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Open positions in the ICOS field
PhD position, Farmers' adoption of newly domesticated perennial grain crops, Lund University, Sweden
Lund university Centre for sustainability studies (LUCSUS) is looking for a doctoral student. The successful candidate will work within the department’s new, 5-year research project on the prospects of a radical change of the world’s agriculture, from reliance on annual grain crops grown in monocultures to diverse and novel perennial systems as the basis of food production. The project is funded by the European Research Council (ERC Advanced Grant PERENNIAL) and aims to deliver high quality research along with relevant policy recommendations for such a radical shift over the next couple of decades. A central aspect of the project is the analysis of conditions for farmers to adopt newly domesticated perennial crops and related practices, and thereby breaking out of a dependency of the oligopolic agrochemical and seed industry. The project builds on a strong critical social science tradition but is interdisciplinary in scope.
Deadline for applications is 12th December 2023. Read more and apply here: https://lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/jobID:678881/
PhD position, Modelling of carbon fluxes and carbon sequestration in perennial grain agriculture, Lund University, Sweden
The Faculty of Science, Department of Physical Geograhy and Ecosystem Science at Lund University is looking for a Doctoral student in Geobiosphere science with specialisation in Physical geography and ecosystem science.
The successful candidate will work on the project PERENNIAL, funded by the European Research Council (ERC Advanced Grant 2023). In this project we will investigate whether a shift from annual to perennial grain crops as the basis for food production is possible, and identify the major opportunities and obstacles for such a “perennial revolution”.
The doctoral student will also work together with a doctoral student with a focus on the field measurements of flows of energy and greenhouse gases.
Deadline for applications is 13th December 2023. Read more and apply here: https://lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/jobID:678977/
PhD position, Measurements of greenhouse gases of perennial grain agriculture, Lund University, Sweden
The Faculty of Science, Department of Physical Geograhy and Ecosystem Science at Lund University is looking for a Doctoral student in Geobiosphere science with specialisation in Physical geography and ecosystem science. The research is strongly oriented towards interdisciplinary studies of environmental and climate changes both in the local and global perspective as well as exogenous processes applied to geomorphological landscape changes in varying climate environments. Applications and development of remote sensing-based methods for observing the Earth and analysis of geographic information are significant subject components
The successful candidate will work on the project PERENNIAL, funded by the European Research Council (ERC Advanced Grant 2023). In this project we will investigate whether a shift from annual to perennial grain crops as the basis for food production is possible, and identify the major opportunities and obstacles for such a “perennial revolution”.
Deadline for applications is 14th December 2023. Read more and apply here: https://lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/jobID:678707/
Research Assistant, Experimental Plant Ecology, Institute of Botany and Landscape Ecology, University of Greifswald, Germany
The University of Greifswald’s Institute of Botany and Landscape Ecology (working group Experimental Plant Ecology) is looking for a research assistant. In this project, a group of researchers will investigate the implementation of photovoltaic systems on rewetted, (formerly) agriculturally used peatlands and their effects. They will investigate existing or emerging peatland PV systems in northern Germany with regard to greenhouse gas emissions, biodiversity, ecohydrology and economics in order to evaluate the effects of peatland PV.
Tasks include assessing of the development of biodiversity and ecohydrology on sites with peatland PV in comparison to the drained reference state and to near-natural sites of the respective peatland type.
This a part-time (65%) position that requires excellent German and English skills, as well as a driving licence.
The position is expected to begin 1st January 2024. Deadline for applications is 28th November 2023. Read more and apply here: https://www.uni-greifswald.de/en/university/information/jobs/job/n/research-assistant-institute-of-botany-and-landscape-ecology-23-wi24-134531/
Research Assistant, Peatland Science, Institute of Botany and Landscape Ecology, University of Greifswald, Germany
The University of Greifswald’s Institute of Botany and Landscape Ecology (working group Peatland Science) is looking for a research assistant. In this project, a group of researchers will investigate the implementation of photovoltaic systems on rewetted, (formerly) agriculturally used peatlands and their effects. They will examine existing or newly installed peatland PV systems in northern Germany in terms of greenhouse gas emissions, biodiversity, ecohydrology and economics in order to be able to provide a holistic evaluation of the effects of peatland PV.
Tasks include measuring and analysing greenhouse gas exchange on sites with peatland PV in comparison to the drained reference state and (for use in an assessment of the potential) to near-natural control sites of the respective peatland type.
This a part-time (65%) position that requires excellent German and English skills, as well as a driving licence.
The position is expected to begin 1st January 2024. Deadline for applications is 28th November 2023. Read more and apply here: https://www.uni-greifswald.de/en/university/information/jobs/job/n/research-assistant-institute-of-botany-and-landscape-ecology-23-wi23-151321/
Two research scientist positions and one data scientist/software engineer position, near real-time urban CO2 and pollutants, emissions modeling, LSCE, France
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay is looking for tw0 research scientist and one data scientist/software engineer to work on near real-time urban CO2 and pollutants emissions modeling for more than a hundred Indian cities, as part of a three-year project in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay.
The topic's focus is modeling emissions at very high spatial-temporal resolutions down to street and building level, for traffic and residential transportation and industrial point sources, leveraging large datasets from on-site surveys and sensors to satellite imagery aided by cutting-edge machine learning techniques and innovative system design.
Successful applicants are expected to start these positions from the start of 2024. Read more and apply here: https://sharebox.lsce.ipsl.fr/index.php/s/gvQRG4TzVLoZAXh
Postdoctoral researcher, isotopic composition of H2O, CO2, CH4 and N2O, University of Göttingen, Germany
The University of Göttingen is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to join the project ISOMONEAE on establishing a isotope-specific monitoring system for H2O, CO2, CH4 and N2O between forest and the atmosphere. For this position, the candidate will do research on the isotopic composition of H2O, CO2, CH4 and N2O above a forest site using micrometeorological measurements.
