GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel is a foundation of public law jointly financed by the Federal Republic of Germany (90 %) and the state of Schleswig-Holstein (10 %) and is one of the internationally leading institutions in the field of marine sciences. Currently GEOMAR disposes over an annual budget of approx. 80 million Euro and has approx. 1000 employees.
Project Description
The seafloor is vast and only around 15% has up to present been physically mapped. This makes it impossible to know (1) the full range of processes which are acting on the seafloor and (b) whether seafloor processes act as predicted.
This is a joint research project of GEOMAR and the Process Analytics group at Kiel University. The PhD student will work at the interface between Computer Science, Data Science and Marine Geology but have a research focus on the Computer Science aspects. The overarching research question of the PhD thesis will be how to combine data-science and geology approaches for the analysis of seafloor plate tectonics. The project will focus on novel approaches to (1) data analytics, and (2) process analytics.
Qualification
The applicant needs to:
- hold a Master’s degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Business Information System or a related field by the beginning of the project with a focus on Process Analytics or Data Mining
- be able to communicate fluently in spoken and written English
- have experience in software development in Python and MATLAB/Simulink
- In addition, knowledge in Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Process Mining and (Marine) Geoscience is helpful
- have the willingness to participate in coastal and sea-going expeditions
If the required degree is not completed at the time of application, the degree certificate must be handed in before the above start date of the contract and the application must contain plausible evidence that the degree can be finished before that date.
The position is available for a funding period of 36 month. 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. The position cannot be split. Flexible working time models are generally possible. The fixed-term contract shall comply with Section 2 Paragraph 1 of The Act of Academic Fixed-Term Contract (German WissZeitVG).
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 via email in a single pdf-file mentioning the keyword “MarDATA –Mining Seafloor Plate Tectonics” in the subject line. Please send your application not later than July 4th, 2021 to the following email address: bewerbung(at)geomar.de
For further information regarding the position and research unit please contact Prof. Dr. Agnes Koschmider (ak(at)informatik.uni-kiel.de).
More details about the position here.