PhD studentship (3 years contract) Impact of Climate Change on Cereal Aphids and Natural Enemies
Application deadline: 15.08.2009We are looking for a highly skilled, motivated and collaborative person with a Mas-ter degree (or equivalent) in Agriculture/Horticulture or Biology/Ecology to investi-gate the impact of climate change on population dynamics of cereal aphids and selected natural enemies. The project is part of the research initiative KLIFF (Kli-mafolgenforschung), which is funded by the Ministry of Lower Saxony. The net-work "Climate Change and Production of Economic Plants - Processes and Adap-tation Strategies until 2030" consist of 14 sub-projects which investigate the impact of climate change on agriculture and horticulture (www.unigoettingen.de/zlu).The specific tasks of the PhD student at LUH will be:• Evaluation of climate change effects on cereal aphids and natural enemies with a special focus on existing modelling approaches (literature work).• Investigation of specific climate change effects, in particular changing winter/spring temperatures, on population development of cereal aphids and synchronisation with key natural enemies under controlled conditions.• Verification of laboratory results in semi-field experiments (protected green-house agroecosystem) and field studies.• Development of advanced approaches to integrate climate change projections and experimental data in cereal aphid population models.The candidate will be registered at Leibniz University Hannover (http://www.uni-hannover.de) as PhD student. We expect a sound background in applied entomol-ogy/plant protection in particular biocontrol. Experience in handling and statistical analysis of complex data sets is most desirable. Candidates with experience in population ecology / modelling are especially encouraged to apply. PhD funding is based on 0.5 TV-L E13. Working place is Hannover. A driving licence is important since experimental fields are located in the periphery of Hannover.Send your application and CV, including a letter of motivation and two references, no later than 15.08.2009 to: Institute of Plant Protection and Plant Diseases, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Herrenhäuserstr. 2, D-30419 Hannover, Germany. Electronic application is preferred to Meisel@ipp.uni-hannover.de.For further information contact: Prof. Dr. Hans-Michael Poehling (poeh-ling@ipp.uni-hannover.de), phone: ++49/511/7622641 or Dr. Rainer Meyhöfer (meyhoefer@ipp.uni-hannover.de)
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