundwater model

We are looking for a highly motivated research assistant/ PhD student to support our team in advancing the scientific knowledge in digital soil mapping and spatial data analysis.

The Department of Environmental Microbiology s offering a PhD Student (m/f) position in the area of environmental microbiology. The PhD project aims at evaluating factors that enable and limit the functional stability of contaminant degradation of microbial ecosystems exposed to single and multiple stresses.

We are looking for a PhD Student (m/f) to strengthen and expand our activities in the research field of Virus Ecology.

Within the framework of a joint project funded by the Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF), the Department of Isotope Biogeochemistry offers the following PhD position:
PhD position (m/f) ‚Characterization of biogeochemical processes related to gas and heat transport in a shallow aquifer’

We offer:
 Top level interdisciplinary research at a research centre which enjoys an excellent reputation within Germany as well as internationally
 Excellent technical facilities
 Work in inter-disciplinary and multinational teams
 Excellent links to national and international research networks
 Support and optimal training courses by our graduate school (HIGRADE)
 Remuneration in accordance with the TVöD public-sector pay grade 13

This PhD position (m/f) aims to implement a seasonal forecasting system in several arid/semi-arid river basins in Africa, Asia, and Latin-America. The seasonal forecasting chain will include the use of several seasonal forecasting products, statistical downscaling algorithms, modeling with mHM (www.ufz.de/mhm) and the estimation of water management related indicators.

We are looking for a highly motivated PhD Student (m/f) supporting our Department Ecosystem Services at iDiv.

The effect of propionic acid on the microbial communities of biogas processes will be tested using molecular biological methods.

Two positions for Bachelor thesis

Two positions for Master thesis

BA or MA Thesis to investigate oxygen transfer rates in aerated wetlands by using laboratory experiments in aerated gravel columns and novel oxygen optodes with high spatial resolution.

Master Thesis: Measures for Seawater-Intrusion Remediation in Shallow Aquifers

Sediment samples shall be taken from a reservoir and analyzed for heavy metals, nutrients and organic matter content.