PhD (m/f/x) on greenhouse gas emissions from reservoirs
Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung UFZ - via Umantis - Magdeburg - 07-08-2020
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Working time: 75% (29.25 hours per week), limited to 3 years
Your tasks:
- Measurement of greenhouse gas emissions in the field with floating chambers and bubble traps.
- Continuous measurement of the CO
and CH
4
concentrations and emissions with automatic probes.
- Analysis of high frequency data to understand the regulation of greenhouse gas emissions under fluctuating atmospheric conditions.
- Development of new in-situ methods to measure surface gradients and quantify process rates in the surface film of lakes and reservoirs.
- Communication of the findings as presentations and manuscripts for international journals
Your profile:
- University degree in geo-ecology, biology/limnology or related subjects.
- Experience in handling large datasets, GIS, and statistics.
- You enjoy fieldwork and working with complex technical instrumentation and physics.
- Motivation to work in an interdisciplinary team.
- Very good English skills and car driving license.
We offer:
- Top level interdisciplinary research at a research centre which enjoys an excellent reputation within Germany as well as internationally
- Excellent technical facilities
- Work in inter-disciplinary and multinational teams
- Excellent links to national and international research networks
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