The department holds internationally recognized scientific collections of more than two million specimens of animals, fungi, plants and minerals, as well as living collections at the University Gardens. Our staff performs leading research in the fields of biodiversity, systematics, evolution, palaeozoology, palaeoecology and geology, with associated collection activities. We also teach courses given at other institutes at the university and the Research School in Biosystematics (ForBio).
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Open Positions Department of Natural History
- Associate Professor or Professor of Health Economics
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow position within Molecularparasitology and Fish immunology
- PhD position in systematics and evolution of Malagasy heathers (Erica; Ericaceae)
- Associate Professor (100%) in Photography
- Research assistant for the Horizon Europe Pro-Climate and Pro-Coast research projects