Scientific employee

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: Assessment of the ecosystem-based implementation potential in the German marine area

The task of the research assistant is to record and evaluate the implementation potential of ecosystem-based management at the level of various individual decision-makers, as well as the institutional governance structure of the project region. The data required for the analysis will be collected through literature and document analyses, structured interviews and participatory workshops.

Your tasks include:

• Analysis and publication of data from a structured literature review on the topic of stakeholder integration in ecosystem-based management
• Collection, analysis and publication of local, participatory data on the occurrence and influence of invasive species (e.g. with pGIS or other participatory methods)
• Assistance in the analysis of the knowledge structure in a social network of fisheries (analysis will be supported by Gephi)
• Publication of research results in scientific journals
• Participation in the organization of project events (e.g. workshops, mission meetings)

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

There is the opportunity for further scientific qualification (PhD).

Contact:

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