德国德累斯顿工业大学环境遥感方向博士后

德国德累斯顿工业大学环境遥感方向博士后

Technische Universität Dresden (TU Dresden)

At TU Dresden, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, at the Department of Geosciences, Institute of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, the Junior Professorship in Environmental Remote Sensing offers a position as

Research Associate / PhD Student / Postdoc

(subject to personal qualification employees are remunerated according to salary group E 13 TV-L)

starting October 1, 2021. The position comprises 75 % of the fulltime weekly hours and is limited for 3 years. The period of employment is governed by the Fixed Term Research Contracts Act (Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz-WissZeitVG). The position offers the chance to obtain a further academic qualification (e.g. PhD / habilitation thesis).

Tasks: Within the DFG-funded project “RECOVERY”, you will investigate the influence of large-scale vegetation changes on the carbon cycle in northern ecosystems by model-data integration for phenology, photosynthesis, biomass production and vegetation dynamics with a dynamic global vegetation model, in situ and Earth observation data. You will gather, process and analyse remote sensing data; conduct, evaluate and analyse model simulations; develop and apply model-data integration methods; implement improved model formulations in the global vegetation model; apply atmospheric transport models; write and publish scientific publications and presentation at international conferences and workshops.

Requirements: university degree and, if applicable, doctoral degree in the fields of geosciences, environmental sciences or physics with focus on remote sensing or environmental modelling; knowledge in the analysis of remote sensing and climate data with R and/or Python; practical experiences in Linux/Unix; scientific compelling MSc thesis (PhD student) or first scientific publications (Postdoc); desirable are experiences in large-scale land surface modelling, optimization algorithms or machine learning; interest in global environmental change; high capacity for team work and communication skills; business fluent written and oral English skills. Knowledge in German language would be advantageous but is not required.

What we offer: An interesting work in a young and social research group in cooperation with the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, the University of Augsburg, the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry and international partners.

Please send further questions to Jun.-Prof. Dr. Matthias Forkel (matthias.forkel@tu-dresden.de, Tel.: +49 351 463 32270).

Applications from women are particularly welcome. The same applies to people with disabilities.

Please submit your comprehensive application (1 page research idea/outline, CV, study certificates, publications, two reference contacts) by August 20, 2021 (stamped arrival date of the university central mail service applies) via the TU Dresden SecureMail Portal https://securemail.tu-dresden.de by sending it as a single pdf document to: matthias.forkel@tu-dresden.de or to TU Dresden, Fakultät Umweltwissenschaften, Fachrichtung Geowissenschaften, Institut für Photogrammetrie und Fernerkundung, Juniorprofessur für Umweltfernerkundung, Herr Jun.-Prof. Dr. Matthias Forkel, Helmholtzstr. 10, 01069 Dresden. Please submit copies only, as your application will not be returned to you. Expenses incurred in attending interviews cannot be reimbursed.

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