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05/25/2018

Doctoral/postgraduate position (EG 13 TV-H) - at the Section Soil Biology and Plant Nutrition

Faculty Organic Agriculture Sciences - Part time, with 50.00 percent of the regular weekly work time of a fully employed person. The position is first limited until 31.12.2020 to collaborate in the graduate program BangaDyn: Rural-urban Dynamics in Bangalore (P/979). Position for scientific qualification according to (§ 2 Abs. 1 WissZeitVG); possibility to pursue a doctoral degree (PhD).

Application deadline

16.06.2018

Hiring start date

15.07.2018

Reference number:

31446

Applications to

bewerbungen[at]uni-kassel[dot]de

Tasks

  • contribution to teaching (2 hours per week and semester) within the courses offered by the section of soil biology and plant nutrition
  • participation in project-related seminars and workshops
  • several month lasting stays in Bangalore with field research, conducting autonomous soil sampling, litter decomposition experiment andCO2 measurements in the field with focus on "management induced effects on soil microorganisms of rural-urban interfaces at field and regional scale".
  • autonomous conduction of chemical and microbiological analyses in Witzenhausen
  • statistical evaluation of data and writing of scientific publications
  • presentation of data at international conferences

 

Requirements

  • completed university degree with at least good results in the study areas agronomy, biology, geosciences or adjacent disciplines
  • capability of autonomous scientific work
  • excellent capabilities in laboratory work and experience in soil microbiology and statistical analyses
  • excellent English skills in speaking and writing are compulsory, basic knowledge of German

 

Otherwise beneficial is:

  • a high level of organizational capacity and good team working skills

 

For further questions, please contact Prof. Dr. R.G. Jörgensen and Dr. Chr. Wachendorf, Tel.: 05542-981591, 05542-981504 E-Mail: joerge[at]uni-kassel[dot]de,c.wachendorf[at]uni-kassel[dot]de.

 

In the spirit of equal opportunity, the University of Kassel strives to offer women and men the same opportunities for development and to counteract existing disadvantages. The aim is to significantly increase the proportion of women in research and teaching. Qualified women are therefore expressly encouraged to apply. Severely disabled applicants will be given preference if they are equally qualified and qualified. Full-time positions are generally divisible. Please submit only copies of your application documents (no folders), as these cannot be returned after the selection process has been completed; they will be destroyed in compliance with data protection regulations. Applications with informative documents should be sent to the President of the University of Kassel, 34109 Kassel or bewerbungen[at]uni-kassel[dot]de, quoting the reference number, and preferably also in electronic form.