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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>2 Research Scientist positions</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>for vegetation-climate interactions/global carbon cycle studies</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The Chair for Physical Geography carries out a broad spectrum of fundamental and applied research on the human impact on climate. It investigates climate variability and land surface-atmosphere interactions from regional to global scales, emerging ecosystem responses under climate change and also conducts biogeographic studies. While the group tries to foster our understanding of the role of the biosphere in the Earth system, a special focus lies on plant responses and associate feedbacks under climate change.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The topics to be addressed by the open positions may include but are not limited to</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><i><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>—</span></i><i><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span></i><i><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>analyses of emerging ecosystem responses using established and novel Earth observations</span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><i><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>—</span></i><i><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span></i><i><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>climate-vegetation-carbon interactions under climate change (e.g. extreme events)</span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><i><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>—</span></i><i><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span></i><i><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>application and comprehensive assessment of biosphere and coupled climate models </span></i><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>(e.g. TRENDY,<i> </i>CMIP6<i>) </i></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The scientists will become members of a dynamic team of researchers with ample opportunity for designing their own projects and for networking. The team is strongly involved in international projects and offers in-house expertise on local and large-scale climate change studies with both observational (e.g. satellite Earth observations) and modeling perspectives. Wide opportunities for collaboration exist with research institutions in close proximity in the greater Munich area. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Applicants for the research scientist positions should have a PhD in a natural or physical science subject (atmospheric physics, geography, ecology or similar); good programming skills (such as fortran, python); and excellent communication skills in English, proven also by scientific publications. Training or experience in climate and/or vegetation modeling is highly desirable, but not essential.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The positions are offered for three years starting October/November 2018, with the possibility to extend to a maximum of six years and acquire a “Habilitation”. The positions include teaching of 5 hours per week in the study programs of the Institute for Geography. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>We offer an interesting and responsible position with good opportunities for vocational training and career development.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Payment will be in accordance with TV-L A13. Part-time work is in principal possible. Handicapped persons with comparable qualifications receive preferential status. Qualified women are particularly encouraged to apply.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Please send an application outlining your fit for the position (including a cover letter, a curriculum vitae, copies of scientific degrees, and the names and contact information of two references) by Sep 30, 2018, preferably by e-mail (one PDF-attachment with max. 5MB only including all documents) to </span><a href="mailto:sekretariat-phygeo@geo.uni-augsburg.de"><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>sekretariat-phygeo@geo.uni-augsburg.de</span></a><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> or by mail to Petra Richter, Lehrstuhl für Physische Geographie, Institute for Geography, Augsburg University, Alter Postweg 118, 86135 Augsburg. For further information please contact Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Buermann (<u>wolfgang.buermann@</u></span><a href="mailto:sekretariat-phygeo@geo.uni-augsburg.de"><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>geo.uni-augsburg.de</span></a><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>).</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>