Organization KIT / IMK-IFU
Deadline Friday, March 31, 2023
Start Date Monday, May 15, 2023
Overview
We seek to appoint up to 5 quantitative Environmental Scientists on the topic of Land Use & Ecosystem Change as either post-doctoral researchers or PhD students. The successful candidates will undertake research on the integrated impacts of societal, environmental and policy change on land use and ecosystems at large spatial scales (national to global), including contributing to the LandSyMM modelling framework (https://landsymm.earth/). We would like you to join us to work on one or more of the following topics and associated research questions.
Modelling land use change in Europe using the CRAFTY agent-based models
Identifying the potential for ecosystem restoration, including rewilding, in Europe.
Reconstructing past land management change, and environmental impacts at the global scale.
Exploring the consequences of disruptive technology scenarios for the global food system.
Evaluating the impact of international trade and environmental policy on land use and ecosystems.
The successful applicants will be funded through two EU-funded research projects (see annex) and the Helmholtz Association Excellence Recruiting Initiative, which supports the Land Use Change & Climate (LUCC) Research Group (https://landchange.imk-ifu.kit.edu/) of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). The positions will be located at KIT’s attractive ‘Campus Alpin’ in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
Qualifications
You will have a PhD or Master’s degree in a relevant discipline such as environmental sciences, geo-ecology, geography, spatial ecology, ecological economics, computational social sciences, mathematics and informatics. You will also have skills in one or more of the following:
quantitative environmental modelling;
computer programming (e.g., Java, Python, C++);
the analysis of large-scale datasets in the environmental sciences;
scenario analysis, environmental policy analysis, statistical analysis and ecosystem assessment.
Applications
Applications should be sent by email to Sylvia Kratz (sylvia.kratz@kit.edu) by Friday 31 March 2023, quoting the reference, 5MR2023. Applications should be submitted within a single PDF document that includes your CV, publications list (with citations), a short (1-2 page) letter of motivation and contact details for 2 referees. The motivation letter should clearly state a) whether you are applying for a post-doctoral or PhD position, b) your skills and experience in land use & ecosystem change, and c) how your research interests relate to the topics given above. Please also indicate where you heard about this job opportunity. Applications that are incomplete or do not address these criteria will not be considered.
Interviews will be held remotely on 19-21 April 2023.
KIT strives to achieve gender equality at all levels of employment and we particularly encourage applications from women. With appropriate qualifications, applications from persons with handicaps are treated preferentially.