PhD position: Basin scale water quality dynamics driven by natural and anthropogenic forcings in contrasting global settings
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Employer: Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ)
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Job location: Berlin Germany
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Apply before: 17 Nov 2019
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Summary
Analyzing long-term water quality developments (trajectories) in surface and groundwater bodies on the global scale in contrasting natural environments and socio-economic settings
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Interviews are expected to take place 1st or 2nd week of December. Tele media options will be available in exceptional cases.
Your tasks:
- Analyzing long-term water quality developments (trajectories) in surface and groundwater bodies on the global scale in contrasting natural environments and socio-economic settings
- Adjusting data- driven/mechanistic modeling methods to identify trends, turning and tipping points in those trajectories
- Linking water quality developments to socio-economic proxies such as land-use intensification, population growth and distribution, and consumption patterns
- Linking the trajectories approach with water management regulations
Your profile:
- You should have a Master degree in geoscience or environmental science with basic knowledge in hydrology, biogeochemistry and aquatic ecology and a strong interest to find the underlying drivers and processes in water quality and quantity data
- It would be highly beneficial if you already have experience with database management, data-driven time series analyses and scripting and programming languages such as R, Matlab or Python.
- Experience working with GIS software and a driver’s license would be additional assets
- Moreover are very good written and spoken English and communication skills mandatory.
- You should also be willing to work in transdisciplinary projects, intercultural teams and are flexible to travel as there is the possibility for stays abroad of up to 6 months. You should be ready to adopt the TRACER curriculum and to actively engage in TRACER activities.In general you should be curious, highly motivated and have an entrepreneurial attitude.
- German communication skills would be beneficial.
- Applications should include two recommendation letters with references
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
- Support and optimal training courses by our graduate school (HIGRADE)
- Remuneration in accordance with the TVöD public-sector pay grade 13 (65%) including attractive public-sector social security benefits
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