{"id":458,"date":"2021-02-03T12:50:27","date_gmt":"2021-02-03T12:50:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/ecosystems\/doctoral-researchers-phd-students-9-positions-in-the-field-of-forest-biodiversity-research\/"},"modified":"2021-02-03T12:50:27","modified_gmt":"2021-02-03T12:50:27","slug":"doctoral-researchers-phd-students-9-positions-in-the-field-of-forest-biodiversity-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz\/ecosystems\/news\/doctoral-researchers-phd-students-9-positions-in-the-field-of-forest-biodiversity-research","title":{"rendered":"Doctoral Researchers\/PhD Students (9 positions) in the field of forest biodiversity research"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Application deadline:<\/strong> 14 February 2021<\/span><\/p>\n

Starting date:<\/strong> 01 June 2021<\/span><\/p>\n

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The International Research Training Group “TreeD\u00ec – Tree Diversity Interactions: The role of tree-tree interactions in local neighborhoods in Chinese subtropical forests<\/strong>” (GRK 2324), funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) and the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), invites applications for 9 doctoral researchers in Germany. TreeD\u00ec (www.treedi.de<\/a>) is operated by Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) and its partner universities Friedrich Schiller University Jena (FSU) and University of Leipzig (UL) in cooperation with the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) and the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS).<\/span><\/p>\n

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The aim of TreeD\u00ec – \u6797\u5730 (l\u00edn d\u00ec, forest land) is to understand how tree-tree interactions in local neighbourhoods of varying diversity translate into observed tree species richness effects on key ecosystem functions at the community scale. In addition, TreeD\u00ec seeks to understand the role of the forest understorey (shrub species composition and diversity) for ecosystem functioning. All research projects are carried out on the BEF-China platform in subtropical China – the largest forest BEF experiment worldwide (https:\/\/bef-china.com<\/a>). By bringing together experts and doctoral researchers from leading research institutions located in Germany and China, TreeD\u00ec creates a stimulating network of excellence. TreeD\u00ec features an international qualification programme involving an intensive Chinese-German cultural exchange during a 6-month research visit in the partners\u2019 countries, a joint PhD advisory committee (PAC) composed of Chinese and German experts, and unique offers to meet, study and discuss with figureheads in biodiversity research.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Within the International Research Training Group TreeD\u00ec (GRK 2324) we offer positions in the following subprojects:<\/span><\/p>\n

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P1G: Spatial aboveground complementarity<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

PIs: Prof. Goddert von Oheimb, Prof. Werner H\u00e4rdtle<\/span><\/p>\n

Place of work: Tharandt\/ Dresden<\/span><\/p>\n

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P2G: Complementarity through trait variation<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

PIs: Dr. Sylvia Haider, Prof. Stan Harpole<\/span><\/p>\n

Place of work: Halle (Saale)<\/span><\/p>\n

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P3G: Diversity Signals in Tree Interaction<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

PI: Prof. Christian Wirth<\/span><\/p>\n

Place of work: Leipzig<\/span><\/p>\n

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P4G: Bottom-up and top-down drivers of herbivory<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

PI: Prof. Andreas Schuldt<\/span><\/p>\n

Place of work: G\u00f6ttingen<\/span><\/p>\n

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P5G: Drivers of fungal endophyte richness<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

PI: Prof. Helge Bruelheide<\/span><\/p>\n

Place of work: Halle (Saale)<\/span><\/p>\n

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P6G: Biodiversity effects on leaf and litter metabolomes<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

PIs: Prof. Nicole van Dam, Dr. Steffen Neumann, Dr. Alexander Weinhold<\/span><\/p>\n

Place of work: Leipzig<\/span><\/p>\n

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P7G: Rhizosphere and root microbes<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

PI: Dr. Tesfaye Wubet<\/span><\/p>\n

Place of work: Halle (Saale)<\/span><\/p>\n

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P8G: Functional diversity of soil organisms<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

PIs: Dr. Simone Cesarz, Prof. Nico Eisenhauer<\/span><\/p>\n

Place of work: Leipzig<\/span><\/p>\n

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P9G: Modelling generalized diversity interactions<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

PI: Prof. Ulrich Brose<\/span><\/p>\n

Place of work: Leipzig<\/span><\/p>\n

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All positions are detailed on <\/strong>www.idiv.de\/en\/about_idiv\/career<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Requirements\/expected profile:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n