The Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung, headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, is seeking to fill as soon as possible the following position in the Zoology Department, Section Malacology in Görlitz (Germany):
Employment: part-time (50% / 20 hours per week)
Contract type: initially limited to 2 years with the option of becoming permanent
Application deadline: 18.01.2026
Further informations: → PDF, Senckenberg open positions
Dear friends of Malacology,
we are pleased to share the 24th edition of the newsletter of the Malakologische Arbeitsgemeinschaft Salzburg.
Enjoy reading and have a wonderful pre-Christmas period!
Dear MoFA members, dear friends of malacology!
The latest issue of our scientific journal ARIANTA has just been published online – ARIANTA 12.
We are pleased to cover a diverse mix of exciting malacological topics in this brand-new issue. In addition to a short review and abstracts from the 4th MoFA conference 2025, it contains twelve articles from a wide range of malacological fields. We would like to thank all authors, reviewers, proof-readers, and editors for their contributions and commitment!
We hope this issue inspires reading, reflection and wonder, and invite potential authors to share their research and ideas with us in future ARIANTA-issues.
The CORE program invites applications of scientists for short term visits to study the globally and regionally important biological and paleontological collections of the Oberösterreichische Landes-Kultur GmbH (OÖLKG) in Linz, Austria. The program aims at further enhancing the institution’s role as a center of collection-based biodiversity research (e.g. taxonomy, phylogenetics etc.).
Application deadlines: 31 December 2025
Further information: → PDF
https://www.ooekultur.at/wettbewerbe-und-stipendien#coreterms
The deadline for the excursion to the Anninger near Mödling on 19. September 2025 is approaching.
Please register until 12. September at team@molluskenforschung.at.
We will become familiar with the typical mollusc fauna of the Vienna Woods as well as rare species significant for nature conservation, along with two Mediterranean species that are found only here in Austria. Besides, we will also search for aquatic molluscs in the streams.
The participation is free of charge.
Detailed information → Exkursion to the Anninger
Dear friends of Malacology!
We are pleased to send you the preliminary programme for this year’s MoFA meeting in Linz – once again, it is very diverse and interesting.
Please refer to our meeting page for further details. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us via team@molluskenforschung.at.
We look forward to seeing you in Linz!
On 19. September 2025, we are planning a malacological excursion to the Anninger near Mödling, led by Michael Duda and Elisabeth Haring. The excursion is a joint event of the society Mollusc Research Austria (MoFA) with the Zoological-Botanical Society in Austria (ZooBot). We would like to explicitly invite all those interested in molluscs to get to know the mollusc fauna of this part of the Vienna Woods.
No prior knowledge is required!
On and around the Anninger, there are numerous habitats, ranging from rock faces and dry grasslands to deciduous and pine forests. We will become familiar with the typical mollusc fauna of the Vienna Woods as well as rare species significant for nature conservation, along with two Mediterranean species that are found only here in Austria. We will also search for aquatic molluscs in the streams. The route leads via the steps in the Mödlinger Klause to the dry grassland north of the Rauhen Platte, to the ruins of Mödling Castle, to the edge of the Meiereiwiese, and to the slopes of the Kalenderberg. From there, we return to the starting point. There will be opportunities to debrief at the Mautswirtshaus, the Haus der Biere, and the Heurigen Pferschy-Seper.
The meeting point is at the Kursalon parking lot at Aquädukt, Brühlerstrasse 19, 2340 Mödling (in Google Maps: Basketballplatz Kursalon), at 10 am.
You can either walk from Mödling train station (approx. 20 minutes) or take a regional bus from Mödling train station to Jasomirgottstraße or Lerchengasse (approx. 5 minutes on foot from there). When arriving by car at the Kursalon parking lot, any temporary stopping restrictions must be observed.
Duration of the excursion: around 5 hours.
Detailed information will follow soon.
Registration until 12. September 2025 at team@molluskenforschung.at
Maximum number of participants: 20
Dear friends of Malacology,
we are pleased to share the latest edition of the newsletter of the Malakologische Arbeitsgemeinschaft Salzburg.
In addition, an article on freshwater mussels was recently published in which R. Patzner, head of the Malakologische Arbeitsgemeinschaft Salzburg, contributed to:
We hope you enjoy reading and wish you a nice – and successful – summer!
Dear friends of Malacology,
the MoFA conference is getting closer!
Date: 26.–27. September 2025 in Linz, Upper Austria
Your early registration will make our planning easier!
Registration deadline and abstract submission extended! 20. July 2025 → Webpage
If you have already registered or are planning to do so, please think about accommodation!
The available rooms in the immediate vicinity of the Biozentrum are already limited, most of them have been accommodated in the Bildungshaus St. Magdalena.
There will be a varied program with many exciting topics about molluscs. Contributions from all areas of malacology are very welcome.
We look forward to meeting you in September!
On 27. June 2025 [POSTPONED], we are planning a malacological excursion to the Anninger near Mödling, led by Michael Duda and Elisabeth Haring. The excursion is a joint event of the society Mollusc Research Austria (MoFA) with the Zoological-Botanical Society in Austria (ZooBot). We would like to explicitly invite all those interested in molluscs to get to know the mollusc fauna of this part of the Vienna Woods.
No prior knowledge is required!
On and around the Anninger, there are numerous habitats, ranging from rock faces and dry grasslands to deciduous and pine forests. We will become familiar with the typical mollusc fauna of the Vienna Woods as well as rare species significant for nature conservation, along with two Mediterranean species that are found only here in Austria. We will also search for aquatic molluscs in the streams. The route leads via the steps in the Mödlinger Klause to the dry grassland north of the Rauhen Platte, to the ruins of Mödling Castle, to the edge of the Meiereiwiese, and to the slopes of the Kalenderberg. From there, we return to the starting point. There will be opportunities to debrief at the Mautswirtshaus, the Haus der Biere, and the Heurigen Pferschy-Seper.
The meeting point is at the Kursalon parking lot at Aquädukt, Brühlerstrasse 19, 2340 Mödling (in Google Maps: Basketballplatz Kursalon), probably at 10 am. You can either walk from Mödling train station (approx. 20 minutes) or take a regional bus from Mödling train station to Jasomirgottstraße or Lerchengasse (approx. 5 minutes on foot from there). When arriving by car at the Kursalon parking lot, any temporary stopping restrictions must be observed.
Duration of the excursion: around 5 hours.
Detailed information will follow soon.
Registration until 23. June 2025 at team@molluskenforschung.at
Maximum number of participants: 20
A. Mrkvicka
Malakologische Arbeitsgemeinschaft, Haus der Natur, Salzburg
NHM Wien
© S. Bamberger
A. Mrkvicka
MoFA
Malakologische Arbeitsgemeinschaft, Haus der Natur, Salzburg
Biozentrum Linz, OÖ Landeskultur GmbH