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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">The Center for Tropical Marine Ecology (ZMT)
conducts research on tropical coastal ecosystems aimed at developing</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">science based management concepts for their sustainable
use. It supports capacity and infrastructure building in this
field. </DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">The Center invites applications for a three-years
Postdoc Position starting June 1, 2007. </DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Payment will be according to the German Wage Agreement
TVL. </DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Required is a distinct research record in the field
of ecophysiology of marine algae. Candidates are expected to</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">develop research activities on acclimation strategies
of marine algae and seagrass under changing abiotic</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">conditions. Field research in benthic shallow
water ecosystems (macroalgal stands, coral reefs, seagrass</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">meadows) in tropical regions will be an important task
of the position. Knowledge of methods in the determination of</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">primary productivity, photosynthetic activity and
pigment analysis as well as protein biochemistry and gene expression</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">analysis is requested.</DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Research will be done in cooperation with the
Department of Marine Botany at Bremen University. Ability and
willingness</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">to participate in field expeditions lasting several
months at field stations in the tropics is a prerequisite.</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Comparative studies in other climatic regions are also
part of the research program.</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">A high publication activity as well as initiatives
and experiences in fundraising and project management
are expected. </DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">A research diver certificate as well as
knowledge of Spanish language will be advantageous. </DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">The candidate will also support the supervision of
post-graduate students at the ZMT and teaching at the Bremen</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">University and in the MSc program ISATEC.</DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">ZMT and the University of Bremen promote women in
sciences.</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">For further information please contact: </DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Prof. K. Bischof, Marine Botany, University
of Bremen, <A href="mailto:kbischof@uni-bremen.de"><FONT class=Apple-style-span
color=#000cee>kbischof@uni-bremen.de</FONT></A>. </DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Please send applications including CV, list
of publications and an outline of future research activities</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">before 31 March 2007 to the </DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Centre for Tropical Marine Ecology </DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Fahrenheitstr. 6 </DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">28359 Bremen</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Germany</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">(<A href="mailto:zmtsekr@zmt-bremen.de"><FONT
class=Apple-style-span color=#000cee>zmtsekr@zmt-bremen.de</FONT></A>)</DIV>
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