Research Associate / PhD Student (m/f/x) in Tropical tree ecophysiology and tree water relations

TUD Dresden University of Technology, as a University of Excellence, is one of the leading and most dynamic research institutions in the country. For TUD diversity is an essential feature and a quality criterion of an excellent university. Accordingly, we welcome all applicants who would like to commit themselves, their achievements and productivity to the success of the whole institution.

Within the DFG-funded interdisciplinary research unit GArua: Fog-dependent water relations and plant invasion in the Galápagos Archipelago under climate change, the Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Department of Forest Sciences, Institute of Forest Botany and Forest Zoology, Chair of Forest Botany offers a position as

Research Associate / PhD Student (m/f/x)

in Tropical tree ecophysiology and tree water relations

(subject to personal qualification, employees are remunerated according to salary group E 13 TV-L)

starting January 1, 2027. The position is limited until July 31, 2030, with the possibility of extension up to a total employment duration of four years and entails 65% of the full-time weekly hours. The period of employment is governed by the Fixed Term Research Contracts Act (Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz - WissZeitVG). The position offers the chance to obtain further academic qualification (usually PhD).

Tasks

Within this collaborative research project, the research associate will be responsible for the installation and maintenance of sap flow sensors and automated dendrometers for quantifying tree water use and status of native and exotic shrub and tree species, for hydraulic characterization as well as for several measurement campaigns.

Requirements

• an excellent university degree in forest or plant ecology, ecophysiology, environmental sciences, or a related discipline with field and/or lab experience
• willingness for several long-term stays at the Charles Darwin Research Station, main island of the Galapagos Archipelago, Ecuador, as well as to familiarize oneself with technical installations and sensor networks