The student assistant position is part of the Volkswagen Foundation funded research project „Mobile Mosquitoes – understanding the entangled mobilities of Aedes mosquitoes and humans in India, Mexico, Tanzania and Germany“. The project develops an interdisciplinary research consortium of entomologists, ecologists, anthropologists and geographers from India, Mexico, Tanzania and Germany. The project conducts a systematic transnational study of mosquito dispersal in relation to human movement. Our international team will monitor the presence and abundance of Ae. mosquitoes in and through human transport. We follow the mosquitoes as they move with/in human infrastructures and study the political economy attendant to these entangled mobilities. This will shed light on the socio- ecological dynamics that stem from these entangled mobilities, answering the question what role infrastructures play in the transmission of infectious diseases.

Aufgabengebiet:
• Literature research and analysis on project-related topics
• Support for the research activities of the project (transcription of interview notes etc)

• active participation in the international project meetings

Erwünscht:
• Very good knowledge of English, knowledge of Spanish or Portugese are an advantage

• Knowledge of and/or interest in research on health, human-environment relations and science and technology studies

• Experience with scientific literature research

• Experience with social media (esp. Twitter) advantageous