[ECOLOG-L] Postdoc in Ecological Modelling, Germany
The Department of Ecosystem Modelling at the Büsgen Institute of the Georg August University Göttingen is offering a position as a Postdoctoral Researcher. The position will be limited to 31 months and should be filled as soon as possible. The regular working hours will be (currently) 39.8 hours per week. Salary: Pay grade 100% TVL 13 of German state-regulated public service salary scale. Successful applicants are free to pursue their own research program within the general interests of the Ecosystem Modelling group. We develop, implement and analyze simulation models and methods of spatial statistics. We focus on basic ecological research, but we also address questions at the interface of ecology and socio-economy. Requirements: MSc degree or equivalent in ecology/biology, agriculture or related discipline; Excellent knowledge in ecological modelling, that is to say in the development, programming, and analysis of simulation models; Good command of statistics (preferably in R) and mathematics; Very good publication record; Willingness to teach (teaching load flexible), to collaborate in existing projects, and to supervise master and doctoral students; Excellent command of the English and German language. Desirable: Doctoral degree; Experience in research into socio-economics, tropical ecology, or biodiversity and ecosystem functioning; Knowledge in spatial statistics. The University of Göttingen is an equal opportunities employer and places particular emphasis on fostering career opportunities for women. Qualified women are therefore strongly encouraged to apply as they are underrepresented in this 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 University is to employ a greater number of severely disabled persons. Applications from severely disabled persons with equivalent qualifications will be given preference. Applicants should upload a single pdf-file containing their CV, a short summary of research interests, and the names (with email address) of at least two referees to http://s-lotus.gwdg.de/uni/ufom/PD_EcoMod2017.nsf/application as soon as possible, but latest March 1, 2017. If you have any questions, please contact Kerstin Wiegand (e-mail: kwiegan1(at)uni-goettingen.de). Information about the Ecosystem Modelling group can be found at http://www.uni-goettingen.de/EcoMod.html ___ Kerstin Wiegand Professor of Ecosystem Modelling www.uni-goettingen.de/EcoMod.html Phone (direct) +49-551-39 10121 Phone (office) +49-551-39 33464
[ECOLOG-L] Position - Ecological Programmer, Germany
The Ecosystem Modelling group at the Georg-August-University Goettingen is offering a Postdoctoral position in the Collaborative Research Centre (CRC 990). Ecological and socioeconomic functions of tropical lowland rainforest transformation systems (Sumatra, Indonesia) in the project Landscape-level assessment of ecological and socio-economic functions of rainforest transformation systems. The position will be limited until 31.12.2015 with possibility of extension and should be filled as soon as possible. Salary: Pay grade 100 % TVL 13 of German state-regulated public service salary scale corresponding to 39.8 working hours per week. Your tasks: The project focuses on the ecological and socio-economic effects of land-use transformation in lowland Sumatra, Indonesia. The guiding question of the project is: what kind of landscape mosaic do we need so as to balance biodiversity, ecosystem functioning, and economic benefits? The main goal of the project is to deve-lop and use models integrating ecological and socio-economic components to simulate the spatiotemporal dy-namics of land uses and individual households. More precisely, the models should consider lowland forest, rubber, and oil palm plantations. Within this project the postdoctoral researcher will be in charge of model analysis, further developing the ecological part of the model, and integrating ecological and economic model components. The economic components of the model, the landscape generation and a simplified ecological module exist and are ready to be refined and analyzed. The project plays a central role in integrating the in-terdisciplinary research of the CRC 990. Your profile: PhD degree and experience in ecological modelling, that is to say in the development, programming, and analysis of simulation models. Good command of statistics and mathematics. Experience in research into socio-economics, tropical ecology, or biodiversity and ecosystem functio-ning are a plus. Willingness to take on a leading role in the collaboration among the interdisciplinary researchers of the CRC. Proven experience