Jörg-Alfred Salamon

Career

• 2008 - 2011 Postdoc position at the Institute of Zoology (Prof. Dr. Thomas Frank), University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna, involved in the following project of the FWF Austrian Science Fund: “Effects of plant functional groups on the density and diversity of Collembola and Staphylinidae in grassy arable fallows of different age.”
• 2007 - 2008 Work as self employed biologist for different ecotoxicology companies (determination of Collembola and Acari).
• 2006 Contract for work and services at the Department of Animal Ecology (Prof. Volkmar Wolters), University of Giessen. Subject: Writing an article for an international ecological journal, title: „Nematoda response to forest conversion”.
• 2006 Contract for work and services at the Institute of Zoology, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna. Subject: Determination of Staphylinidae on species level.
• 2004 - 2005 Contract for work and services at the Department of Animal Ecology (Prof. Volkmar Wolters), University of Giessen. Subject: „Spatial dimensions of above-/ belowground interactions (searching for bibliographical references)."
• 2002 - 2004 Postdoc position at the Department of Animal Ecology (Prof. Dr. Volkmar Wolters), University of Giessen, involved in the following projects: a) Research grant from the German Ministry of Science, Education and Technology (BMBF). Subject: ”Soil fauna response to forest conversion in the Southern Black Forest." b) Coordinator within the EU-Projekt “FORCAST” (data analysis, financial management) c) Collaborator in the international “GLIDE-project”
• 1999 - 2000 Research grant from the German research council (DFG). University of Göttingen. Subject: „Influence of the addition of organic fertilizers and a combination of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorous (CNP) on Collembola and saprophagous and predatory macrofauna groups.“
• 1999 - 2002 Research grant from the German Ministry of Science, Education and Technology (BMBF). University of Göttingen. Subject: “Influence of soil animal communities on decomposition in mixed forests of beech and spruce.“ PhD Degree in Biology 2001 (magna cum laude).
• 1997 - 1999 Research assistant position at the Department of Zoology (Prof. Dr. Matthias Schaefer), Georg-August-University Göttingen, Germany. Collaborator in the EU-Project BIODEPTH. Diploma in Biology 1997.