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Leib­niz-Insti­tut für Gewäs­ser­öko­lo­gie und Bin­nen­fi­sche­rei - Forschung

„Forschen für die Zukunft unserer Gewässer" ist der Auftrag des IGB – Deutschlands größtem und einem der international führenden Forschungszentren für Binnengewässer. Um verschiedene Aspekte von Gewässerökosystemen und ihren Lebensgemeinschaften zu untersuchen, vereinen wir ein breites Spektrum an Disziplinen und verstehen Forschung als Gemeinschaftsleistung. Mit mehr als 350 Mitarbeitenden und Gästen aus aller Welt forschen wir an vier Standorten in Berlin und am Stechlinsee (Brandenburg). Das IGB ist Mitglied der Leibniz-Gemeinschaft und des Forschungsverbunds Berlin e. V. www.igb-berlin.de

Student Assistant (w/m/d)

The research group “Landscape Ecohydrology” led by Prof Doerthe Tetzlaff in the Department of Ecohydrology & Biogeochemistry of IGB in Berlin (Friedrichshagen), in collaboration with the Department of Geography at the University of Costa Rica led by Prof Christian Birkel, is inviting applications for a Student Assistant (39 hours/month) starting from 01.11.2024. The student assistant position is part of the DFG funded project “ECCO: ECohydrological feedbacks of tropical soil-plant-atmosphere COnnectivity” which aims to achieve a novel integrated, cross-scale understanding of the partitioning of incoming precipitation in tropical systems affected by land cover change.
You will be supporting an international team of scientists from the University of Costa Rica, the University of Tokyo and the University of Aberdeen with mostly hydrometeorological data analysis (programming skills are a plus), GIS mapping, and remotely sensed land cover data, among other more specific tasks related to climate and hydrology. This position is mainly desk based.

Working field:

  • Obtaining of existing environmental data sets
  • GIS analysis
  • Processing of existing spatio-temporal data such as hydrometeorological time series, remotely sensed land cover data
  • Support with data, meta data and literature analysis

Requirements:

  • We are looking for students in hydrology, environmental sciences or environmental engineering, geoecology, geochemistry, geography, or a related field
  • We appreciate independence, flexibility, motivation and a keen interest in ecohydrological questions
  • Programming skills e.g. in R, Python, C are an advantage
  • We expect good English knowledge

What we offer:

We offer an interesting position in an international and dynamic scientific environment. We foster flat hierarchies and active participation. We allow maximum individual freedom, enabling everyone to develop and use their creativity to the best of their abilities.
Salary is paid according to the German salary scheme for student assistantships (39 hours/month). The assistantship is initially limited to 24 months, but extensions are possible. Upon interest, this assistantship can be linked to a dissertation project.
We foster your career development by providing qualification and training opportunities. We actively support the reconciliation of work and family life.
The IGB is committed to diversity. We welcome every qualified application, regardless of sex and gender, origin, nationality, religion, belief, health and disabilities, age or sexual orientation. Disabled applicants with equal qualification and aptitude will be given preferential consideration.

How to apply:

We look forward to receiving your application by 23.08.2024 with the usual documents (cover letter, CV, certificates/ references). Please state the job reference number 30/2024 and apply exclusively via our recruitment platform at www.igb-berlin.de/en/jobs.
Questions can be directed to Prof. Dr. Dörthe Tetzlaff by e-mail (doerthe.tetzlaff@igb-berlin.de).