The project is a collaboration with the Forschungszentrum Jülich. The project ISOMONEAE is part of the German Integrated Greenhouse Gas Monitoring system, which focuses on long-term monitoring of sources and sinks of greenhouse gases.
The successful applicant is expected to start 1st of February 2024, and is limited until 30th of November 2026.
Deadline for application is 7th December 2023. Read more and apply here: https://www.icos-cp.eu/media/300
PhD student (65%), eddy-covariance measurements from agricultural sites, Thünen Institute of Climate-Smart Agriculture, Braunschweig, Germany
The Institute of Climate-Smart Agriculture of the Johann Heinrich von Thünen Institute, Federal Research Institute for Rural Areas, Forestry and Fisheries (Braunschweig) is looking for a Ph.D. student (f/m/d) for the period 1st March 2024 until 28th February 2027 in part-time employment with 65% of the regular working hours (i.e., 25.35 hours per week).
The position includes research within the framework of greenhouse gas monitoring activities related to the Integrated Carbon Observation System (ICOS). The tasks include an integrated evaluation of already existing datasets as well as the processing and analysis of measurement data that will be collected in upcoming campaigns. An interpretation of the control factors for site-specific carbon and nitrogen balances is a central part of the research work. A close connection to the ICOS research infrastructure is planned.
Deadline for applications is 15th November 2023. Read more and apply here: https://www.thuenen.de/de/thuenen-institut/karriere/stellenangebote?tx_nnti_stellenanzeigen%5Baction%5D=detail&tx_nnti_stellenanzeigen%5Bstelle%5D=5424&cHash=7ae4459be695360b583c795806a81624
Funded PhD opportunity in ocean carbon observing technologies, National Oceanography Centre (NOC), Southamption, UK
NOC are seeking a PhD candidate who will lead the optimisation of novel autonomous sensor and sampler technologies through laboratory tests and field trials, integrated on autonomous platforms such as the Autosub Long Range and gliders (e.g. SEAEXPLORER). The successful candidate will demonstrate these technologies and develop new autonomous observing strategies during planned and funded sea trials to the North and mid-latitude Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea.
The candidate will collaborate with the wider European ocean carbon observing community and observing technology developers through project GEORGE and will join new deployment opportunities (e.g. Liguria Sea, Porcupine Abyssal Plane) as they become available, collecting data which will improve our understanding of ocean acidification and carbon dynamics. The potential of these new technologies for citizen science and capacity building applications in developing countries will also be addressed.
Deadline for applications is 3rd January 2024. Read more and apply here: https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/keeping-up-with-ocean-change-using-robots-to-push-the-envelope-in-ocean-carbon-observing/?p161206
Postdoctoral researcher, Atmospheric Inverse modelling of GHG fluxes, CzechGlobe, Czech Republic
The Global Change Research Institute together with Institute of Microbiology both being part of the Czech Academy of Sciences and Czech University of Life Sciences are seeking a postdoctoral specialist with experience in atmospheric inverse modelling of land-atmosphere exchange fluxes of green-house gas (GHG) fluxes at landscape to regional level in the conditions of Central Europe.
This position is part of the new AdAgriF project (https://adagrif.cz/) which, in addition to monitoring GHG fluxes, aims to understand how agricultural and forest management are specifically contributing to the overall GHG budget and how these managements can be altered to maximise the potential for climate change mitigation. The position will be embedded within an interdisciplinary research team that is conducting experimental, observational, and modelling studies focussing on GHG cycle processes at plant-cell, through ecosystems to regional scale.
Deadline for applications is 15th November 2023. Read more and apply here: https://adagrif.cz/opportunities.html
Postdoctoral researcher, Biosphere modelling of GHG fluxes, CzechGlobe, Czech Republic
The Global Change Research Institute together with Institute of Microbiology both being part of the Czech Academy of Sciences and Czech University of Life Sciences are seeking a postdoctoral specialist with experience in ecosystem and biosphere process-based modelling to quantify land-atmosphere exchange fluxes of green-house gas (GHG) fluxes at landscape to regional level within the inverse modelling framework in the conditions of Central Europe. This position is part of the new AdAgriF project (https://adagrif.cz/) which, in addition to monitoring GHG fluxes, aims to understand how agricultural and forest management specifically contribute to the overall GHG budget and how these managements can be altered to maximise the potential for climate change mitigation. The position will be embedded within an interdisciplinary research team that conducts experimental, observational, and modelling studies focussing on GHG cycle processes at plant cell, through ecosystems to regional scales.
Deadline for applications is 15th November 2023. Read more and apply here: https://adagrif.cz/opportunities.html
Faculty Position, Environmental and Atmospheric Chemistry, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA, USA
The MIT Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position to begin July 1, 2024 or on a mutually agreed date thereafter. The search is for a candidate to be hired at the assistant professor level; under special circumstances, however, an untenured associate or a tenured senior faculty appointment is possible, commensurate with experience.
CEE are looking to advance their initiatives in Environmental and Atmospheric Chemistry, as well as the Climate-Infrastructure nexus and encourage applications from candidates whose work focuses on the interplay between chemicals in the environment and climate change, and/or infrastructure sustainability. Topics of interest include but are not limited to: detection and fate of emerging contaminants; study of chemistry-climate-biosphere interactions; remote sensing and other observations of environmental chemical species and pollutants; the design of materials/chemicals and processes for sustainable infrastructures; and the intersection of environment, health, and climate.
Applications completed by December 1, 2023, will be given priority. Read more and apply here: https://faculty-searches.mit.edu/cee/