The Helmholtz Centre Potsdam - GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences is the national centre for research into the geosphere. With around 1,650 employees, we develop a sound understanding of systems and processes of the solid Earth as well as strategies and options for action to counter global change, understand natural hazards and sustainably secure energy and raw material requirements.
The Earth -Atmosphere Interactions Group of section 1.4 "Remote Sensing and Geoinformatics offers a positon for a:
Postdoctoral Researcher (f_m_x) in Micrometeorology
Reference Number 9901
The researcher will be employed for the recently fundet within the recently funded MoReNat-Q project (Monitoring, Quantification and Optimisation of peatland renaturalisation activities through land- and drone-based greenhouse gas (GHG) laser sensors and modelling). MoReNat-Q is a collaborative project funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) for the duration of three years, involving partners in industry and academia. The main goal of the project is to develop a mobile, lightweight sensor to measure GHG concentrations for high resolution, spatially resolved GHG emission estimates of restored peatlands. Our task is to develop techniques to estimate emissions from GHG concentration measurements and to apply these techniques in the field.
You will lead the development of techniques to detect emissions from atmospheric concentration measurements and you will lead and conduct field trials in peatlands in Germany. All sites feature existing ground-based eddy covariance flux towers for GHG flux measurements.
We seek an experienced and independent scientist willing and able to take responsibility for the project. The successful applicant should have micrometeorological experience, a track-record in land-atmosphere flux or GHG concentration measurements, flux data post-processing and analysis, and an interest in new sensor developments.
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What we offer:
Start date: As soon as possible
Fixed-term: 36 months
Salary: The position is classed as salary group 13 according to “TVöD Bund (Tarifgebiet Ost)”. The salary group is determined on the basis of the Collective Wage Agreement and the respective personal qualifications.
Working hours: Full-time (currently 39 h/week); the position is generally suitable for part-time work
Place of work: Potsdam
Have we piqued your interest?
If so, we look forward to receiving your application by 1st December 2024. Please use our online application form only.
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In case of any further queries relating to the field of activity, please contact Prof Dr. Torsten Sachs via email at torsten.sachs@gfz-potsdam.de or Dr. Manuel Helbig via email at helbig@gfz-potsdam.de. If you have any general questions about the application process, please contact our recruiting team at our phone number +49 (0) 331-6264-28787.
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