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Agroscope is offering a PhD position focused on bee health, agro-ecology, and pollinator conservation as part of the European Horizon 2020 project PoshBee. The candidate will conduct research on the impacts of agrochemicals, pathogens, and food stress on bee species, aiming to enhance pollinator health and services in Europe. Applicants should have a relevant MSc degree, experience in field data collection, and statistical analysis skills, with a start date of October 1, 2018, for a duration of 3.5 years.

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Ausschreibung_PhD PoshBee

Agroscope is offering a PhD position focused on bee health, agro-ecology, and pollinator conservation as part of the European Horizon 2020 project PoshBee. The candidate will conduct research on the impacts of agrochemicals, pathogens, and food stress on bee species, aiming to enhance pollinator health and services in Europe. Applicants should have a relevant MSc degree, experience in field data collection, and statistical analysis skills, with a start date of October 1, 2018, for a duration of 3.5 years.

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Eidgenössisches Departement für

Wirtschaft, Bildung und Forschung WBF


Agroscope

PhD position available at Agroscope


Position
PhD position in bee health / agro-ecology / pollinator conservation

Project description
Pollinators face multiple threats including agrochemicals, pathogens, habitat loss and climate change. The
European Horizon 2020 project (PoshBee: Pan-European Assessment, Monitoring and Mitigation of Stressors
on the Health of Bees)1 aims to better understand the impacts of these multiple pressures on a range of bee
species and develop novel tools to help reduce risks and negative impacts. In the framework of this project,
Agroscope will, together with European partners, conduct field, semi-field and laboratory research to contribute
to enhanced and more sustainable health of bees and pollination services in Europe. The PhD candidate will 1)
quantify the exposure of managed and wild bees in agricultural landscapes to potential threats such as
pesticides, pathogens and food stress, 2) determine how pesticides, pathogens and food stress interactively
affect the health and fitness of wild bees, and 3) contribute to the development of practice- and policy-relevant
research outputs. Findings will help to reduce risks for pollinators in agroecosystems.
We are looking for an enthusiastic PhD to join the dynamic and interdisciplinary PoshBee team at Agroscope
(Zürich, Switzerland).

Tasks
- Collecting field data in agricultural landscapes in Switzerland
- Conducting semi-field experiments with wild bees
- Statistical analysis of data
- Publication of results in international journals

Requirements
- MSc in Biology, Ecology, Environmental Sciences, Ecotoxicology or similar
- (Ideally) expertise in (agro-)ecology and/or ecotoxicology and/or bee pollinators
- Experience in collecting field data and/ or conducting laboratory or semi-field experiments
- Experience with statistical analysis using the software R; ideally basic GIS skills
- Good organizational skills
- Achievement-oriented, communicative personality with a capacity for teamwork
- Good communication and writing skills (ideally in English and German)

Organisation
Agroscope is an innovative research institute for agricultural and nutritional sciences run according to the
principles of New Public Management. Part of the Swiss Federal Administration, Agroscope is attached to the
Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research EAER. Agroscope is headquartered in Bern-
Liebefeld and carries out its activities at a number of sites in Switzerland. The Agroscope Department of
Agroecology and Environment in Zürich (Reckenholz) conducts research for an environmental friendly and
competitive agriculture.
We offer research work in an interdisciplinary project team, competent supervision and a modern research
infrastructure.

Place of work Zürich


Salary According to the standards of the Swiss National Science Foundation
Employment level 100%

Application
We look forward to receiving your online application, including CV, academic transcripts and the addresses of 2-
3 referees in a single PDF file to [email protected] (Ref.-Nr. 35177)
For further information, please feel free to contact Dr. Matthias Albrecht
([email protected], +41 58 468 74 13). Starte date: 1 October 2018, or as agreed.
Duration 3.5 years (42 months).

1 Thisproject has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation
programme (Grant No 773921).

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