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Zusammenfassung

A leading research center in Germany is offering a PhD position focused on sustainable soil management under climate extremes. The role involves innovative geophysical techniques to study soil and crop interactions. Candidates with a Master's degree in relevant fields and programming experience are encouraged to apply. The position offers excellent working conditions, mentorship, and opportunities for international collaboration.

Leistungen

30 days of annual leave

Continuous mentoring

Training programme

International Advisory Service

Qualifikationen

• Master’s degree required in relevant fields.
• Experience in programming and numerical methods.
• Geophysical fieldwork experience preferred.

Aufgaben

• Develop high-resolution GPR and EMI imaging methods.
• Link geophysical monitoring to soil nutrient availability.
• Conduct international field trials in Uruguay and Ireland.

Kenntnisse

Programming

Communication

Organizational Skills

Ausbildung

Master’s degree in geophysics

Master’s degree in physics

Master’s degree in geoscience

Master’s degree in computational geoscience

Tools

GPR

EMI

ERT

Jobbeschreibung

Organisation/Company Forschungszentrum Jülich Research Field All Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Country Germany Application Deadline 19 Jan 2038 - 03:14 (UTC) Type of Contract To be defined Job Status Other Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

Area of research:

Promotion

Your Job:

This PhD project will be part of the Green ERA-Hub project AGROSOIL-Agrogeophysics for Sustainable Soil Management under climate extremes. With project partners in Ireland and Uruguay the project aims to examine the effects of various agricultural practices, like fertilizer use and irrigation, on cereal crops, focusing on subsoil`s role in water and nutrient availability and crop resilience, especially under extreme weather conditions. High-resolution subsoil characterization using electromagnetic induction (EMI), electrical resistivity tomography (ERT), and ground penetrating radar (GPR) will be combined with soil sensors systems and UAVs with multispectral cameras.

Your tasks in detail:

• Development and application of high resolution time-lapse GPR and EMI imaging methods at multiple scales to enhance the understanding of the soil-root system
  
• Find links between non-invasive geophysical monitoring and the availability of Nitrate and water in the soil
  
• Improve the small-scale process understanding controlling soil-plant interactions and to extend the gained understanding to the large scale to be used in precision agricultural management
  
• Connect novel processing and inversion techniques to experimental data from different regions and link the findings to relevant processes of the soil-plant system
  
• International travel to Uruguay & Ireland to perform combined field trails

Your Profile:

• Master’s degree in geophysics, physics, geoscience, computational geoscience, or related natural sciences with an overall grade of at least good
  
• Experience in programming (e.g., matlab, phyton, C/C++) and parallel computing
  
• Advanced knowledge of numerical methods
  
• Geophysical fieldwork experience, preferably with GPR, EMI and ERT
  
• Since the work involves interdisciplinary cooperation with several researchers and technicians, good communication and organizational skills are essential
  
• Drivers licence is required (or should be done within first 3 months)
  
• Physical geophysical field work is required
  

Please feel free to apply for the position even if you do not have all the required skills and knowledge. We may be able to teach you missing skills during your induction.

Our Offer:

We work on the very latest issues that impact our society and are offering you the chance to actively help in shaping the change! We offer ideal conditions for you to complete your doctoral degree:

• Working in an interdisciplinary environment as well as excellent facilities for hydrogeophysical research and numerical simulation and inversion studies
  
• Opportunities to being part of the national and international scientific community
  
• PhD students are encouraged to attend international conferences and a three months research stay abroad with a cooperating partner is possible planned
  
• Workshop and field work in Ireland and Uruguay
  
• Working in the heart of Europe
  
• A highly motivated working group as well as an international and interdisciplinary working environment at one of Europe’s largest research institutions
  
• Outstanding scientific and technical infrastructure
  
• Continuous mentoring from your scientific supervisor
  
• Dynamic, inclusive and diverse working group and work environment
  
• 30 days of annual leave (depending on agreed working time arrangements) and provision for days off between public holidays and weekends (e.g. between Christmas and New Year)
  
• Opportunity to develop your strengths, e.g. through a comprehensive training programme; a structured programme including continuing professional development and networking opportunities specifically designed for Jülich’s doctoral researchers by the Jülich Center for Doctoral Researchers and Supervisors (JuDocS): go.fzj.de/JuDocs
  
• Targeted services for international employees, e.g. through our International Advisory Service
  

For further information visit our website www.fz-juelich.de/en/ibg/ibg-3/research-groups/environmental-processes-and-technologies/multiscale-geophysics-of-soil-plant-systems

In addition to exciting tasks and a collaborative working atmosphere in Jülich, we have a lot more to offer: go.fzj.de/benefits

The position is for a fixed term of 3 years. The salary is in line with pay group 13 (75%) of the Collective Agreement for the Public Service (TVöD-Bund). In addition, an annual special payment is granted (“Christmas payment”), which amounts to 60 % of the monthly salary. The monthly salaries in euros can be found on page 66 of the PDF download: go.fzj.de/bmi.tvoed

Further information on doctoral degrees at Forschungszentrum Jülich including our other locations is available at: www.fz-juelich.de/gp/Careers_Docs

We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds, e.g. in terms of age, gender, disability, sexual orientation / identity, and social, ethnic and religious origin. A diverse and inclusive working environment with equal opportunities in which everyone can realize their potential is important to us.

Further information on diversity and equal opportunities: go.fzj.de/equality

This research center is part of the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centers. With more than 42,000 employees and an annual budget of over € 5 billion, the Helmholtz Association is Germany's largest scientific organisation.