Functional Agrobiodiversity &
Agroecology

Vacancy for one student assistant in KOOPERATIV

We are looking for one motivated student assistant (f/m/d) to support us in these activities:
- visual surveys of insect pests in wheat fields
- exposing and collecting aphid cards for biocontrol quantifications
The fieldwork (6-8 hours per day) will take place in the district of Northeim, up to 1-hour drive from
Göttingen. We will use company cars. ...more

Vacancy for two student assistents in KOOPERATIV

In June-July 2025, we will use pitfall traps in different habitats per landscape (cereal fields, flower strips and grass strips) to measure the presence of ground-dwelling arthropods with a special focus on predators (especially spiders and carabids). We are looking for two motivated student assistants (f/m/d) ...more

Bachelor thesis opportunity on "Do floral traits differ between cherry cultivars? (Can these differences be used to strategically attract pollinators?)"

Project significance: Alternatives to conventional agriculture are urgently needed to sustain ecosystem functions and services. Ecological intensification is a promising concept, aiming to improve agricultural system performance and efficiency through actively managing functional biodiversity to sustainably enhance delivery of production-supporting ecosystem services. ...more