Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB)
Prof. Dr. Sonja C. Jähnig has worked as the Head of Department, Department Community and Ecosystem Ecology at the Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) since January 2022. Prof. Dr. Sonja C. is also a Scientist at the same institute since January 2014. Additionally, they have been a Professor at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin since April 2020. In the past, they served as a Young Research Group Leader at the Biodiversity & Climate Research Centre (BiK-F) & Department of River Ecology and Conservation, Senckenberg from February 2009 to December 2013. Before that, they were a Postdoc at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Hydrobiology from February 2008 to January 2009. Prof. Dr. Sonja C. also worked as a Project Manager at the Universität Duisburg-Essen, Zentrum für Mikroskalige Umweltsysteme from March 2004 to January 2008. Prior to that, they were a PhD student at the University of Duisburg-Essen from January 2004 to July 2007. Prof. Dr. Sonja C. started their career as a Project Manager at Water Experts Berlin Brandenburg (WEBB e.V.) / WASY Ltd. from September 2002 to December 2003.
Prof. Dr. Sonja C. Jähnig earned their PhD in Hydrobiology from the University of Duisburg-Essen in 2007. Prior to that, they undertook language training in Mandarin Chinese at Beijing Normal University from 2001 to 2002. Their undergraduate studies were completed at the University of Duisburg-Essen, where they obtained a Diplom-Umweltwissenschaftlerin degree in Ecology from 1995 to 2001.
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Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB)
The Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) is Germany’s largest and one of the leading international research centres for freshwaters. We seek to understand the fundamental biological, chemical and physical processes in freshwaters, as well as their responses to global and local environmental change. The knowledge we generate helps researchers and policymakers to develop scenarios and measures for the sustainable management of freshwaters. Thanks to our expertise in areas ranging from biology and chemistry to physics and geography, we are in a position to address a broad range of topics from an interdisciplinary perspective, enabling us to advance knowledge on various aspects of freshwaters. In addition to conducting basic research on freshwaters and aquatic organisms, we investigate the impacts of land use, climate change and pollution on freshwaters, the conservation of freshwater biodiversity, and sustainable aquaculture and fisheries. IGB is a member of Germany’s Leibniz Association, and closely collaborates with numerous (inter)national universities and partners in science and society. We pass on our knowledge to young researchers through the IGB Doctoral Programme, in our Graduate Research Schools, through the Master Programme in Fish Biology, Fisheries and Aquaculture at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and the professorships at universities in Berlin and Brandenburg. One of IGB’s core tasks is to provide science-based consulting to societal stakeholders, and information to the interested public. In our Lake Dialogues we discuss current water management issues, and the workshop series IGB Academy transfers research knowledge into management practice. We also present our research results in our publication series IGB Outlines, which shows options for action. Imprint: https://www.igb-berlin.de/en/imprint