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Universität Bielefeld

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Bielefeld, Deutschland

vor 2 Wochen

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The Faculty of Biology, Department of Evolutionary Biology, has the following job opening:
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Wiss23015

Start: as soon as possible

- part-time 65 %
- salary according to remuneration level 13 TV-L
- fixed-term

The Phd position is part of the "Freigeist" research project "Plasticityled evolution in the phenotype of a freshwater snail: from the epigenome to genetic change" funded by the Volkswagen-Stiftung. Phenotypic plasticity allows organisms shortterm adaptation to environmental changes. Antipredator plasticity, the ability of individuals to plastically respond to the presence of predators with inducible defenses, is one of the beststudied instances of phenotypic plasticity. The freshwater gastropod

- _Physella acuta_, a simultaneous hermaphrodite, is a well-established model system for antipredator plasticity. While there are numerous different chemical predator-related cues that can induce defenses in this species, little is known about their properties and their chemical identity. The aim is to study behavioral and morphological responses of individuals to different predator-related chemical cues and to use chromatographic methods so as to reveal the identity of the chemical compounds that induce antipredator plasticity in this model system.

Your Tasks

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Research tasks (95 %):

- experimental work with freshwater gastropods
- chromatographic analyses
- collaboration with other researchers
- preparation of contributions for scientific conferences
- writing scientific publications for international journals

Other tasks (5 %):

- organizational tasks within the research group

The employment is designed to encourage further academic qualification.
We offer
- salary according to remuneration level 13 TV-L
- fixed-term (3 years sentence 1 of the WissZeitVG; in accordance with the provisions of the WissZeitVG and the Agreement on Satisfactory Conditions of Employment, the length of contract may differ in individual cases)
- part-time 65 %
- internal and external training opportunities
- variety of health, consulting and prevention services
- reconcilability of family and work
- flexible working hours
- job ticket for regional public transport network
- supplementary company pension
- collegial working environment
- open and pleasant working atmosphere
- exciting, varied tasks

Your Profile

We expect
- completed scientific university degree (e. g. Master of Science or equivalent) in evolutionary ecology, chemical ecology, animal ecology, animal behavior or any related field
- experience in experimental work with living animals
- proven skills in chromatography (flash chromatography, analytical chromatography) or high motivation to rapdily acquire such skills
- excellent oral and written English language skills
- independent, self-reliant and dedicated style of work
- strong organizational and coordination skills
- ability to cooperate and work in a team

Preferred experience and skills

- experience in chemical ecology
- experience with high-performance liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry as well as with the systems Reveleris X2, MicroTofQ
- experience in preparing scientific publications
- experience with R
- experience with antipredator phenotypic plasticity
- experience with alarm cues
- experience in working with gastropods or with the model species _Physella acuta_

Application Procedure

Contact
Dr. Denis Meuthen
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Postal Address
Universität Bielefeld

Faculty of Biology
Dr. Denis Meuthen
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Bielefeld- At Bielefeld University on request positions can be carried out with reduced working hours as long as this does not conflict with official needs.

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