The UFZ
The Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) with its 1,100 employees has gained an excellent reputation as an international competence centre for environmental sciences. We are part of the largest scientific organisation in Germany, the Helmholtz association. Our mission: Our research seeks to find a balance between social development and the long-term protection of our natural resources.
The job
We are looking for a PhD candidate for the interdisciplinary PhD Cohort SEESAW (Societal and environmental impacts of complex extremes in a changing world). The cohort aims to understand the impacts of hydroclimatic extremes with a focus on droughts and transitions from drought to floods by combining unique large-scale datasets of hydrometeorological observations, remote sensing, climate simulations and newspaper-based impacts.
We seek an outgoing, engaging personality, passionate about climate change impacts on forests. Errors are tolerated, they are part of work being done.
Your tasks
The post responsibilities involve
- Generating a new long-term remote sensing product on forest condition,
- Analysing the effect of groundwater levels on forest condition anomalies and
- Quantifying climate change effects on forest condition anomalies.
The successful candidate has the opportunity to participate in summer schools and workshops.
The candidate is also expected to interact with other PhD candidates of the SEESAW cohort to select extreme events and link hazard and impact perspectives together to improve our preparedness for complex hydroclimatic extremes in a changing climate.
We offer
- Excellent supervision and optimal professional and interdisciplinary qualification through our HIGRADE graduate programme
- The freedom to master even the most demanding challenges between basic research and practical application
- The opportunity to work in interdisciplinary, international teams and benefit from a wide range of perspectives
- Firstclass integration into national and international research networks to work together on global challenges
- Excellent research infrastructure and research data management to optimally support your work
- A wide range of options for balancing care responsibilities and work through our family office
- Competent support and advice for international colleagues arriving at the UFZ from the ‘International Office’
- Special annual payment, capital-forming benefits and subsidised Deutschland-Job-Ticket
- A workplace in a vibrant region with a high life quality and social and cultural diversity
Your profile
- A master degree in Earth Sciences, Physics, Data Sciences or Mathematics or similar
- Strong computational & data analytical skills
- Experience with remote sensing
- Proficient English skills
- Knowledge of plant physiology is a strong advantage
- Curiosity, self-motivation, and enthusiasm for innovative research
- Motivation to work in a closely integrated international and interdisciplinary team
