PostDoc Synthesizing methane emission datasets from the permafrost region

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 "Synthesizing methane emission datasets from the permafrost region" (m/f/d)

Background

This position is part of the new research challenge “Arctic Methane and Permafrost Challenge (AMPAC)” and the project AMPAC-net which aims to improve the understanding of the current methane emissions in the Arctic and their response to permafrost thaw. This collaborative research project is funded by the European Space Agency (ESA) and should build on concurrent international research activities.

You will address the
key question
of
reconciling methane emissions from the permafrost region
. The successful candidate will lead the development of the Arctic Methane Emissions data sub-catalogue and accordingly synthesize relevant datasets that will be integrated into the Arctic Permafrost Data Catalogue (

) hosted by AWI.

Tasks

• Identify, mine, and integrate existing highly relevant Earth Observation and field datasets related to methane emissions including flux observations, EO landcover products, atmosphere observations
• Promote a community effort to coordinate in situ data collection campaigns
• Further integrate existing efforts of Arctic methane related repositories into the APGC
• Develop and solicit new contributions from past and ongoing ESA, EC, NASA, and national efforts focusing on observations or syntheses related to Arctic methane

You will be embedded in the Permafrost Research Section in Potsdam and will be able to use the rich data, hardware and software resources available there. You will further play an active role in the organization of project workshops and meetings of international, collaborative groups internal to the project and within the broader research community.

Requirements

• Completed doctoral degree in the field of terrestrial geosciences, geography, or other closely related field
• Demonstrated experience working with methane flux datasets or other large observational datasets
• Demonstrated experience with analysis of spatial datasets
• Ability and willingness to work in a team and with international groups,
• Excellent communication skills, coordination and organizational 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

Beneficial qualifications

• Excellent publication record and experience presenting scientific results at international level
• Prior experience with methane flux measurements
• German language knowledge is a plus

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)58174 5412) for further information.
This is a part-time position (19.5 hours/week), limited to 16 months. 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 have to register with AWI's postdoc office
, thereby gaining access to a set of tailor-made career development tools.

The AWI is characterised by

• 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 – an audited and well-supported aspect of our operation
• 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 – facilitating freedom and responsibility
• exciting science topics, with opportunities also in technology, administration and infrastructure

Equal opportunities are an integral part of our personnel policy. The AWI aims to increase the number of female employees and therefore strongly encourages qualified women to apply.

Disabled applicants will be given preference when equal qualifications are present.
The AWI fosters the compatibility of work and family in various ways and has received a number of awards as a result of this engagement.
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