Post-doktorand (W/m/d) - Leipzig, Deutschland - German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv)
vor 3 Wochen
Beschreibung
Reference Number 94/2024Postdoctoral Researcher (M/F/d)
**'Open-science tools for monitoring ecosystem extents'
Founded in 1409, Leipzig University is one of Germany's largest universities and a leader in research and medical
training. With around 30,000 students and more than 5000 members of staff across 14 faculties, it is at the heart of the
vibrant and outward-looking city of Leipzig. Leipzig University offers an innovative and international working
environment as well as an exciting range of career opportunities in research, teaching, knowledge and technology
transfer, infrastructure and administration.
The German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig is a National Research Centre
funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). It is located in the city of Leipzig and it's a central institution of
The German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig offers the aforementioned position
024 (later start dates can be considered). Please note that this opening is still pending contract
agreement with the funder, which is expected by mid-May 2024.
Background
Changes in ecosystem extents are a key component of global environmental change with many consequences for
humans and nature. Correspondingly, many intergovernmental conventions require information on ecosystem extent
dynamics. While advances in data, modelling and computational tools promise high-quality, accessible ecosystem data,
challenges remain in data integration, processing and comparability, and in fostering ownership and trust by end-users
of ecosystem products. The World Ecosystem Extent Dynamics (WEED) project, led by an international consortium
of experts in ecosystem mapping and funded by the European Space Agency, seeks to address these challenges.
Collaborating with end-users on four continents, the project will develop a globally applicable, open-source and fully
cloud-based toolbox to enable users to generate comprehensive maps of terrestrial, freshwater and coastal ecosystem
extents and their changes. The envisioned toolbox will support national governments and monitoring institutions with
different technical and financial capacities in their ecosystem monitoring and management needs. To develop key
components of this toolbox, we offer a two-year postdoctoral position at the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity
Research (iDiv). The project is supervised by Dr Carsten Meyer (head of iDiv's_ Macroecology & Society (MAS)_ group)
and will involve collaborations within the larger consortium, including researchers at the Vlaamse Instelling voor
Technologisch Onderzoek (VITO), the Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3), the International Institute for Applied
Systems Analysis (IIASA) and University of Bonn, among others.
About the position
- Fixed term of 2 years (depending on final approval of funding)
- Fulltime position (parttime employment is possible)
- Planned remuneration: salary group E13 TV-L
- Place of work: Leipzig
Tasks
- Conducting research to contribute key components to the envisioned toolbox for ecosystemextent monitoring,
with a focus on:
- developing a data-cube of analysis-ready time-series on multiple ecosystem characteristics needed to map
terrestrial, freshwater, and coastal ecosystems, along with input data (remote sensing, in-situ, modelled);
incl. developing and extending protocols and computational pipelines for data assembly, harmonization
and quality-assurance (e.g. bias-corrections of remote sensing products), and integrating conflicting data
under explicit consideration of uncertainties
- developing pipelines for the validation of ecosystem-extent/-change maps with heterogeneous reference
regional showcases
- Leading scientific publications and international conference talks on new data/methods/protocols
- Collaborating on work packages led by other consortium members, including coauthoring publications
- Contributing to the management of the project (coorganization of project meetings, annual reporting to
- Regularly participating in groupbased activities (meetings, workshops) and other activities as a member of
Requirements:
- Master degree and PhD in a projectrelated field, with interest in a career in science; we will consider final
- Experience in data
- Strong quantitative background and a high motivation to lead interdisciplinary work at the interface of
- Prior experience in i) scalable geocomputation, ideally in an HPC environment (Linuxbased), ii)
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