with sound and time-efficient writing of modeling papers. Proficiency in English. The project will be based in Goettingen, Germany, but short stays in Indonesia are expected. The University of Goettingen is an equal opportunities employer and places particular emphasis on fostering career opportunities for women. Qualified women are therefore strongly encouraged to apply as they are underrepresented in this field. Disabled persons with equivalent aptitude will be favored. Please send your application electronically as a single pdf containing the usual documents by January 5, 2015 to kwiegan1(at)uni-goettingen.de (Prof. Dr. Kerstin Wiegand, Ecosystem Modelling Group, GeorgAugust-University Goettingen, Buesgenweg 4, 37077 Göttingen). If you have any questions, please contact Kerstin Wiegand (email: kwiegan1(at)uni-goettingen.de) or Katrin Meyer (email: kmeyer5(at)uni-goettingen.de). We request that you send your application documents as single pdf file. We will dispose the documents after a holding period of five months. Information about the Ecosys-tem Modelling group can be found at http://www.uni-goettingen.de/EcoMod.html For Information about the Collaborative Research Centre (CRC 990) see: http://www.uni-goettingen.de/en/310995.html ___ Kerstin Wiegand Professor of Ecosystem Modelling www.uni-goettingen.de/EcoMod.html Phone (direct) +49-551-39 10121 Phone (office) +49-551-39 33464
[ECOLOG-L] Position - Ecological Programmer, Germany
The Department of Ecosystem Modelling at the Büsgen Institute of the Georg-August-Universität Goettingen, Germany is looking to fill the position of a Research Assistant. This position (50%) should be filled as soon as possible. The regular working hours will be (currently 19.9 hours per week) with a limited contract of 2 years with the possibility of extension. Salary: Pay grade 13 TV-L. In the Department of Ecosystem Modelling, we develop, implement and analyze simulation models and methods of spatial statistics. We focus on basic ecological research, but we also address questions at the interface of ecology and socio-economy. We integrate our models into our university teaching concepts. To support the members of our group, we are now searching for a Research Associate to focus on methods of simulation modelling. The ideal candidate holds a Master degree in computer sciences, biomathematics, engineering or similar areas. Further, he/she has excellent programming skills in C++ and very good knowledge of the statistics software R. Knowledge of Java and NetLogo is also beneficial, as well as of other object-oriented programming languages or agent-based modelling systems. A strong interest in ecological and ecological-socio-economic questions is desirable. We are an international group, so very good English speaking and writing skills are required. We expect experience with working in interdisciplinary and diverse teams, very good communication skills, the ability to pick up new skills quickly and the ability to meet deadlines. The University of Göttingen is an equal opportunities employer and places particular emphasis on fostering career opportunities for women. Qualified women are therefore strongly encouraged to apply as they are underrepresented in this field. Disabled persons with equivalent aptitude will be favoured. Please send your application with the usual documents (preferrably in electronic form) by August 30, 2014 to Prof. Dr. Kerstin Wiegand, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Department of Ecosystem Modelling, Büsgenweg 4, 37077 Göttingen, e-mail: kwiegan1(at)uni-goettingen.de. If you have any questions, please contact Kerstin Wiegand (e-mail: kwiegan1(at)uni-goettingen.de). We request that you send us copies of your application documents. We will destroy the documents after a holding period of five months. Application documents will only be returned to you if you provide a self-addressed adequately stamped envelope. ___ Kerstin Wiegand Professor of Ecosystem Modelling www.uni-goettingen.de/EcoMod.html Phone (direct) +49-551-39 10121 Phone (office) +49-551-39 33464
[ECOLOG-L] Postdoc position in ecological-economic modelling, Germany
