PostDoc*in Marine Biogeochemistry for the project "KomSo" (f/m/d)

The Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) is a member of the Helmholtz Association (HGF) and funded by federal and state governments. AWI focuses on polar and marine research in a variety of disciplines such as biology, oceanography, geology, geochemistry, and geophysics, thus allowing multidisciplinary approaches to scientific goals.

PostDoc in Marine Biogeochemistry for the project "KomSo" (f/m/d)

Background:

KomSo is a collaborative project of the marine research institutes AWI, GEOMAR, Hereon an IOW, as well as the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) and the NGO German Federation for the Environment and Nature Conservation (BUND). The overarching goal is to record and evaluate the carbon storage potential of marine sediments in the German Baltic Sea and identify regions worthy of protection and suitable for restoration. Specifically, we seek to combine measurements of sedimentary organic carbon content and remineralization rates with sedimentation rate measurements and the spatial distributions of controlling environmental parameters in order to:

• quantify the sedimentary organic carbon (OC) content for Baltic Sea sediments,
• assess their OC accumulation rate and OC storage capacity,
• parameterize OC sedimentation and remineralization and extrapolate rates in the Baltic Sea.

Your Tasks:

You will be responsible for:

• the planning and conduct of ship-based sampling campaigns,
• the measurement and analysis of OC content and improvement of measurement accuracy by conducting an intercalibration of methods between project partners,
• determining sedimentation rates using isotope geochemistry (210Pb and 137Cs),
• collecting and merging existing data sets of OC accumulation and controlling parameters,
• applying diagenetic models and conducting a meta-analysis with Baltic Sea boundary conditions, and
• presenting results in scientific journals and to non-experts in a comprehensible form.

Your Profile:

• PhD in geoscience, bioscience, or environmental sciences.
• Expertise in organic carbon mineralization processes.
• Expertise in sediment transport and depositional processes in coastal waters.
• Experience in carbon analytics and isotope geochemistry.
• Experience in data-based inverse modeling.
• Willingness and capability to participate in seagoing expeditions.

Further Information:

For any questions you may have, you are very welcome to get in touch with Dr. Moritz Holtappels (Tel: +49 471 4831 2030, mo****.**********ls@***.de) or Prof. Dr. Sabine Kasten (Tel +49 471 4831 1936, sa****.******en@***.de).

This is a full-time position, limited to 32 months. 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 Bremerhaven.

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.
• health promotion and company fitness with Hansefit and Wellhub.
• 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 December 3rd, 2024, exclusively online.

Reference number: 24/182/D/Bio-b

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