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The Biodiversity Theory Group at the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) offers a PhD position on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning Theory. The project will look at the integration of ecological and biogeochemical models of carbon and nutrient cycles. This will provide an understanding of feedback loops between biodiversity and the global soil and atmospheric cycles of elements. Ultimately, this will address how changes in the biodiversity of ecological communities affect the storage and release of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and the recycling of elements in the soil. The PhD project will be embedded in an integrative and collaborative working group covering various aspects of biodiversity theory (https://www.idiv.de/research/idiv_centre_groups/theory_in_biodiversity_science.html). The working group is part of an internationally oriented research environment at iDiv that offers ample opportunities for collaborations (https://www.idiv.de/).