Researcher/PhD candidate (f/m/d) Agricultural Landscape S...

Intro

The Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF) is seeking a part-time Researcher/PhD candidate to assess the requirements, opportunities, and challenges of Monitoring Reporting and Verification frameworks for soil health assessment.

Tasks

Research at the crossroads of socio-economic and soil sciences
Closely cooperate with the institutions running the RMQS and BZE-LW (INRAE and Thünen Institute), including short research stays
Conduct interviews and systematic literature analyses
Assess demand, expectations and limitations of different stakeholder groups
Assess requirements, opportunities and barriers for adapting the soil monitoring networks for an assessment of soil health
Facilitate exchange of soil health indicators and threshold values between the soil monitoring networks and the BENCHMARKS team
Help to develop tailored solutions that are scientifically sound while technically and economically feasible

Requirements

Master’s degree in Environmental sciences, Agronomy, Geography or similar
Comprehensive expertise in soil science
Sound understanding of soil threats, soil functions and the interrelations between soil use and management and soil health
Strong interest in soil monitoring and interdisciplinary research
Experience in working with diverse stakeholders desirable
Fluency in English required
Fluency in German and/or French would be a great asset
Experience with socioeconomic analyses (e.g. SWOT) desirable
Experience in conducting literature review and scientific writing desirable

Benefits

An interdisciplinary working environment that encourages independence and self-reliance
Classification according to the collective agreement of the federal states (TV-L) up to EG13 (including special annual payment)
A collegial and open-minded working atmosphere in a dynamic research institution
Company ticket
On-site German language courses
Flexible working hours with up to 40% mobile work