CareerPlan

Research Associate / PhD Student (m/f/x) in Tropical tree ecophysiology and tree water relations

Dresden, SACHSENFull-time2026-10-08 → 2026-10-30

Core

Install and maintain sap flow sensors and automated dendrometers to quantify tree water use and status of native and exotic shrub and tree species in the Galapagos Archipelago.

Role type

Research Associate / PhD Student in tropical tree ecophysiology

Builds

Measurement campaigns and hydraulic characterization data for cloud forest ecosystems

Domain

Ecology / Plant hydraulics / Climate change

Deliverable

research

Required skills

field and lab experience, scientific writing, statistical analysis with R, tree water relations knowledge

Preferred skills

advanced knowledge in statistical analyses with R, advanced understanding of tree water relations

Technologies

R, sap flow sensors, automated dendrometers

Responsibilities

Install and maintain sap flow sensors and automated dendrometers, conduct measurement campaigns, perform hydraulic characterization

Seniority

PhD level, research associate