[ES_JOBS_NET] PhD position at LMU Munich, Germany

[Julia Pongratz]

Dear colleagues, 

apologies for cross-posting, please forward this PhD opportunity to potentially interested candidates.

Many thanks, 
Julia


The Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich is one of the largest and most renowned universities in Germany. The Department of Geography invites applications to a 

PhD position

for modeling European land use emissions

The chair for Geography and Land Use Systems carries out fundamental and applied research on the human impact on climate via land use. It investigates land surface-atmosphere interactions from regional to global scale regarding both biophysical (energy, water) and carbon cycle effects. While the group tries to foster our understanding of the role of global land use and, more broadly, vegetation dynamics for the historical climate system, a special focus lies on land use as a tool to mitigate future climate change.

The successful applicant will work on the Horizon 2020 project VERIFY (Verifying Greenhouse Gas Emissions). The aim is to develop a data-rich model of land use emissions on European scale. To this end an existing bookkeeping model (BLUE) will be extended to high resolution and novel observation-based datasets of land use change and carbon dynamics. Beyond this project, the candidate will have considerable latitude in defining their own research questions within the area of the global carbon cycle.

The candidate will become a member of a dynamic team of researchers with ample opportunity for networking with the international modeling and observational communities. The team is strongly involved in large international projects such as the Global Carbon Project and the IPCC/CMIP6 coupled climate carbon cycle/land use model intercomparison projects (C4MIP, LUMIP). The Department of Geography offers in-house expertise on local laboratory studies and remote sensing. Wide opportunities for collaboration exist with research institutions in the greater Munich area. 
Applicants for the PhD position should have a master degree in a natural or physical science subject (physics, meteorology, physical geography, ecology or similar); strong quantitative skills; experience in programming (such as bash, python); and excellent communication skills in English.
The position is offered for three years starting July 2019 or later. Your work place will be located in central Munich and is easy to reach by public transport or bike. Payment will be in accordance with TV-L E13, 65%. We encourage female candidates to apply. Handicapped persons with comparable qualifications receive preferential status.
Please send an application outlining your fit for the position (including an informative cover letter, a curriculum vitae, copies of scientific degrees including grades, and the names and contact information of two references) by April 14, 2019, preferably by e-mail (one PDF-attachment with max. 5MB only including all documents) to climate.jobs at geographie.uni-muenchen.de or by mail to Carmen Gassner, Lehrstuhl für Geographie und Landnutzungssysteme, Department für Geographie, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Luisenstr. 37, 80333 München. For further information please contact Prof. Dr. Julia Pongratz  (julia.pongratz at lmu.de <mailto:julia.pongratz at lmu.de>).


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Julia Pongratz
LMU Munich, Department of Geography
Luisenstr. 37, 80333 Munich, Germany
http://www.geographie.uni-muenchen.de/department/personen/pongratz-julia.php
julia.pongratz at geographie.uni-muenchen.de
phone: (+49 89) 2180 - 6652
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