Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung UFZ Hiring for Masterarbeit Invasive Fish Species Job at Leipzig Full Time

The Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) with its 1,100 employees has gained an excellent reputation as an international competence centre for environmental sciences. We are part of the largest scientific organisation in Germany, the Helmholtz association. Our mission: Our research seeks to find a balance between social development and the long-term protection of our natural resources.

Invasive species are among the main threats for biodiversity. However, distribution ranges and dispersal routes of newly introduced species are often unknown, despite such knowledge being essential for effective conservation measures. If you are interested in learning how to model distribution and/or dispersal patterns of invasive species based on citizen-science derived occurrence information, this project might be interesting for you. You will be required to get in contact with recreational fishing clubs or individual person to get additional distribution data and to build distribution or dispersal models using the statistical software R. Consequently, the ideal applicant must be comfortable working with people and should have some prior knowledge about the statistical software R. Additionally, it would be advantageous to be good or very good in German. Large parts of the project could be done remotely, however, in some occasions it can be necessary to meet in person (Leipzig or Berlin). The project could start as soon as possible. The exact starting date can be discussed in the interview.

Masterarbeit Invasive Fish Species

100%; 39 h / week; 6 months

Your tasks:

You are expected to be responsible for working towards the completion of your degree program, and to work closely with the project team to complete tasks and pursue a research topic in order to construct new knowledge – all in a timely manner. Tasks could include (but are not limited to) collecting, analsing and presenting research data, scientific writing, and engagment with different stakeholders (e.g. public schools, local communities etc.). Positive research experiences are important to our lab, and so you will be well-supported by both your peers, lab group and research institute throughout this process.

Your profile:

We require minimally a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology or Environmental Sciences (or related), and the candidate should be reasonably fluent in spoken and written German and English.

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