GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel is a foundation under public law jointly financed by the Federal Republic of Germany (90%) and the State of Schleswig-Holstein (10%). It is one of the internationally leading institutions in the field of marine research.
Through our research and our commitment to the transfer of knowledge and technology, we contribute significantly to the preservation of the function and protection of the ocean for future generations, starting on August 1st, 2024 or soon thereafter, for a 3-year period until July 31st, 2027.
Job Description
The position is part of the project RETAKE (CO2 Removal through Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement: Potential, Benefits and Risks), an interdisciplinary consortium of the CDRmare Research Mission of the German Marine Research Alliance (DAM). The researcher will investigate the efficiency and durability of CO2 removal (CDR) from the atmosphere via ocean alkalinity enhancement using an Earth system model of intermediate complexity. Updating the model by adding a benthic carbonate module and descriptions of benthic and pelagic calcifiers, and subsequently calibrating it against observational information will be part of the work. Different strategies of alkalinity enhancement will be simulated (equilibrated and non-equilibrated with the atmospheric, different regions, seasons and climate change scenarios). The fate of the added alkalinity as well as biogeochemical and possible ecological impacts will be investigated on timescales up to tens of millennia, and uncertainties with respect to model parameters and forcing will be estimated with large perturbed-parameter ensembles. The aim of the project is to inform other scientific disciplines within CDRmare, and also society and policymakers with robust scientific information about the efficiency, durability and risks of carbon dioxide removal via ocean alkalinity enhancement.
The successful candidate will collaborate with other scientists of the Marine Biogeochemical Modelling research unit, of the multi-institutional RETAKE consortium, and the wider CDRmare research mission. The research unit offers a vibrant research environment with scientists working on a wide range of research questions, including the understanding of global change impacts, the assessment of climate-change mitigation approaches, dynamics of deoxygenation, the interface of ecology and biogeochemistry, and applications of data assimilation, machine-learning and uncertainty-analysis methods.
Qualification
We are looking for a creative and committed scientist with a MSc degree in a natural sciences subject, a strong interest in the global carbon cycle and marine biogeochemistry, and demonstrated experience with biogeochemical ocean or Earth system modelling. Experience in working as part of an interdisciplinary and diverse team would be helpful. The working language of the group is English and good communication and writing skills are essential.
At a workplace, directly on the Kiel Fjord with many leisure and recreational opportunities, we offer you:
- Good conditions for work-life balance: We offer, among other things, the possibility of mobile working and individual working time arrangements, vacation courses for the children of our employees, and good support in finding a place in a daycare center at the Kiel site
- Support services for professional and personal life situations
- An exciting work environment with the opportunity to provide important impetus for the development of sustainable solutions
- Exciting topics in an international environment
- Work in the field of marine and climate research, a forward-looking area with social significance
- 30 vacation days + additional time off at Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve
- Company pension plan and capital-forming benefits
The position is limited to 3 years for the funding period. August 1st,2024 until July 31st, 2027, pending final funding approval. Candidates without a PhD will be given the opportunity to complete a PhD and participate in the training and networking activities of the GEOMAR, the Graduate Center at Kiel University and the interdisciplinary young researcher program Foster Young Ocean Researcher Development (FYORD).
The salary depends on qualification and could be up to the class 13 TVöD-Bund of the German tariff for public employees. This is a full-time position and there is the possibility to split it.
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel seeks to increase the proportion of female scientists and explicitly encourages qualified female academics to apply.
GEOMAR is an equal opportunity employer and encourages scientists with disabilities to apply. Qualified disabled applicants will receive preference in the application process.
Please send your application for this post, including a CV and names of three potential references not later than May 15th, 2024 under the following link: Online application
As soon as the selection procedure has finished, all your application data will be removed according to data protection regulation.
For further information regarding the position and research unit please contact Prof. Dr. Andreas Oschlies (aoschlies@geomar.de) or Dr. David Keller (dkeller@geomar.de).
However, we will answer all your questions if you send us an e-mail to bewerbung@geomar.de. In doing so, please refer to the keyword “RETAKE”.
For further information on GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel or the Helmholtz Association, please visit www.geomar.de or www.helmholtz.de. For further infomation on this opportunity follow this link.