The Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) is the largest freshwater ecology institute in Germany (www.igb-berlin.de). It is a member of the Forschungsverbund Berlin e.V. (FVB), the Leibniz Association www.leibniz-gemeinschaft.de/en), and the recently founded Berlin-Brandenburg Institute of Advanced Biodiversity Research (www.bbib.org). Joint professorships link IGB to all three universities in Berlin as well as to the University of Potsdam. IGB offers excellent laboratory and field facilities for interdisciplinary research, large-scale experimental facilities, and long-term research programs and data sets. Applications are invited for three positions,

1 Science Coordinator, 1 Postdoc and 1 PhD student,

in Aquatic Ecology to strengthen ongoing research on global-change impacts on lake ecosystems, primarily in a newly built experimental field facility (www.lake-lab.de). All positions are based at the Dept of Experimental Limnology located on Lake Stechlin 80 km north of Berlin.

The specific areas of expertise of the applicants are open, but we are particularly interested in ecological modelers and plankton community and ecosystems ecologists. Topics of special interest include food-web and biogeochemical modelling, phytoplankton community dynamics, ecological stoichiometry, ecosystem processes, and food-web dynamics.
Successful candidates hold a doctoral degree or, for the PhD position, an MSc degree or equivalent in ecology, environmental science or a related field. A strong publication record, advanced numerical skills, expertise on aquatic communities or ecosystems, and experience with mesocosm experiments are strong assets. Proficiency in German is not required.

Salaries are according to the standard rates of German federal government employees (TVöD). Although contracts for the first two positions are initially for 2 years, prolongations are envisaged, depending on performance. Contracts for the PhD student positions are for 3 years.

Please submit a complete curriculum vitae, including a list of publications, a motivation letter and statement of past and future research interests, copies of up to three publications, and the names and contact information of three referees. All application documents should be assembled in a single PDF file and sent to Ms. Edith Tesch at stechlin@igb-berlin.de by 30 November 2013.

Please state in your covering letter which positions you apply for. Review of the applications will begin immediately and will continue until the positions have been filled. A symposium and interviews of shortlisted candidates will take place in mid-December, most likely on the 16th and 17th.

For further enquiries, please contact Prof. Mark Gessner at stechlin@igb-berlin.de. The IGB and FVB are equal opportunity employers and specifically welcome applications by female scientists. Preference will be given to applicants with disabilities when qualifications are equivalent.

IGB, Dept. Experimental Limnology, Alte Fischerhütte 2, 16775 Stechlin, Germany.