Postdoc Measurements of greenhouse gas fluxes and C N biogeochemistry using auto

Alfred-Wegener - via Umantis - Potsdam - 11-03-2020 zur Vakanz  

The Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) is a member of the Helmholtz Association (HGF) and funded by federal and state government. AWI focuses on polar and marine research in a variety of disciplines such as biology, oceanography, geology, geochemistry and geophysics thus allowing multidisciplinary approaches to scientific goals.

Postdoc "Measurements of greenhouse gas fluxes and C+ N biogeochemistry using automated chambers" (m/f/d)

Background

This position is part of the new collaborative research project “The role of non-growing season processes in the methane and nitrous oxide budgets in pristine northern ecosystems (FluxWIN)”, which aims to quantify the magnitude of biogeochemical fluxes and their underlying processes that occur during the winter and shoulder seasons. In FluxWIN, the focus is on carbon and nitrogen biogeochemistry at a research site in southern Finland near Hyytiala Forestry Research Station. The research project is funded by the European Research Council (ERC) in the Horizon 2020 framework.

Tasks

  • You will address the key question of how greenhouse gas emissions and the coupling between carbon and nitrogen cycling change throughout the year.
  • You will help to install the autochamber and environmental measurement systems, generate and maintain a high resolution dataset of greenhouse gas fluxes and ancillary environmental data from the automated chamber flux measurement system for the site. This data, in combination with the ancillary data, will be used to quantify differences in carbon and nitrogen biogeochemical cycling throughout the year.
  • You will join the Permafrost Research Section at AWI Potsdam and will be able to use the rich laboratory, instrumentation, data, hardware and software resources available there.
  • You will further play an active role in student mentoring within FluxWIN and organizing team meetings within the Institute.
  • You will organize and participate in field expeditions in boreal Finland.

Requirements

  • Completed doctoral degree degree in the field of terrestrial geosciences, biogeochemistry, or wetland paleoecology
  • Demonstrated experience working with greenhouse gas fluxes or in-situ sensors
  • Experience with analysis of large biogeochemical datasets
  • Ability and willingness to participate in multi-week long expeditions in boreal Finland, during the summer, fall, winter, and spring
  • Ability and willingness to work in a team and with international groups, excellent communication skills and fluent knowledge of English
  • Interest in independent research, the presentation and publication of scientific data at conferences and workshops
  • Demonstrated ability and willingness to write about and publish research results in the peer-review literature

Additional skills and knowledge

Excellent publication record and experience presenting scientific results at international level
  • Finnish language skills are an advantage
  • Prior experience with carbon and nitrogen biogeochemistry

Further Information

For further information please contact
Prof. Dr. Guido Grosse (
guido.grosse@awi.de; +49(331)288-2156) or
Dr. Claire Treat
(claire.treat@awi.de; +49(331)288-2156).
This is a full-time position, limited to April 30th, 2022. It is also suitable for part-time employment. The salary will be paid in accordance with the Collective Agreement for the Public Service of the Federation (Tarifvertrag des öffentlichen Dienstes, TVöD Bund), up to salary level

13
.
The place of employment will be
Potsdam.
Postdocs can register with AWI’s postdoc office
, thereby gaining access to a set of tailor made career development tools.

This characterizes us

  • our scientific success - excellent research.
  • collaboration and cooperation - intra-institute, national and international, interdisciplinary.
  • opportunities to develop – on the job, aiming at other positions and beyond AWI.
  • a culture of reconciling work and family – audited, and even more than that.
  • our outstanding research infrastructure – ships, stations, aircraft, laboratories and more.
  • an international environment – everyday contacts with people from all over the world.
  • having an influence – fundamental research with social and political relevance
  • flat hierarchies – freedom and responsibility.
  • exciting topics – also in technology, administration and infrastructure.
Equal opportunities are an integral part of our personnel policy and we encourage women to apply.
Disabled applicants will be given preference when equal qualifications are present. The AWI fosters the compatibility of work and family through various means. Because of our engagement in the area of work-life compatibility we have been awarded the certificate “Career and Family”.

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