Max Planck Institute
Jena, Germany
Description
The successful candidate will be involved primarily in a field experiment aimed at understanding the interactions between nutrient, water availability and carbon fluxes. The objective of the PhD work is to gain further understanding on the role and interaction of water/nutrient (N and P) availability in determining CO2 and water fluxes, water use efficiency, and their temporal variability at ecosystem level by combining eddy covariance with a manipulation experiment and terrestrial biosphere models. The field sites are located in Spain, with periodic visits during planned field campaigns and activities. The knowledge of a programming language or/and the experience with process-based terrestrial biosphere models will be considered an added value.
The position will be at the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry (Jena, Germany) in the Biosphere-Atmosphere Interactions and Experimentation Group, Biogeochemical Integration Department (http://www.bgc-jena.mpg.de/bgi/index.php/Main/HomePage).
The PhD Student will join an international team in a vibrant research environment. The successful applicant will be also encouraged to apply for admission to the International Max Planck Research School for Global Biogeochemical Cycles. This is a structured PhD program that offers thematically complementary courses as well as seminars on soft and hard skills. For detailed information, see www.imprs-gbgc.de.
We are seeking a highly-motivated and collaborative PhD student with a background and interest in both, environmental and quantitative/computational sciences (e.g. geo-ecology, environmental science, biogeochemistry, biology, applied mathematics, physics, or computer science), experience or interest in field measurements (ideally with the eddy covariance technique), and interest in applying this expertise to broad questions on terrestrial ecology and global change research.
More information and applications
The position is for 3 year and the conditions of employment, including upgrades and duration follow the rules of the Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Sciences. The Max Planck Society seeks to increase the number of women in those areas where they are underrepresented and therefore explicitly encourages women to apply. The Max Planck Society is committed to employing more handicapped individuals and especially encourages them to apply.
Please send your applications including a letter of interest, CV, and one or two references to Dr. Mirco Migliavacca via email to mmiglia@bgc-jena.mpg.de.
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