Student assistant for soil sampling campaigns and laboratory work (f/m/d)

at  LeibnizZentrum fr Agrarlandschaftsforschung ZALF e V

The mission of the Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF) as a nationally and internationally active research institute is to deliver solutions for an ecologically, economically and socially sustainable agriculture – together with society. ZALF is a member of the Leibniz Association and is located in Müncheberg (approx. 35 minutes by regional train from Berlin-Lichtenberg). It also maintains a research station with further locations in Dedelow and Paulinenaue.
The BMBF funded junior research group “Towards healthy soils by using autonomous field robots in diversified agricultural landscapes” (SoilRob, )__ aims at examining whether the utilization of autonomous field robots and the integration of high-resolution data in diversified cropping systems can enhance soil health and boost soil-based ecosystem services compared to conventionally managed fields. A comprehensive assessment of physical, chemical, and biological soil parameters related to soil-based ecosystem functions and sustainable development goals is conducted at the landscape experiment patchCROP (close to Müncheberg) and at two other locations within Germany.
We are offering a student research assistant position starting earliest in January 2025 temporarily limited for a minimum of 6 months up to 12 months (with option of extension) for 40 - 80 h/month, depending on the applicant’s availability, at our location in Müncheberg as
Student assistant for soil sampling campaigns and laboratory work (f/m/d)
93-2024

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS:

• ongoing advanced B.Sc. or early M.Sc. studies in soil, agricultural, environmental sciences or related studies (Biology, Geology, etc.) at a German university (please upload your current enrollment certificate)
• highly motivated to work in the field under varying weather conditions
• experience in laboratory work and soil parameter assessment is beneficial
• driving license advantageous

• field sampling and measuring campaigns at patchCROP (different soil and crop related parameters, e.g. soil compaction, water infiltration, weed density)
• support for multi-day sampling campaigns at other locations within Germany
• processing soil samples in the lab (drying, sieving, weighing)
• soil laboratory analysis (e.g. determination of aggregate stability, carbon fractions, texture)