<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Background and position description:<span></span></span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Your research will
be constructively driven by the ambitious goals of the Horizon Europe project
C-BLUES, which advance scientific knowledge on areal extent and carbon stocks,
sequestration rates, and greenhouse gas fluxes in blue carbon ecosystems (BCEs)
to reduce scientific uncertainty and improve quantification and reporting of
blue carbon under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
Hence, C-BLUES will build partnerships to promote the role of blue carbon in
delivering on global climate policy goals.<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">We seek a doctoral student with experience in
biogeochemistry, trace gas flux measurement, or ecosystem-atmosphere
interactions. The objectives are to enhance the state-of-the-art quantification
regarding </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">greenhouse gas fluxes of a </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">salt marsh in the Western Mediterranean Sea
by assembling existing information and performing a combination of field and
laboratory experiments. Additionally, the project aims to use a hierarchy of
models to upscale quantitative assessments of the sequestration capacity and </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">greenhouse gas</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> budgets of BCEs from local to national to
regional scales.<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The successful candidate will be hired by the
Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) during the first two years and then by
the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry (MPI-BGC) for the final two years,
with the contract with MPI-BGC to be set up at the end of the second year. </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">As members of C-BLUES, which brings together a large
consortium of >20 institutions across Europe and China, you and your network
of fellow doctoral students will receive outstanding training and networking.
As part of this training, you will have numerous opportunities to attend
relevant workshops and conduct research stays at partner institutions. These
experiences are designed to expand your knowledge and provide valuable insights
into the practical implications of your research. Collectively, these measures
will substantially enhance your career prospects.<span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Your tasks:<span></span></span></b></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">      
</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Help establish an
eddy covariance tower in a salt marsh near </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Barcelona, Spain.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span></span></span></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Acquire and process eddy covariance data,
perform data analysis, and interpretation.<span></span></span></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">      
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Assist
technicians in regular field trips to maintain and calibrate instruments and
collect field measurements of soil/plant status and water quality.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span></span></span></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">      
</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Collaborate with
project partners on upscale modelling.<span></span></span></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">      
</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Engage in project
meetings and help organize capacity-building activities.<span></span></span></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">      
</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Work with a team
of technicians, graduate students, and postdocs.<span></span></span></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">      
</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Attend relevant
conferences and publish papers in peer-reviewed journals.<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Your profile:<span></span></span></b></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Hold a
Master’s degree in geography, environmental or Earth science, ecosystem
ecology, biometeorology, or related field.</span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">E</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">xperienced in </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">ecosystem
biogeochemistry, in-situ flux measurement, or flux modelling.</span></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Fluent in a computer language such as R, Matlab, or
Python.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span></span></span></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">  </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">We seek
a flexible and proactive person with a strong interest in team-based
interdisciplinary science, with the willingness and ability to work
independently when required.</span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">      
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">H</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">ave
excellent written and oral English language skills.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Our offer:<span></span></span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The anticipated start date for this appointment is
as soon as possible in February 2024, with current funding guaranteed for a
duration of 48 months. </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The position at
UAB during the first two years will</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">be graded and evaluated in</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> accordance with the predoctoral employment framework
described in Spanish Law 17/2022 on science, technology, and innovation. The
position at MPI-BGC during the last two years will be evaluated and graded
following the collective agreement according to TVöD Bund; in addition, we will
provide a pension plan based on the public service (VBL).<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The Max Planck
Society (MPS) and UAB strive for gender equality and diversity. We aim to
increase the proportion of women in areas where they are underrepresented.
Women are, therefore, explicitly encouraged to apply. We welcome applications
from all fields. MPS and UAB are committed to increasing employment
opportunities for individuals with severe disabilities. Thus these applications
are also encouraged.<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Your application:<span></span></span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">For
more information about this position, please contact Dr. Sung-Ching Lee (</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:blue"><a href="mailto:sclee@bgc-jena.mpg.de">sclee@bgc-jena.mpg.de</a>)</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> and Dr. Ariane Arias Ortiz (</span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:ariane.arias@uab.cat"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">ariane.arias@uab.cat</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">). </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Are you interested? Please send us your application with a cover letter
(1 page), curriculum vitae (2 pages) as well as names and contact information
of two references summarised in a PDF file (max. 10 MB) by e-mailing to us.
Review of applications will begin on <b>February
5^th, 2024</b>, and continue until the position is filled. Please
quote “<b>PhD_BCEs</b>” in the email
subject. Only the shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview.<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">We look forward to
receiving your application!<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Best,<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Ariane
and Nick</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span></span></span></p></div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><pre style="margin-top:14pt;margin-bottom:14pt"><span style="font-size:15px"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" color="#999999">Sung Ching (Nick) Lee
Group leader of Eco-Meteorology
Department Biogeochemical Integration
Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry</font><font color="#212121"><br></font></span></pre></div></div></div></div>