The Ecosystem Modelling group at the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany is offering a Postdoctoral position within the Biodiversity Exploratories (www.biodiversity-exploratories.de) on: IMPACT OF LAND-USE AND FUNCTIONAL DIVERSITY ON DIVERSITY AND STABILITY OF GRASSLAND COMMUNITIES IN FRAGMENTED LANDSCAPES The position will be limited to 19 months and should be filled as soon as possible. Salary: Pay grade 100 % TVL 13 of German state-regulated public service salary scale. YOUR TASKS European grasslands are threatened by global change through both climate change and intensification of farming practices. Even though our understanding of the problems at stake strongly increased in the past few years, we still lack predicting tools to evaluate the possible evolutions of grassland biodiversity. Motivated by a recent call to rebuild community ecology from functional traits, we look for a postdoctoral researcher to develop a new approach to link the response trait diversity of plant communities to the long-term persistence of species diversity and ecosystem productivity in fragmented landscapes. More precisely the postdoc will develop mechanistic spatial models combining information on life-history, dispersal and geographic range of species with information about the distribution of suitable grassland habitats. These models should also include interactions with grassland management by farmers as well as climate change. From the methodological point of view, the postdoc can build on previous research using an equation-based metacommunity simulation model and benefit from the strong expertise of the lab on multi-scale ecosystem modelling. Further possible techniques to be used in the project include species distribution models and Bayesian belief networks. From the applied point of view, the model will be based on data on German grassland metacommunities. A comparative case study in France could also be planned. YOUR PROFILE - PhD degree in biology, environmental sciences or a related discipline - excellent knowledge of statistical modelling and interest in ecological modelling - experience in research into plant sciences, or biodiversity and ecosystem functioning are a plus - proficient in English The University of Göttingen is an equal opportunities employer and places particular emphasis on fostering career opportunities for women. Qualified women are therefore strongly encouraged to apply as they are underrepresented in this field. Disabled persons with equivalent aptitude will be favoured. Please send your application electronically as a single pdf containing the usual documents to kwiegan1*uni-goettingen.de (Prof. Dr. Kerstin Wiegand, Ecosystem Modelling Group, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Büsgenweg 4, 37077 Göttingen, Germany). Review of applications will start on February 22nd, 2013 and continue until the position is filled. If you have any questions, please contact Kerstin Wiegand (email: kwiegan1*uni-goettingen.de) or Rodolphe Sabatier (email: rodolphe.sabatier*agroparistech.fr). We request that you send your application documents as single pdf file. We will dispose the documents after a holding period of five months. Information about the Ecosystem Modelling group can be found at www.uni-goettingen.de/EcoMod.html For Information about the Biodiversity Exploratories see: www.biodiversity-exploratories.de
[ECOLOG-L] Postdoc position in ecological-economic modelling, Germany
The Ecosystem Modelling group at the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen is offering a Postdoctoral position in the Collaborative Research Centre (CRC 990) Ecological and socioeconomic functions of tropical lowland rainforest transformation systems (Sumatra, Indonesia). LANDSCAPE-LEVEL ASSESSMENT OF ECOLOGICAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC FUNCTIONS OF RAINFOREST TRANSFORMATION SYSTEMS IN SUMATRA (INDONESIA) The position will be limited to 2 years with possibility of extension and should be filled as soon as possible. Salary: Pay grade 100 % TVL 13 of German state-regulated public service salary scale. YOUR TASKS The project will focus on the ecological and socio-economic effects of land-use transformation in lowland Sumatra, Indonesia. The guiding question of the project is: what kind of landscape mosaic do we need so as to balance biodiversity, ecosystem functioning, and economic benefits? The main goal of the project is to develop and use models integrating ecological and socio-economic components to simulate the spatiotemporal dynamics of land uses and individual households. More precisely, the models should consider lowland forest, jungle rubber (resembling secondary forest), rubber plantations, and oil palm plantations. Within this project the postdoctoral researcher will be in charge of developing the ecological part of the project and of the integration of ecological and economic model components. These latter economic components are currently being developed by a PhD student. The project plays a central role in integrating the interdisciplinary research of the CRC 990. YOUR PROFILE - PhD degree and experience in ecological modelling, that