Research Associate / Doctoral Candidate | wiss. Mitarbeiterin bzw. Mitarbeiter / Doktorandin bzw. Doktorand (m/w/d)

Job Summary

This position at the Faculty of Biology, Chair of Botany, offers a unique opportunity to conduct ethnobotanical research in Northwest Vietnam or Sub-Saharan Africa. As a Research Associate and Doctoral Candidate, you will lead a research project focusing on the documentation of local and regional useful plants, analyzing their usage intensity, population sizes, potential threats, and value chains. Your day-to-day work involves conducting interviews with local populations to gather data for index-based analysis. Beyond field research, you will support the supervision of Bachelor and Master students, collaborate with internal and external partners, and contribute to teaching in both German and English. This 3.5-year part-time role (50%) is specifically designed to facilitate the completion of a PhD at TU Dresden, a prestigious University of Excellence. It is ideal for researchers passionate about biodiversity, sustainable cultivation, and international field work in tropical or subtropical environments.