Job Wageningen UR (University & Research centre) - PhD-candidate artificial light and ecosystems (NIOO-KNAW)

a candidate who will carry out research on the effects of artificial light on organisms at different trophic levels using moths as a model group, both as part of the large scale experiment and in small scale experiments. To assess the impact of artificial light on flora and fauna a large-scale project has been funded by STW, Philips and the NAM. The project will be carried out jointly by the Nature Conservation and Plant Ecology Group at Wageningen University (NCP-WU) and the Animal Ecology Department of the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), in close collaboration with the Netherlands Society for Research on Flora and Fauna (VOFF), Philips Lighting and the NAM.

enthusiastic candidates with a MSc in Ecology or equivalent and experience with experimental work in the field and a good knowledge of the Dutch flora and fauna.

A full-time PhD-position for 4 years. There will be a probationary period of 18 months.

The gross salary is € 2.042,- based on a full-time position in the first year and increases to € 2.612,- in the final year.


Additional information about these positions are available upon request from Prof. Marcel E. Visser (m.visser@nioo.knaw.nl or 026-4791253) and from Prof. F. Berendse (F.berendse@wur.nl 0317-484973) or Dr. Elmar M. Veenendaal (Elmar.veenendaal@wur.nl 0317-483815 ). More information about the NIOO can be found at www.nioo.knaw.nl , about the WUR at www.wur.nl and the VOFF at www.voff.nl.

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