<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">Dear All,<div><br></div><div>Below was an ad for a postdoc working on bee e-DNA at Karlsruhe (with Martin Husemann).</div><div><br></div><div>Robert</div><div><br></div><div><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">evoldir@evol.biology.mcmaster.ca<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Postdoc: SMNK_Germany.Bee_eDNA</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">17 January 2025 at 06:27:09 CET<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">robert.paxton@zoologie.uni-halle.de<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Reply-To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><isabel.zimmermann@smnk.de><br></span></div><br><div><div><br><br>As a member of the DNFS (Deutsche Naturwissenschaftliche<br>Forschungssammlungen e.V.), the State Museum of Natural History Karlsruhe<br>(SMNK) is one of the largest research museums and collections in Germany<br>and presents permanent and special exhibitions on over 5000 m², including<br>the largest living coral reef in Germany. With extensive analog and<br>digital offerings, it attracts more than 200,000 visitors every year. As<br>a nationally and internationally active research museum in the fields of<br>geosciences and biosciences, the museum enjoys recognition far beyond<br>the region. The SMNK has a well-developed research infrastructure with<br>molecular laboratories and imaging facilities. Based on its extensive<br>collections and the taxonomic expertise of its curators, the museum is<br>also an important point of contact for the general public, schools and<br>the press interested in plant, fungal and animal species in south-western<br>Germany and for experts in the region, as well as a cooperation partner<br>for national and international institutes.<br><br>The Natural History Museum Karlsruhe is looking for a Postdoc for<br>environmental DNA (eDNA) research on bees, 100%, limited to 2.5 years,<br>at Naturkundemuseum Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany, starting 1.4.2024<br><br>We are living in a biodiversity crisis of unprecedented extend. Many<br>species are on the brink of extinction and important ecosystem services<br>are at risk, including pollination. Pollinators and their interactions<br>are the focus of the Beenergia project. In particular, the conflict<br>between managed pollinators, especially honey bees, and wild bees<br>will be investigated. In a multidisciplinary consortium, Beenergia<br>aims to understand the ecological balance between commercial and wild<br>pollinators, assess threats and develop solutions that ensure both<br>pollinator protection and food security.<br><br>This subproject aims to develop innovative methods for gentle sampling<br>and monitoring of wild bees based on molecular methods. Therefore, we<br>are looking for a committed, motivated, communicative and team-oriented<br>person with a strong interest in molecular ecology and sequencing methods<br>to participate in developing eDNA-based methods for the detection and<br>monitoring of pollinators in cooperation with the project partners in<br>Germany and Switzerland and to test them in field trials.<br><br>We expect:<br>- PhD in biology, or similar disciplines with a focus on biodiversity,<br> ecology or evolutionary biology<br>- In-depth knowledge of eDNA methods and various sequencing techniques<br>- Interest in the realization and testing of prototypes<br>- Basic knowledge of bees and wild bees and their ecology<br>- Good language skills in English (project language)<br>- Bioinformatics knowledge is a plus<br><br>We offer<br>- Payment will be in EG 13 TV-L<br>- dynamic collaboration in an international team<br>- the opportunity to work at a nationally renowned research museum with<br> recognized collections and an attractive exhibition<br>- a workplace in the center of Karlsruhe, with excellent public<br> transport connections to several attractive natural areas and the<br> Black Forest National Park<br>- flexible work time and family-friendly working hours (39.5 h/week);<br> possibility of mobile working<br>- participation in company health management, job ticket and job bike<br> subsidized by the state of Baden-Württemberg<br><br>The SMNK aims to increase the proportion of women in areas in which<br>women are underrepresented and therefore expressly asks qualified women<br>to apply. Severely disabled applicants will be given priority if equally<br>qualified. Please include a note to this effect in your cover letter and<br>enclose proof of disability. Please send your informative electronic<br>application with CV, list of publications, certificates and references<br>to bewerbung@smnk.de by 31.01.2025, quoting reference number 01_2025.<br><br>If you have any questions, please contact the Scientific Director<br>Prof. Dr. Martin Husemann: martin.husemann@smnk.de.<br><br>Please note that the application documents will be forwarded to the<br>persons involved in the recruitment process. Unfortunately, costs for<br>interviews cannot be covered or reimbursed. Further information on<br>the State Museum of Natural History Karlsruhe can also be found on the<br>Internet at www.smnk.de<br><br>Data protection notice for applicants<br>The protection of your personal data is an important concern for the<br>Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Karlsruhe and is guaranteed at<br>all times. All personal data collected and processed as part of an<br>application is protected against unauthorized access and manipulation<br>by technical and organizational measures. Your data will only be used<br>to process your application within the Natural History Museum and will<br>be treated in strict confidence in accordance with legal regulations.<br>If you send your application by e-mail, please note that confidentiality<br>risks and unauthorized access by third parties cannot be ruled out when<br>communicating by unencrypted e-mail.<br><br>Questions and suggestions on data protection<br>If you have any questions or suggestions on the subject of data<br>protection, please contact our data protection officer. E-mail:<br>despina.antonatou@smnk.de<br><br>Mit freundlichen Grüßen<br><br>i.A.<br>Isabel Zimmermann<br><br>Personalwesen<br>Verwaltung<br><br>Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde<br><br>Erbprinzenstraße 13<br>D- 76133 Karlsruhe<br>Tel.: +49 (0)721 175 2163<br>Isabel.zimmermann@smnk.de<br>www.naturkundemuseum-karlsruhe.de<br><br>Bitte beachten Sie: Diese E-Mail kann vertrauliche oder<br>rechtlichgeschützte Informationen enthalten. 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