We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher to work on the impact of light pollution on ecological communities involving plants and their pollinators as well as flower herbivores.
Description
As part of a Swiss National Science Foundation project based on previous findings of the research group1,2, the successful applicant will analyse data already collected on interactions between plants and flower visitors, including pollinators and flower herbivores. The data was collected during both day and night-time, under dark and light polluted conditions, and at multiple locations. The overall objective is to analyse the structure of the mutualistic and antagonistic sub-networks as well as the way they are connected, including spatio-temporal dynamics within the communities under dark and lit conditions. The position also leaves room for own ideas.
Your profile
• PhD in Ecology or related fields
• expertise in ecological network analysis
• strong publication record
• fluent in English
What we offer
We offer a one-year postdoc position, that can most likely be extended another year. The salary will be according to the standard of the Swiss National Science Foundation. Starting date is June 1 2024 or upon agreement. The level of employment is 80-100%. Our research group is working on various topics related to global change and biodiversity (www.knoplab.ch). We are based at Agroscope (Reckenholzstrasse 191, 8046 Zürich, Switzerland) and have a close link to the University of Zürich, Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies. Furthermore, the work will be supervised by Dr. Eva Knop from Agroscope, in collaboration with Dr. Colin Fontaine from the Centre d’Écologie et des Sciences de la Conservation, France.
Your application
Please send your application consisting of a letter of motivation, a CV, and contact details of at least two academic references as one single PDF file to eva.knop@ieu.uzh.ch as soon as possible and not later than April 22 2024.
For further information, please contact Dr. Eva Knop on her E-Mail eva.knop@ieu.uzh.ch.
References
1. Giavi, S., Fontaine, C. & Knop, E. (2021) Impact of artificial light at night on diurnal plant-pollinator interactions. Nature Communications 12, 5, doi:10.1038/s41467-021-22011-8.
2. Knop, E. et al. (2017) Artificial light at night as a new threat to pollination. Nature 548, 206, doi:10.1038/nature23288.
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