Research Assistant in hydrogeology (unil 1.6.2026 with the option for an extension)
Salary: (E13 TV-L)
starting date: earliest possible
until 01.12.2025: 100 % working time;
from 02.12.2025 until 01.06.2026: with 80 % working time
The work can serve as the basis for a joint application for a third-party funded research project to enable a longer-term employment.
Working field:
The Department Hydrogeology focusses on the sustainable management of groundwater resources that require modern concepts due to land use change and climate change. As part of a parental leave replacement, the scientific task includes the design of a transient long-term groundwater model for the Lower Spree catchment area located in Brandenburg. Preliminary work in the form of data acquisition and the creation of a 3-dim geological model has been completed. The groundwater model will be set up in close cooperation with the Berlin water works (BWB) and ministry of environment (Brandenburg + Berlin) as well as the FU Berlin and PIK (Potsdam Institute for Climate Research).
Participation in hydrogeological courses of 4 LVS is expected. The courses include
transport and flow modeling and programming.
Requirements:
- Successfully completed academic university degree (Master, Diplom) in geosciences (focus on hydrogeology) or geoecology
- knowledge of groundwater modeling
- knowledge of uncertainty analyses and stochastic methods
- knowledge of scripting languages such as Python is required.
- ability to teach in German and/or in English is required.
Please send your application with the reference number (VI-703/24) and the usual documents only by email (single pdf file, max. 5 MB) to Prof. Dr. Irina Engelhardt (irina.engelhardt@tu-berlin.de).
