Postdoc Position - Bonn, Deutschland - Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn

Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn

Geprüftes Unternehmen

Bonn, Deutschland

vor 1 Woche

Geschrieben von:

Lena Wagner

beBee Recruiter

Beschreibung

With a 200-year history, some 35,000 students, more than 6,000 employees and an outstanding rep
- utation in Germany and abroad, the University of Bonn is one of the leading universities in Germany
and has been awarded the status of a University of Excellence.

The professorship Land Economics chaired by Prof. Dr. David Wuepper
at Rheinische-Friedrich-Wil

Postdoc Position (TVL E13, 100%) (f/m/d)
working with geospatial datasets e.g. in Google Earth Engine, Microsoft's Planetary Computer, or other
GIS software such as ESRI Arcmap. This is a full-time position (100 %), initially for 2.5 years with the
possibility of extension up to 5 years.

Project

Descrip-

tion:

The goal is to identify under which conditions public policies effectively and effi

- ciently mitigate global land degradation. To this end, very large spatial datasets
will be created and analyzed using state-of-the-art econometric techniques for
causal inference, followed by cost-benefit and heterogeneity analyses.***
Your

tasks:

You will work with coauthors from all over the world to produce novel, gridded

datasets of land conditions and their changes at the global level. Some of these
maps will be published on their own whereas others will be used for the evalua
- tion of public policies aimed at mitigating/reversing land degradation.

Your

profile:

other spatial science. We are looking for fluency in GIS, good communication
skills, and a strong interest in the project. Programming skills e.g. in Python are a
strong bonus.

What

we

offer:

Ambitious and diversified research in international teams
Competitive salary and possibility for contract extension
All required computational resources and software available
Personal development budget and international network
Office close to the United Nations and other policy organizations

The University Bonn is an equal opportunities employer and places particular emphasis on fostering

they are underrepresented in the field. The university has committed itself to being a family-friendly

institution and supports their employees in balancing work and family life. The mission of the Uni-

versity is to employ a greater number of severely disabled persons. Applications from severely disa-

bled persons with equivalent qualifications will be given preference.
CV, PhD diploma (or if not yet available: current status and data of defence), and an example of your

The earliest possible starting date for the position is It is possible to start later. The dead

data-protection law. Further information on the legal basis and data usage is provided in the