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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:5.45pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:105%;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:105%'>The Biogeophysics group at the Institute of Soil Science and Land Evaluation of Universität Ho- henheim seeks to fill the position of a<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:.3pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:92.1pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:20.0pt'>Postdoctoral Scientist (TV-L 13)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:14.15pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:5.45pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:105%;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:105%'>effective January 1, 2019 or as soon as possible thereafter. The position is limited to a 2-year term. Continuation with a permanent contract may be possible.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:.35pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:5.45pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:5.45pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:105%;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:105%'>The position is part of Hohenheim’s Land Atmosphere Feedback Observatory (<u><span style='color:purple'>LAFO</span></u><span style='color:black'>). The goal of LAFO is (a) to determine water and energy budgets and feedbacks in dependence on the states of soil, vegetation and atmosphere, (b) to investigate the heterogeneity of exchange fluxes and </span>(c) to develop new parameterisations for the exchange fluxes considering vegetation dynamics and the turbulent boundary structure.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:.55pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:5.5pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:5.45pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:105%;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:105%'>The successful candidate will analyse, evaluate, safeguard and make available measured data from eddy covariance stations, soil water measurement networks, hyperspectral remote sensing and vegetation analyses and contribute to building and maintaining the related infrastructure.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:.05pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:5.35pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:5.45pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:105%;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:105%'>We expect a profound systemic understanding of land surface exchange processes and of bio- physical processes in soils and plants, a demonstrated ability to work in an interdisciplinary envi- ronment and the willingness to play an active role in a team of closely collaborating researchers.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:.45pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:5.45pt;text-align:justify;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Expected qualifications:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:.55pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:12.55pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-7.1pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>PhD in soil physics, environmental physics or related<span style='letter-spacing:.3pt'> </span>disciplines<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:.75pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:12.55pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-7.1pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Demonstrated skills in interdisciplinary research at the soil-plant-atmosphere<span style='letter-spacing:.5pt'> </span>interface<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:.55pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:12.55pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-7.1pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Expertise in handling large, heterogeneous data<span style='letter-spacing:.3pt'> </span>volumes<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:.8pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:12.55pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-7.1pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Expertise in crop and land surface modeling and scientific programming<span style='letter-spacing:.75pt'> </span>(desired)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:.55pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:12.55pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-7.1pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Experience in eddy-covariance measurement and data processing<span style='letter-spacing:.5pt'> </span>(desired)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:.55pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:12.55pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-7.1pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Very good command of<span style='letter-spacing:.15pt'> </span>English<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:5.45pt;text-align:justify;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>For further information please contact:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:.65pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:5.45pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Prof. Dr. Thilo Streck, E-Mail: <a href="mailto:tstreck@uni-hohenheim.de"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>tstreck@uni-hohenheim.de</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:10.05pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:5.45pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:103%;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:103%'>Place of work is Stuttgart-Hohenheim, Germany. Universität Hohenheim is an equal opportunity employer. Women are explicitly encouraged to apply for increasing their share in science and research. Physically handicapped persons will be favored if they are equally qualified.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:.1pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:5.45pt;line-height:105%;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:105%'>Please apply online at <u><span style='color:purple'>https://</span></u><span style='color:purple'><a href="http://www.uni-hohenheim.de/en/job-openings"><span style='color:purple'>www.uni-hohenheim.de/en/job-openings</span><span style='color:black;text-decoration:none'>. </span></a></span><span style='color:black'>Closing date for receiv- ing applications is October 21, 2018.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:Calibri-Bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>