The Helmholtz Centre Potsdam – GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences is the national research centre for Earth sciences in Germany. With approx. 1150 employees, the GFZ is conducting interdisciplinary research on the “System Earth” and the influence of humans on the planet. As a member of the Helmholtz Association, it is part of Germany’s largest science organization.
For Section 5.4 “Hydrology” we invite applications for a
Research Associate (PostDoc) (m/f)
Job Vacancy No. 52/54/14 D
GFZ is currently in the final negotiating stage with the European Commission to launch the project EGSIEM (European Gravity Service for Improved Emergency Management) in response to the Earth Observation Call EO-1-2014 of the Horizon 2020 European Union Framework Programme for Research and Innovation. EGSIEM is a collaborative effort of eight European institutions to establish a scientific service to deliver near-real time and regional gravity products from the GRACE satellite mission for applications in Earth and environmental sciences, including a hydrological and early warning service with gravity-based indicators for extreme hydrological events.
Your Tasks:
- regional and global-scale hydrological modelling
- development of gravity-based flood and drought indicators
- adaptation of calibration and/or data assimilation tools for hydrological models
- evaluation of gravity-based water storage products for hydrological extremes
- contributions to user-friendly services, writing scientific publications
- contribution to writing proposals for third party funding opportunities
Your Qualifications:
- Master degree in hydrology, environmental sciences, environmental engineering, meteorology, or related field
- pertinent PhD degree
- profound expertise in applying and advancing hydrological computer models
- expertise in statistical data analysis
- expertise in flood forecasting or data assimilation is an asset
- capacity for interdisciplinary and international teamwork and excellent communication skills
- proficiency in spoken and written English, German is an asset
Starting date: 01 January 2015
Fixed term: 3 years
Working hours:full-time (currently 39 h/week)
The position is, in principle, suitable for part-time employment
Salary:EG 13 TVöD-Bund (Ost)
You can expect a very diverse and challenging job in an international work environment that is characterized by exciting research projects. The compatibility of work and family life is of particular concern to the GFZ. Therefore, it offers the opportunity for flexible working time and workplaces. Moreover, there is a kindergarten located on the research campus.
The GFZ is a partner with Geo.X (www.geo-x.net), and as such it is well connected with other geoscience institutions in Potsdam and Berlin. Geo.X forms the largest regional cluster of geoscientific expertise in Europe and offers excellent opportunities for cooperation and development.
Equal opportunity is an inherent part of our personnel policy. Therefore we are particularly welcoming applications from qualified women. Severely disabled persons will be given preferential treatment in the case of equal qualification.
We will retain your application documents for at least three months, even if the application is not successful. They will not be returned.
If you have any administrative questions regarding this job offer, please feel free to call Ms Voellmann at +49 (0) 331-288-28878.
Please submit your application by 20 October 2014 quoting the reference no. 52/54/14 D via email via Helmholtz-Zentrum_P-idl3df-825100@jobs.researchgate.net.
Please combine your application documentsinto a single PDF file with a size of up to 3 megabytes.www.gfz-potsdam.de