is to say in the development, programming, and analysis of simulation models - good command of statistics and mathematics - experience in research into socio-economics, tropical ecology, or biodiversity and ecosystem functioning are a plus - willingness to take on a leading role in the collaboration among the interdisciplinary researchers of the CRC - proficient in English The project will be based in Göttingen, Germany, but short stays in Indonesia are expected. The University of Göttingen is an equal opportunities employer and places particular emphasis on fostering career opportunities for women. Qualified women are therefore strongly encouraged to apply as they are underrepresented in this field. Disabled persons with equivalent aptitude will be favoured. Please send your application electronically as a single pdf containing the usual documents by April 9, 2012 to kwiegan1*uni-goettingen.de (Prof. Dr. Kerstin Wiegand, Ecosystem Modelling Group, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Büsgenweg 4, 37077 Göttingen). If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Kerstin Wiegand (email: kwiegan1*uni-goettingen.de) or Katrin Meyer (email: kmeyer5*uni-goettingen.de). We request that you send your application documents as single pdf file. We will dispose the documents after a holding period of five months. Information about the Ecosystem Modelling group can be found at http://www.uni-goettingen.de/EcoMod.html For Information about the Collaborative Research Centre (CRC 990) see: http://www.uni-goettingen.de/en/310995.html
[ECOLOG-L] Postdoc and PhD, ecological and economic modelling
STARTING DATE As soon as possible. RATIONALE The project will investigate the ecological and socio-economic trade-offs at the rainforest margin under land-use change. Previous insights (e.g., Steffan-Dewenter et al. 2007) will be extended using dynamic modelling techniques. Based on a large and long-term data set, ecological and socio-economic model components will be developed from scratch that simulate the spatiotemporal dynamics of land use (rainforest, agriculture) and individual households. Combined model analyses will investigate trade-offs in biodiversity, ecosystem functioning, and household income. One position will focus on the development and analysis of ecological models (grid-based and agent based models) while the other will focus on economic modelling (microeconometric models, calibrated agricultural household models). Either position can be filled by a postdoc or a PhD, depending on experience and integrative abilities. The postdoc will be responsible for the integration of ecological and economic model components. REQUIREMENTS Successful applicants hold a master degree in Ecological Sciences, Plant Sciences, Economic Sciences, Applied Mathematics or a related field, with sound experience in simulation modelling and with the work in interdisciplinary teams. The project will be based in Göttingen, Germany, but will involve travelling to Indonesia. SALARY AND CONDITIONS The positions will be awarded for at least 18 months, with a possible extension of up to three years. The salary is in accordance with the German state regulated public service salary scale (PhD: 65 % E 13 TV-L, Postdoc: 100% E 13 TV-L). The University of Göttingen actively seeks to foster career opportunities for female scholars and therefore strongly encourages qualified women to apply. Candidates with disabilities who are equally qualified for the position will receive special consideration. APPLICATIONS Applicants should send an application letter, their CV, and the names (with email address) of two referees before September 19, 2010 in a single pdf-file to kwiegan1*uni-goettingen.de. The CV should contain a list of publications and information on the level of experience in the following areas: -- ecological modelling / developing, programming, and analyzing simulation models -- advanced statistics and mathematics -- tropical ecology -- biodiversity and ecosystem functioning -- poverty and distributional analyses, microeconometrics -- modelling agricultural households FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT Prof. Dr. Kerstin Wiegand (general information): kwiegan1*uni-goettingen.de Dr. Katrin Meyer (ecological modelling): kmeyer5*uni-goettingen.de Jun.-Prof. Dr. Jann Lay (economic modelling): lay*giga-hamburg.de see also http://www.uni-goettingen.de/EcoMod.html Steffan-Dewenter et al. (2007) Tradeoffs between income, biodiversity, and ecosystem functioning during tropical rainforest conversion and agroforestry intensification. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 104(12): 4973-4978.
