Agroecology &
Functional Agrobiodiversity


Jobs

Student helper in HEAVEN

We are looking for a motivated student who is interested in carrying out entomological field and lab work. In particular, we plan to collect carabids from agricultural landscapes, modify their nutritional status in the lab, and perform an overwintering experiment to assess how their nutritional status affect their survival. ...more

Theses

One MSc thesis opportunity "Quantifying ecosystem functions in different habitats using sentinels"

In the project "HEAVEN: Habitat Evaluation and Assessment of Valuable Ecosystem services in Non-crop areas" we are looking for one MSc student who is interested in conducting his/her thesis on quantification of ecosystem functions. ...more

One BSc/MSc thesis opportunity "Dummy caterpillars to quantify predator activity"

In the project "HEAVEN: Habitat Evaluation and Assessment of Valuable Ecosystem services in Non-crop areas" we are looking for one BSc/MSc student who is interested in conducting his/her thesis on dummy caterpillars as a method to quantify predator activity. ...more

One BSc/MSc thesis opportunity "Spider use of different habitat types in agricultural ecosystems"

As part of the HEAVEN project (https://www.uni-goettingen.de/en/698444.html), we collected spiders throughout one year (June 2025-May 2026) from wheat fields, flower fields, grasslands, hedgerows, and grass margins. We are looking for a spider-enthusiast student who can identify spider species....more