Functional Agrobiodiversity &
Agroecology

Looking for a technical assistant within the KOOPERATIV project

Wir vergeben eine Position für eine*n Technische*n Assistent*in (m/w/d) im Projekt KOOPERATIV in Vollzeit, TV-L E9a befristet bis 14. August 2028.
Im Rahmen des Projekts KOOPERATIV sollen Forschungsarbeiten zur Erfassung der Biodiversität und ihrer funktionellen Rolle in der Landwirtschaft durchgeführt werden. Im Fokus steht die Analyse der Auswirkungen von mehrjährigen Landschaftsdiversität auf die Diversität von Bienen, Schwebfliegen, Laufkäfern und Vögeln und deren Ökosystemleistungen, wie Bestäubung und biologische Schädlingskontrolle. Die Untersuchungen werden mit unterschiedlichen Methoden durchgeführt, beispielsweise Bodenfallen, Audioaufnahmen und Bestäubungsexperimente. ...weiter

Student helpers in the KOOPERATIV project

In the project KOOPERATIV (www.uni-goettingen.de/kooperativ/project), we established a landscape experiment with flower fields along a landscape diversity gradient to investigate how landscape-scale measures promote biodiversity and ecosystem services.
We are looking for student helpers (f/m/d) to join the team and assist during fieldwork and lab work. ...more

One BSc / MSc thesis opportunity on "Vegetation structure in different habitat types in agricultural systems"

We are looking for one BSc/MSc student who is interested in conducting his/her thesis on plant communities in agricultural landscapes.
As part of the HEAVEN project, we aim to investigate the habitat requirements of beneficial organisms, such as carabids and spiders. To this end, we are using pitfall traps to sample ground-active arthropods at the interfaces between crop fields and adjacent non-crop habitats, including flower fields, grasslands, hedgerows, and grass margins. Students with an interest in plant communities, how plant diversity support arthropod communities, and how semi-natural habitats near crop fields can act as refuge for biodiversity, are encouraged to contact Dr. Ferrante to discuss potential topics for BSc or MSc theses and explore how their work could be integrated into the HEAVEN project. ...more

One BSc/MSc thesis opportunity on "Spider use of different habitat types in agricultural systems"

As part of the HEAVEN project, we aim to investigate the habitat requirements of beneficial organisms, such as spiders, both during the cropping season and over winter. To this end, we will use pitfall traps to sample ground-active arthropods at the interfaces between crop fields and adjacent non-crop habitats, including flower fields, grasslands, hedgerows, and grass margins. Sampling will take place from June to September 2025 and again from December 2025 to March 2026. ll study sites are located in the district of Göttingen. Students with an interest in spiders or in this experimental setup are encouraged to contact Dr. Ferrante to discuss potential topics for BSc or MSc theses and explore how their work could be integrated into the HEAVEN project. ...more