Postdoctoral Researcher (m/f/x)
Subject: Improved vegetation modeling for soil moisture drought estimation
Start at the earliest possible date, working time: 100% (39 hours per week), limited to 18 monthsYour tasks:
- Development of a dynamic vegetation module within the mesoscale Hydrologic Model (mHM)
- Regionalization of model parameters using the Multiscale Parameter Regionalization (MPR)
- Calibration of model parameters using satellite observation of land-surface temperature and leaf area index
- Soil moisture drought reconstruction for Germany and statistical analysis of drought area and magnitude
Your profile:
- Strong background in vegetation processes with a focus on modelling
- Strong background in high-level programming language (e.g., Fortran, C)
- Excellent command of English
- Experience in high-performance computing is a plus
- Strong background in statistics is a plus
- Relevant publication record and/or open source repositories
- Degree in biology, hydrology, physics or maths
We offer:
- Excellent technical facilities which are without parallel
- The freedom you need to bridge the difficult gap between basic research and close to being ready for application
- Work in inter-disciplinary, multinational teams and excellent links with national and international research networks
- A vibrant region with a high quality of life and a wide cultural offering for a balance between family and professional life
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