Position Announcements
Research Scientist Evol. Palaeolimnology
The Institute for Limnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences is seeking to appoint a
Research scientist (Postdoc
who will perform integrative research on Evolutionary Palaeolimnology in Mondsee, Austria. The Institute is located in the Salzkammergut lake area, 30 km east of the City of Salzburg. The Institute has a staff complement of approximately 25, including 10 research scientists. The successful candidate will have an outstanding research and publication record in palaeolimnology, evolutionary biology, or related fields. Research specialisms that focus on adaptive evolutionary response to past and present environmental change in lakes and link to the existing working groups at the Institute (see www.oeaw.ac.at/limno/) are particularly welcome. We seek to integrate investigations into the past with studies on the ongoing climate change scenario in the pre-Alpine and high Alpine Austrian lakes. Sound English language skills are essential; German language skills are no prerequisite, but at least some basic skills should be acquired in a reasonable time. The successful candidate will be expected to maintain a partially extramurally funded research program and to participate in supervising of graduate students. The position is full-time; initial appointment is for 2 years, reappointment for up to 6 years is possible. Tenure-track is also possible for outstanding candidates, following an unequivocally positive assessment of performance based on established criteria of the Austrian Academy of Sciences. The initial salary level is within 45,000 to 55,000 € per annum.
Submit your application with a full CV, list of publications, short statement of research interests and, optionally, names of three referees to Institute for Limnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Herzog Odilostraße 101, A-5310 Mondsee, or electronically to thomas.weisse@oeaw.ac.at. Closing date: 15 March 2010.