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The University of Rostock offers a diverse, varied and challenging position in a tradition-conscious, yet innovative, modern and family-friendly university in a lively city by the sea.

At the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Chair of Landscape Ecology, subject to allocation of funds, we are offering the following position starting on 2025-04-01 on a temporary basis for the duration of the project "WETSCAPES 2.0 - subproject S3: From idiosyncrasy to understanding: How the flow of energy, matter and information shapes wetscapes 2.0 and their development pathways", ending on 2028-12-31:

Post-Doctoral researcher (m/f/d) - Landscape Ecology

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Start date
as of 2025-04-01
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Working hours
 full-time with 40 hours
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Remuneration pay group 13 TV-L
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Location Rostock
Tender number
 P 131/2024
Limitation limited until 2028-12-31
Application time 2025-01-31

Please do not hesitate to contact us for further information:

HR department:

Anja Kunert
Phone number: 0381/498-1296
E-mail: anja.kunert@uni-rostock.de

Department:

Prof. Dr. Florian Jansen
Phone number: 0381/498-3220
E-mail: florian.jansen@uni-rostock.de

Early career scientists holding a doctoral degree in one of the project’s research fields will find excellent opportunities to further develop their professional competencies and research record. Post-doctoral scientists will have responsibilities in leading and advancing the research subjects through interdisciplinary collaboration within the cluster including joint supervision of doctoral researchers. They will have full access to all training activities of the integrated research training group “WETSKILLS”.

THESE ARE YOUR TASKS:

  • research in the field of landscapeecology with the aim of scientific qualification (habilitation)
  • develop a data integration pipeline by integrating data from different projects, including but not limited to vegetation, hydrology, microbiome data and remote sensing data
  • analyze historical land use patterns and wetland legacy based on remote sensing and geospatial data
  • quantitative analysis of the development of spatial and temporal patterns in the past and modeling of future development paths of wetlands
  • close interaction with project partners and participation in project meetings and symposia
  • publication of research results

THIS MAKES YOU A GOOD FIT:

  • completed scientific university degree (state examination, diploma, master's or comparable degree) in the fields of landscape ecology, environmental sciences, ecological data sciences or equivalent, with at least a good result
  • completed doctorate in the above-mentioned fields with at least a good result
  • very good knowledge in the analysis of environmental data
  • profound knowledge in remote sensing, vegetation ecology or microbial ecology as well as programming skills (e.g. R, Python) are an advantage
  • a good command of written and spoken English, a good command of written and spoken German is an advantage
  • willingness to work seriously and with commitment on a project for your own scientific qualification
  • excellent communication and teamwork skills

WE AS AN EMPLOYER:

Equal opportunities are important to us. We welcome applications from suitable severely disabled people or people from traditionally underrepresented groups. We aim to increase the proportion of women in research and teaching and therefore encourage suitably qualified women to apply. We welcome applications from people of other nationalities or with a migration background.

WE OFFER YOU:

FURTHER INFORMATION:

The experience level is determined individually, taking into account your previous professional experience.

The temporal limitation of the employment relationship is based on § 2 (1) Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz.

We look forward to receiving your application (cover letter, CV, degree certificate stating your final grade) by 2025-01-31 at the latest. Only applications received via our homepage will be considered. To do this, please send us your documents using the ‘Online-Bewerbung’ button at the end of a vacancy. Unfortunately, we cannot accept e-mail applications.

Incomplete application documents may not be considered in the further course of the selection process.

Unfortunately, application and travel costs cannot be covered.

Become part of the team

WETSCAPES 2.0 combines expertise from the University of Greifswald, the University of Rostock, the IGB Berlin, GFZ Potsdam, the Ludwig-Maximilians-University München, the MPI for Biogeochemistry Jena and the Humboldt University Berlin. WETSCAPES 2.0 focuses on the functional unterstanding of rewetted fens, including coastal peatlands, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The rewetting of previously drained and often agriculturally used fens lead to the development of novel ecosystems that differ form natural peatlands and are largely unexplored. The planned monitoring, experimental and modeling research emphasizes biogeochemical, hydrological and biological processes, focusing on water and matter fluxes within and beyond the peat body and their associated microbiological and biological drivers. In addition to site-level studies, the role of rewetted fens in the broader landscape is investigated.

For more detail about the overarching research questions, specific topics, training program and contact persons please visit http://www.uni-greifswald.de/wetscapes2.

We look forward to receiving your application!

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