Postdoc Position available for 2 years at the Plant Ecology Department at the Free University of Berlin

Project: German Science Foundation (DFG) Research Network: ?Biodiversity Exploratories?

Task: Research on the topic ?Land use effects on insect root herbivores and their interactions with arbuscular mycorrhiza? and Cooperation in the national ?Biodiversity Exploratories? Project (http://www.biodiversity-exploratories.de/)

Required:
PhD in Biology or Ecology, if possible with emphasis on interactions between biotic and abiotic soil factors and plant community diversity
Special demands:
Experience in carrying out ecological field and greenhouse studies, statistical analyses and publication of the results in scientific journals is required. Knowledge on methods of soil biology, taxonomy of soil arthropods (preferably phytophagous insects) and/or molecular characterization of mycorrhizal fungi are desired. Good English skills, motivation, organizational ability and capacity for extensive field work in the Biodiversity Exploratories in different parts of Germany (Schw?bische Alb, Hainich, Schorfheide-Chorin) are expected.

Please send your letter of application, CV, credentials, Publication list and two references indicating the application number 1-09 before 27 February 2009 to:

Dr. Susanne Wurst
Freie Universit?t Berlin
Plant Ecology
Altensteinstr. 6
14195 Berlin
E-mail: s.wurst@fu-berlin.de