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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=DE link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel is a foundation of public law jointly financed by the Federal Republic of Germany (90%) and the state of Schleswig-Holstein (10%) and is one of the internationally leading institutions in the field of marine sciences. Currently GEOMAR disposes over an annual budget of approx. 72 million Euro and has approx. 950 employees.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>T</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>he research unit “Marine Biogeochemical Modelling” of the research division “Marine Biogeochemistry”</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> is offering a position for a<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Scientist/PostDoc</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Earliest potential start date is</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> August 1st 2017. </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>The position is funded by the DFG-project “Towards a deeper Understanding of Cyanobacteria Blooms in the Baltic Sea”. The position is anticipated to cover a period of 3 years.</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Job Description <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>We seek for candidates with strong interest in the Ecosystem of the Baltic Sea. The project aims to identify environmental drivers of cyanobacterial blooms in the Baltic Sea by combining statistical analysis of observations with output from a numerical coupled ocean-circulation biogeochemical model.</span><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Qualification<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Applicants must have a university degree equivalent to a PhD in Marine Biology, Oceanography or a related subject. The applicant should be familiar with coastal ocean processes and be able to work on his/her own initiative. </span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Very good English language skills are mandatory</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-US'> and at least basic knowledge in statistic is a requisite. Applicants with a working knowledge of the ecosystem of the Baltic Sea, </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>good programming skills (e.g., Matlab, R, Fortran) and/or experience in using numerical models to address scientific questions are preferred. Experience with numerical ocean-circulation models of the Baltic (e.g. with MOMBA) is a bonus.</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The salary depends on qualification and could be up to the class 13 TVöD-Bund of the German tariff for public employees. This is a </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>fixed-term, full-time position. Part-time employment is possible.</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel seeks to increase the proportion of female scientists and explicitly encourages qualified female academics to apply. </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>GEOMAR is an equal opportunity employer and encourages scientists with disabilities to apply. Qualified disabled applicants will receive preference in the application process.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Please send your applications (cover letter, CV, list of publications, addresses of three referees, and a brief summary of your relevant research experience) </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>not later than </span><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>April 27th, 2017 </span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>in<b> a single pdf-file</b></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>. </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Please mention the keyword „<b>BM-FB2 CYAN</b>“ in the subject line and use to the following address:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:bewerbung@geomar.de">bewerbung@geomar.de</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>GEOMAR<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Personalabteilung<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Bewerbermanagement / „BM-FB2 CYAN“<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Wischhofstr. 1 - 3<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>D-24148 Kiel<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>GERMANY<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>As soon as the selection procedure has finished, all application papers will be destroyed according to data protection regulation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>For further information regarding the position and research unit please contact Dr. Ulrike Löptien (uloeptien@geomar.de). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Please do not contact us by phone about the present state of procedures.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>However, we will answer all your questions if you send us an e-mail to bewerbung[at]geomar.de. In doing so, please refer to the keyword.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>GEOMAR is a member of the Helmholtz Association and the German Marine Research Consortium (KDM). For further information please visit <a href="http://www.geomar.de">www.geomar.de</a> or <a href="http://www.helmholtz.de">www.helmholtz.de</a>.</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>