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Martin-Luther-Universität Halle Wittenberg
Martin-Luther-Universität Halle Wittenberg
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Halle (Saale), Deutschland

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Lena Wagner

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Lena Wagner

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Modern, interconnected, conscious of tradition:
Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) is

the oldest and largest university in the State of Saxony-Anhalt with a history dating back more than

500 years. Today more than 20,000 students are enrolled at the university. MLU's core research areas

are in the nanosciences and biosciences, the Enlightenment, as well as in social and cultural research.

The university is also home to a range of small disciplines, some of which can be found nowhere else

in Germany. The university has excellent national and international ties, and works closely together

with leading research institutes, industry, and more than 250 universities around the world.

The Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, in cooperation with the German Centre for Integrative

Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, offers the following 1-year position with possibility of

renewal, starting as soon as possible (starting preferably 1 March 2023):

Geospatial and biodiversity data scientist for the European Topic Center
**on Biodiversity and Ecosystems (ETC-BE) (m-f-d)
**as full-time employment_._

The salary will be up to Entgeltgruppe 13 TV-L if the personal requirements and tasks are fulfilled. This

position will be based at iDiv in Leipzig within the Biodiversity Conservation research group.


The project and research group:

The
German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig is a National

Research Centre funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). Its central mission is to promote

theory-driven synthesis and data-driven theory in integrative biodiversity research. It is located in the

city of Leipzig and it is a central institution of the Leipzig University, jointly hosted by the Martin Luther

University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU), the Friedrich Schiller University Jena and the Helmholtz Centre for

This position is affiliated with the Biodiversity Conservation Professorship of Prof. Henrique Pereira.

Fernández. The Biodiversity Conservation group investigates patterns and processes of global

biodiversity change, with the goal of informing environmental policy and management of ecosystems.

For more information, please visit our lab website:
This position is funded by the
European Environment Agency (EEA) European Topic Centre on

Biodiversity and Ecosystems Program (ETC-BE).
ETC-BE aims to support the EEA with

updated information on biodiversity and ecosystems, mostly through co-creation and thus supports

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the EEA with the next generation of thematic and integrated biodiversity and ecosystem assessments

as well as identification of actionable nature-based solutions. Thereby, the joint work of the EEA and

ETC-BE will support the implementation of the Green Deal. The job will be performed in collaboration

with a large consortium of partner institutions and organizations across Europe.

The position is aimed at implementing geospatial analysis and visualization for biodiversity

information that feed different information streams and dataflows related to the ETC-BE reporting

requirements.


Tasks:

programmable (Python and R) workflows necessary to analyze geospatial data based on the

requirements of the ETC-BE-iDiv technical and scientific team

  • Support the ETC-BEiDiv team in the design and implementation of database structures and the
documentation of data services ETC-BE reporting requirements

  • Provide analytical support and technical guidance on stateoftheart geospatial analyses and
visualization techniques to the members of the ETC-BE-iDiv technical and scientific team


Requirements:


  • A scientific University degree (Diploma/ M.Sc.) in Biology, Environmental Sciences, or a related field
  • Solid experience in the design, management and implementation of geospatial databases and
geographic information technology (e.g. PostgreSQL & PostGIS)

  • Demonstrated experience in advanced GIS analysis, visualization and modeling software
  • Experience in developing dashboards using Tableau, PowerBI or similar software
  • Demonstrated experience in the development, adaptation, and improvement of coded workflows
for generating templates for data ingestion, QA/QC tools, data/information standardization

mechanisms and tools for extracting and producing results in the form of summary tables, figures,

slides, spreadsheets and other analytical outputs.

  • Demonstrated experience in the implementation of geospatial information workflows using
Python and R

  • Experience handling and visualizing multidimensional data arrays (e.g., netCDF, Zarr) is a plus
- self-driven and highly motivated, organized and willing to perform both research and

administrative duties

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills and an eye for details
  • Ability to work under pressure and with tight deadlines
  • Strong interpersonal skills
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