Scientific employee in the Geoecology working group

About us

The appointment is made as part of the BMBF/NWO third-party funded project iSeal2 (https://www.iseal-project.org/, Integrated social-ecological network analysis for the transdisciplinary development of indicators and recommendations for action to reduce anthropogenic stressors).

In iSeal, an ecosystem-based management approach is being developed to record and assess the effects of multiple stressors (e.g. climate change, invasive species) on the Wadden Sea ecosystem. At its core, relationships between stressors and changes in structure, function, key species and condition of food webs are analyzed and assessed. Based on this, applicable and measurable targets and thresholds for good ecological status are developed. The results are transferred to national, trilateral and international working and expert groups in order to create the basis for a uniform implementation of ecosystem-based indicators.

Your tasks

Focus: Analysis and Design of the Governance Structure

The research assistant’s task is to implement and further develop the transdisciplinary research agenda developed within the iSeal1 project. Activities include the development and implementation of data collection and analysis in the areas of (1) invasive species management, (2) knowledge structure of shrimp fisheries, and (3) the application of fish indicators in the Wadden Sea.

Your tasks include:

• Development and implementation of a citizen survey on the management of invasive species
• Conducting a social network analysis of shrimp fisheries
• Contributing to the transdisciplinary cataloging of problems and possible solutions using fish indicators
• Publication of research results in scientific journals
• Participation in the organization of project events (e.g., workshops, mission meetings) and scientific presentations

Your profile

Employment requirements:

• Academic university degree (diploma (university) / master's) in a social science discipline, in particular political or administrative science or the field of spatial planning, geography or a comparable spatial, environmental or sustainability science discipline
• Interest in qualitative research
• Very good written and spoken German and English
• Willingness to travel on business

Ideally, you have:

• Background knowledge on the topic of stakeholder integration
• Experience in structured literature analysis and/or participatory methods
• Very good communication skills
• Willingness to work in a team

We offer

• Integration into a committed team and an excellent scientific environment
• A varied and socially relevant job at the interface between research and practice
• Intensive support during your doctorate
• Payment according to the collective agreement (TVL) including an annual special payment
• Possibility of company pension provision (VBL) and capital-forming benefits
• 30 days' vacation
• Family-friendly working conditions with flexible working hours
• A diverse range of further training opportunities as well as company health promotion services and participation in university sports
• Use of the JobTicket in the VBN

Our standards

The University of Oldenburg is dedicated to increase the percentage of female employees in the field of science. Therefore, female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. In accordance to § 21 Section 3 NHG, female candidates with equal qualifications will be preferentially considered. Applicants with disabilities will be given preference in case of equal qualification.

Further information

The position to be filled is located in the Geoecology Working Group (Institute of Chemistry and Biology of the Sea/ICBM). The place of work is Wilhelmshaven.

Contact

Your contact person is Dr. Diana Giebels: diana.giebels@uol.de.