Academic Staff Position/PhD Position (f/m/d)

at  Universitt Potsdam

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

The University of Potsdam was founded in 1991 and has firmly established itself within the scientific landscape and
developed into an outstanding economic factor and growth engine for the region. The university excels in acquiring
third-party funds, has received multiple teaching awards, has a very service-oriented administration, and has been
honored several times for its family-friendly culture. About 22,000 students and 3,000 employees study and work
at three campuses – Am Neuen Palais, Griebnitzsee and Golm – at one of Germany’s most scenic institutions of
higher education.
The University of Potsdam, Faculty of Science, Institute of Geosciences invites applica-
tions for the following position limited to three years, to be filled as soon as possible:

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS:

The applicant should hold a Master’s degree (or equivalent) in geosciences, physics, physical
geography, or computer science and have a strong interest in computer-vision methods and
time-series analysis. Experience with remote-sensing data, GNSS data, image analysis, and
geomorphologic processes will be ideal. Proficiency in English is necessary and German-lan-
guage knowledge will help, but is not a requirement.
Importantly, the applicant should meet the following EU-defined eligibility criteria: (1) All re-
searchers recruited in a Doctoral Network must be Early-Stage Researchers (ESRs; i.e., be in
the first four years (full-time equivalent research experience) of their research careers and
have not been awarded a doctoral degree); (2) Researchers can be of any nationality; (3)
Mobility Rule: at the time of recruitment by the host organisation, researchers must not have
resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of their host organ-
isation (in this case: Germany) for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the
hiring date. Compulsory national service and/or short stays such as holidays are not taken into
account. The mobility rule is only determined at the time of the fellow’s first recruitment in the
project.

Please refer the Job description for details