Team Leader / Taxonomist (SOSA) (m/f/d)

Job posting ref. #01-21054

For over 200 years the Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung represents one of the most relevant institutions investigating nature and its diversity. Currently, scientists from more than 40 countries conduct research in the fields of biodiversity, earth system analysis and climate change in seven Senckenberg Institutes across Germany.

Following its mission to analyze and document biodiversity in earth system dynamics – to serve science and society, Senckenberg fosters curiosity-driven and application-oriented research. In Senckenberg at Frankfurt we seek to fill the position of a

Team Leader / Taxonomist (SOSA) (m/f/d)

(full time)

The Senckenberg Ocean Species Alliance (SOSA) project combines marine biodiversity research, species conservation, and science communication within one project. This interdisciplinary project is composed of three pillars, the Discovery Unit, Red Listing Unit and the Engagement Unit, whose tasks are tightly interlinked. The Discovery Unit will apply a new model for biodiversity work by providing taxonomic services to users inside and outside of Senckenberg. http://sosa.senckenberg.de .

You have a passion for taxonomy and a genuine curiosity and interest in nature, especially the oceans and their inhabitants? You are reliable, trustworthy, tolerant and flexible? You have a good ability to work independently, also under pressure and to set boundaries? If you have technical competence and a strong drive to stay current in modern techniques in taxonomy are assets and you have a talent for self-management and representative competencies, you are exactly who we are looking for.

Your tasks:

• Lead a team of three technicians supporting taxonomic descriptions for external clients
• Be part of the SOSA management committee and have shared responsibility for the overall success
• Serve as the creative force for the Discovery Team, pushing the cutting edge of taxonomic practice, and interface with scientists using the SOSA services
• Primary contact for client communication, Represent SOSA externally at scientific meetings and recruiting new clients
• Project management, report and documentation
• Assist in recruitment, training, performance evaluation, promotion and termination activities as in supervision of undergraduate and graduate students, volunteers, interns, part-time employees, and visiting scientists
• Write and contribute to taxonomy-related research grant proposals
• Contribute to your own and/ or collaborative publications related to SOSA objectives
• Work with other units of SOSA (conservation, public outreach), museum and external communications channels, including social media platforms, to provide public outreach