The Forest Research Institute (FVA) is the state's research institution for forests and is under the responsibility of the Ministry of Food, Rural Areas and Consumer Protection of Baden-Württemberg (MLR). The legal mandate of the FVA is to contribute to ensuring sustainable forest management on a scientific basis through application-oriented research in all forest-related matters.
With a dedicated team of more than three hundred employees, the FVA addresses practical issues of forest enterprises as well as questions of species protection, forest conservation or conflict management in recreational forests.
The Forest Conservation Department has an immediate vacancy for the position of a Scientific Employee (f/m/d) to be filled for the project ACORN on a full-time (100%) basis, limited until 31/03/2024. The ACORN project ("Seed Identification for Adaptive Oak Forests in Climate Change"; https://www.acorn-biodiversa.net/) is a transboundary BiodivERsA project. The goal of the project is to identify oak stands that exhibit adaptation to increased drought stress and to verify their contribution as seed sources to climate resilient forests. The project partners are the University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences (BOKU, Vienna, Austria), WSL (Birmensdorf, Switzerland), Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece), Middle East Technical University (METU, Ankara, Turkey), and the National Botanical Garden of Turkey (Ankara). The sub-project of the FVA is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Research and Education (BMBF). Within the framework of this sub-project, among other things, oak stands from Central Europe are genetically investigated. The time limit is according to the Science
Temporary Contract Act of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Tasks
- Scientific project work
- Management and utilization of genetic (molecular markers) and genomic (whole genome sequences of DNA pools) data provided by an external service provider (e.g., sequence processing, SNP identification), environmental association analysis (associations between genotypes and environmental variables)
- Development of a seed transfer concept based on the results of
- (i) the environmental association analysis and
- (ii) the associations between phenotypes and genotypes from the field experiment
- Management and use of the recorded data in consultation with the partners based on the project data management plan
- Writing reports and publications in collaboration with project partners
- Participation in knowledge transfer
Requirements
- A degree in biology, forestry and/or environmental sciences or in an equivalent field of study with a diploma or master's degree (university) or accredited master's degree (university, the applicant must provide evidence of the accreditation of the course of study)
- Expertise and scientific publications in the field of population genetics
- Very good knowledge in statistics, R programming language and
- bioinformatics
- Very good knowledge of English
- High commitment and motivation to work in a team
- Independent goal-oriented working style
Our Offer
Application
Please apply online via our application portal Bewerbungsportal by
12.03.2023.
- Payment according to the salary group 13 TV-L (collective agreement for the public service of the federal states)
- The compatibility of career and family is a particular concern of the FVA. In addition to flexible working hours and home office, the FVA has a day care centre for children with a focus on forest education.
- We support your mobility with the JobTicket BW.
- The FVA aims to increase the proportion of women and expressively invites women to apply.
- The position to be filled is basically divisible.
- Severely disabled persons will be given preferential consideration in case of equal suitability.
Application
Please apply online via our application portal Bewerbungsportal by
12.03.2023.
