Postdoctoral Position Available
Biogeochemistry
Stockholm University
Stockholm, Sweden
Application deadline: 26 June 2020
For more information and to apply, go to:
https://www.su.se/english/about/working-at-su/jobs?rmpage=job&rmjob=125…
For questions, contact:
Birgit Wild
Email: birgit.wild [at] aces.su.se
Stockholm University invites applications for a postdoctoral fellow in modeling of rhizosphere priming in permafrost systems. This two-year position will be located in Stockholm, Sweden.
The postdoctoral fellow will drive the further development and application of the PrimeSCale model including main responsibility for the model code (currently in Matlab). This work will be embedded in an international collaboration framework with partners from diverse disciplines such as biogeochemistry, plant physiology, microbial ecology, soil science, geography, and others.
Applicants are expected to hold a Swedish doctoral degree or an equivalent degree from another country, with a PhD in a field such as environmental sciences, Earth system sciences, or biology and completed within the past three years. An older degree may be acceptable under special circumstances, which may involve sick leave, parental leave, clinical attachment, elected positions in trade unions, or similar. Advanced level experience with programming in R, Python, or Matlab is a requirement, as well as in spatial analysis and processing large datasets. Experience with ecosystem modeling is beneficial. Collaborative skills and well-developed proficiency in scientific writing are further required. The candidate is expected to have the interest and ability to work at the interface between diverse disciplines and to integrate observation-based and model-based approaches.
Applications must be submitted online and include:
- Contact details and personal data of the applicant;
- Applicant’s highest degree;
- Language skills;
- Contact details for two to three references;
- Cover letter;
- Curriculum vitae, including degrees and other completed courses, work experience, and a list of publications;
- Research proposal (no more than three pages) describing interest in the field/project described in the advertisement, why and how the you wish to complete the project, and what makes you suitable for the project in question;
- Copy of PhD diploma;
- Letters of recommendation (no more than three files); and
- Publications in support of application (no more than three files).
Application deadline: 26 June 2020
For more information and to apply, go to:
https://www.su.se/english/about/working-at-su/jobs?rmpage=job&rmjob=125…
For questions, contact:
Birgit Wild
Email: birgit.wild [at] aces.su.se