The Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, in Berlin, Germany, is looking for a PostDoc in Fisheries Science.
The topic can be freely chosen by the candidate from one of the following subjects:
- Simulation Modelling: Studying spatial fish-angler-interactions using a management strategy evaluation framework that accounts for uncertainties and trade-offs in the context of stocking.
- Economics: Design, execution and analysis of a discrete choice experiment with anglers to study willingness-to-pay and preferences for fish stocking-related attributes using a survey.
- Quantitative literature reviews: Applying meta-analytical tools to recreational fisheries.
- Stock assessment: Using mark-recapture models to study population dynamics of exploited freshwater fish stocks in small angling club stillwaters.
- Fish stocking research: anything else that might be of interest to our group in the context of the Besatzfisch project in German recreational fisheries.
- Behavioural ecology: movement ecology using high resolution 3-D fish telemetry data collected over multiple years in a natural lake.
- Experimental evolution: studying phenotypic changes to size-selectively exploited zebrafish in the lab.
Requirements
- Doctoral degree in the field of interest, preferably with a focus on fisheries
- Strong quantitative skills in statistics and/or modelling
- Academic record in terms of publications
- Ability and motivation to work in an interdisciplinary team and to supervise students
- Very good working knowledge of English
- Familiarity with recreational fishing and German language are benefits
Salary & Application
Salary is paid according to the TVöD and includes health insurance (gross salary up to 50.000 € depending on age and qualifications).
Please send your application materials (brief motivation letter, a separate 2-4 page research plan related to your chosen topic from the list above, CV, list of publications, up to 3 papers, names and email of 3 referees) in one combined PDF electronically no later than March, 23, 2012 to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., also to address any questions prior to applying).
Contact
Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries,
Forschungsverbund Berlin e.V.
Department of Biology and Ecology of Fishes,
Prof. Dr. Robert Arlinghaus,
Müggelseedamm 310, 12587 Berlin, Germany