PostDoc in "Detecting changes in Southern Ocean biogeography" (m/f/d)

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POSTDOC IN “DETECTING CHANGES IN SOUTHERN OCEAN BIOGEOGRAPHY” (M/F/D)

Employer
Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres
Location
Bremerhaven
Closing date
18 Jun 2024
Discipline
Earth Science
Job Type
Postdoctoral
Employment - Hours
Full time
Duration
Fixed term
Qualification
PhD
Sector
Academia

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Area of research:
Scientific / postdoctoral posts
Job description:PostDoc in “Detecting changes in Southern Ocean biogeography” (m/f/d)
Background
Warming of the global climate drives multiple and co-occurring environmental changes in the polar oceans, such as sea-ice loss, warming of the ocean, changes in circulation, and nutrient dynamics. These changes collectively are expected to disturb biological carbon cycling and ecosystems in polar regions. In this contribution to POMP, we aim to simulate the habitats of the key phyto- and zooplankton groups in the Southern Ocean using the ocean and sea ice biogeochemistry/ecosystem model FESOM-REcoM. With those simulations, we will track any historical changes in plankton habitats and investigate implications for carbon uptake, storage, and sequestration. Further, the vulnerability of these ecosystems and their carbon storage potential to future climate change and biological carbon-climate feedbacks will be quantified in model projections. The project will focus be on the Southern Ocean, the influence of different iron sources, and the distinct roles of heavily versus weakly silicified diatoms.
The preferred starting date is in the summer of 2024.

Tasks

• Set up/evaluate a Southern Ocean model configuration
• Implement additional iron sources and a new plankton functional type (a heavily silicified diatom)
• Conduct model simulations (recent decades, future)
• Assess Southern Ocean biogeography and the system’s sensitivity to climate change
• Follow the consequences of biogeographical shifts on the storage and cycling of carbon in the model
• Presentation of project results in peer-reviewed publications and in international conferences.

Requirements

• a PhD in oceanography, marine sciences, biology, geosciences, climate sciences or related field
• Expertise in some of the following fields: marine phytoplankton, biological carbon pump, ocean biogeochemistry, ocean modelling
• Proven skills in Fortran, Python, or a similar programming language
• Skills in the processing, statistical analysis, and visualization of large data sets
• Strong English language skills
• Ability to work focused, independently, and cooperatively in a team

Further Information
The AWI is characterized by

The AWI is characterized by

• our scientific success - excellent research
• collaboration and cooperation - intra-institute, national and international, interdisciplinary
• opportunities to develop – on the job and towards other positions
• an international environment – everyday contact with people from all over the world
• flexible working hours and the possibility of mobile working up to 50% of regular working hours
• health promotion and company fitness with EGYM Wellpass
• support services and a culture of reconciling work and family
• occupational pension provision (VBL)

Applicants with disabilities will be given preference when equal qualifications are present.
The AWI fosters the compatibility of work and family in various ways and has received a number of awards as a result of this engagement.
This research center is part of the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centers. With more than 42,000 employees and an annual budget of over € 5 billion, the Helmholtz Association is Germany’s largest scientific organisation.

• Set up/evaluate a Southern Ocean model configuration
• Implement additional iron sources and a new plankton functional type (a heavily silicified diatom)
• Conduct model simulations (recent decades, future)
• Assess Southern Ocean biogeography and the system’s sensitivity to climate change
• Follow the consequences of biogeographical shifts on the storage and cycling of carbon in the model
• Presentation of project results in peer-reviewed publications and in international conferences