An interesting and varied range of tasks await our academic and administrative staff. To learn more about the various groups, please visit iDiv’s Core Research Groups.

Open Positions

16/09/2026 12:10 pm
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Postdoctoral Researcher (f/m/d)

iDiv and the Friedrich Schiller University Jena are looking to hire a Postdoctoral Researcher in Macroevolution and Macroecology in the Biodiversity in the Anthropocene research group:

  • 100% of a full-time employment (40 hours per week), part-time possible
  • Fixed-term contract for 3 years
  • Planned salary: up to E13 (TV-L)
  • Application deadline: 30 September 2026
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16/09/2026 12:10 pm
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Student assistant (f/m/d)

iDiv and the Friedrich Schiller University Jena are looking to hire a Student Assistant (HiWi) to support the creation of a survey on fish mortality in the Biodiversity and People research group:

  • Working time: 20–80 hours per month (depending on availability and qualification)
  • Fixed-term contract for initially 3 months
  • Application deadline: 23 September 2026
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16/09/2026 12:10 pm
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Student Assistant (f/m/d)

iDiv and the Friedrich Schiller University Jena are looking to hire a Student Assistant (HiWi) for web portal and data mobilisation in the Biodiversity and People research group:

  • Working time: 10–20 hours per week (depending on availability and qualification)
  • Fixed-term contract for 12 months
  • Application deadline: 20 September 2026
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