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The Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity (HIFMB) is a research institute located in Oldenburg. It researches marine biodiversity and its importance for the function of marine ecosystems. In doing so, it develops the scientific basis for marine nature conservation and ecosystem management.
The HIFMB was founded in 2017 and is an institutional cooperation between the Alfred Wegener Institute in Bremerhaven, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), and the Carl von Ossietzky University in Oldenburg.
PostDoc for Modelling and Data Analysis for Marine Protected Areas (m/f/d)
Background
This position is part of the IMAPP research consortium, an interdisciplinary project with the aim of assessing prospective marine projected areas for their suitability. You will join the Biodiversity Theory Lab which is an active research group working in Network and Complexity Science. The position is based at the Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity, in Oldenburg Germany. The HIFMB is an interdisciplinary and very international Institute. The working language is English.
Tasks
- Data Analysis with diffusion maps
- Food web modelling and stability analysis with generalized models
- Analysis of global cargo ship traffic using an existing dataset
Requirements
- PhD or Equivalent in Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science or another relevant discipline
- Good command of English language
- Relevant mathematical experience (for example in network science or dynamical systems theory)
- Good programming skills in a modern language (e.g. Python, Julia)
Desirable skills and knowledge
- Enthusiasm for Ecology and the sea
- Interest in outreach and transfer activities
Further Information
For any questions you may have, you are very welcome to get in touch with Prof. Dr. Thilo Gross (thilo.gross@hifmb.de;
+49(471)4831-2526)
This is a full-time position, limited to 3 years. It is also suitable for part-time employment. The salary will be paid in accordance with the Collective Agreement for the Public Service of the Federation (Tarifvertrag des öffentlichen Dienstes, TVöD Bund), up to salary level 13. The place of employment will be Oldenburg.
Postdocs have to register with AWI's postdoc office PROCEED, thereby gaining access to a set of tailor-made career development tools.
The AWI is characterized by
- our scientific success - excellent research
- collaboration and cooperation - intra-institute, national and international, interdisciplinary
- opportunities to develop - on the job and towards other positions
- an international environment - everyday contact with people from all over the world
- flexible working hours and the possibility of mobile working up to 50% of regular working hours
- health promotion and company fitness
- support services and a culture of reconciling work and family
- occupational pension provision (VBL)
AWI values diversity and actively promotes gender parity, as well as an open, inclusive environment that provides equal opportunities. We are convinced that diverse teams and a variety of perspectives enrich our work and our daily collaboration. In a continuous process of learning and reflection, we aim to ensure that all our employees can be themselves and feel a sense of belonging. We welcome applications from qualified people regardless of binary and non-binary genders, race and nationality, ethnic and social background, religion, age, physical abilities, neurodivergence, sexual orientation, and other identities.
Applicants with disabilities will be given preference when equal qualifications are present.
AWI fosters work-family compatibility in various ways and has received several awards as a result of this commitment. And as a new international member of our team, you can be sure that we will help you settle in. Our Family Office and International Office will be glad to support you, even before you start at AWI.
We look forward to your application!
Please submit your application by September 24th 2024, exclusively online.
Reference number: 24/134/D/HIFMB-b
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