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Join the lab!
Interested students are welcome to participate in the research conducted in our lab throughout the year. Open PhD and Postdoc positions will be announced at this page. We offer different topics for bachelor and master theses and also welcome your ideas and suggestions for other thesis topics. Please find a selection of topics listed or request further topics by contacting Prof. Nico Eisenhauer.
Non-scientific personnel
Technical employee
In the framework of the DFG-funded research group Beta-FOR we are looking for a technicial employee to support the field and laboratory work in the project “Soil biodiversity and functioning”. For this project, several forest sections in five forests in Germany (Hunsrück, Saarland, Lüneburg, Bavarian Forest, Sailershausen) were influenced by silvicultural measures in such a way that both light input and the presence of different deadwood scenarios (e.g. crown, standing and lying deadwood) were increased in order to increase structural complexity at the landscape level. In this context, the Experimental Interaction Ecology group at iDiv is investigating the consequences for soil organisms (microorganisms and nematodes), as well as for various soil functions (microbial respiration, biomass, aggregate stability, etc.) and soil variables (C, N, pH, texture,water-holding capacity).
If you like to combine field and lab work, have a drive to work independently, conduct several different methods related to soil, and work in an international team, consider to apply for this position.
More information about the position can be found here (in English) and here (in German).
Application deadline is June 1st, 2022.
Student helper positions
We are looking for a student helper/ Hiwi for 10-19h/week starting in May.
Please see PDF for more info and contact Malte Jochum if you are interested.
Bachelor theses
We offer many topics for bachelor and master theses in our working group. Finding the right topic is not easy and we are happy to introduce our topics to you in more detail or discuss further ideas.
Title: Manipulation of soil biodiversity to investigate soil ecosystem functioning
Contact: Simone Cesarz
PDF with details
Title: Functional diversity of soil microorganisms
Contact: Simone Cesarz
PDF with details
Title: Impacts of earthworm invasion on above- and belowground invertebrate communities in North American forest ecosystems
Contact:Malte Jochum
Related project: Ecoworm
PDF with more details
Title: Exploring length-dry body mass regressions and the relationship between dry and fresh body mass for temperate arthropods
Contact:Malte Jochum
Related project: NA
PDF with more details
Master theses
We offer many topics for bachelor and master theses in our working group. Finding the right topic is not easy and we are happy to introduce our topics to you in more detail or discuss further ideas.
Title: Manipulation of soil biodiversity to investigate soil ecosystem functioning
Contact: Simone Cesarz
PDF with details
Title: Functional diversity of soil microorganisms
Contact: Simone Cesarz
PDF with details
Title: Impacts of earthworm invasion on above- and belowground invertebrate communities in North American forest ecosystems
Contact: Malte Jochum
Related project: Ecoworm
PDF with more details
Title: Exploring length-dry body mass regressions and the relationship between dry and fresh body mass for temperate arthropods
Contact:Malte Jochum
PDF with more details
Title: Effects of nutrient enrichment and top-predator size structure on energy flux in a marine benthic community
Contact:Malte Jochum
PDF with details
Title: Investigating joint effects of climate and predation on above-belowground forest ecosystems
Contact:Malte Jochum
PDF with details
