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). The institute maintains further locations in Brandenburg (Dedelow, Paulinenaue) as well as in Hesse (Giessen, Witzenhausen, and Geisenheim).

As part of the project “Safeguarding Overlooked Ecosystems: Protect, Manage and Restore Grasslands and Savannahs in Argentina, Colombia and Paraguay”, the Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF) e.V., in collaboration with World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Paraguay, is seeking to recruit for an immediate start to a:

Postgraduate Student (m/f/d) SULU_research2026_Paraguay

Candidate profile:

• Postgraduate student in Sustainable Production, Agronomy, Biology, Ecology, Agroecology, Geography, Natural Sciences, Sociology, or Agricultural Economics, or related fields.
• Interest in applied research and sustainable ecosystem management.
• Fluency in Spanish and English.
• Ability to work in a team and motivation to collaborate in international networks.

Your responsibilities:

• Formulate and develop a research project focused on the protection, restoration, and sustainable management of grasslands and savannas in Paraguay.
• Write a scientific article in collaboration with project partners.
• Work closely with WWF Paraguay during the support period, through relationship building, dialogue, and coordination.
• Strengthen ties between local universities, project partners, WWF Paraguay, and ZALF.

Requirements:

• Letter of admission or certificate of enrollment from a local university.
• Conceptual proposal for the research project (max. 3 pages).
• Documents may be submitted in Spanish or English.

We offer:

• An interdisciplinary work environment that promotes autonomy and critical thinking.
• Integration into an international team with a collaborative and dynamic atmosphere.
• Opportunity for cooperation in international scientific networks.
• Financial support to aid in the development of the research project (€1,000).

ZALF promotes equality among all employees and welcomes applications regardless of ethnic, cultural, or social background, age, religion, ideology, disability, gender, or sexual identity. It is generally possible to work in the position on a part-time basis. Please send your application preferably online (see button online application below). For e-mail applications, create a PDF document (one PDF file, max. 5 MB; packed PDF documents, archive files like zip, rar etc. Word documents cannot be processed and therefore cannot be considered!) with the usual documents, in particular Cover letter, CV, proof of qualification and certificates, stating the reference SULU_research2026_Paraguay until 31.03.2026 to (see button e-mail application below).

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact : Carla Baldivieso at .

For cost reasons, application documents or extensive publications can only be returned if an adequately stamped envelope is attached.
If you apply, we collect and process your personal data in accordance with Articles 5 and 6 of the EU GDPR only for the processing of your application and for purposes that result from possible future employment with the ZALF. Your data will be deleted after six months.

Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF),

Eberswalder Straße 84, 15374 Müncheberg, Germany

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