Project Description
What happens to the Earth system once we reach our emissions goals? Will that stabilise our climate? Even if we achieve it with large scale carbon dioxide removal measures?! The research project ‘FOOTPRINTS – From carbOn remOval To achieving the PaRls agreemeNt’s goal: Temperature Stabilisation’ will contribute fundamental knowledge that will bring us closer to understanding how the Earth system will respond once we reduce (but not entirely eliminate) our human impact.
Job Description
The advertised postdoc position will utilise integrated assessment modelling data and newest literature findings of emerging Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) measures to conduct life cycle assessments of the complete forcing footprints of currently proposed CDR measures. The assessment includes greenhouse gas and aerosol emissions and other climate forcing impacts of carbon dioxide removal measures. Using this forcing data, the climate forcing footprints of the CDR measures are estimated using an Earth system model of intermediate complexity. Assessing the overall climate impact of CDR measures over time allows us to understand their overall efficacy and their ability to compensate other anthropogenic activities.
The candidate will be working closely with integrated assessment modellers as well as Earth system modellers in the project, CDR experts at GEOMAR, as well as collaborators at the Institute for World Economics (Kiel, Germany) and the International Institute for Applied System Analysis (Austria).
The candidate is expected to publish the findings in international journals as well as on a web-based interface.
Qualification
Required:
- A PhD in Earth system modelling, climate physics, geography or similar fields is required or is to be achieved by the end of 2021
- experience in Data analysis and data management
- Well-developed networking and communication skills, ideally with some outreach experience
- Willingness to work with external partners as well as to present results at international conferences
- Excellent English language skills (oral and written)
Desired qualifications:
- Experience in integrated assessment modelling or Earth system modelling
- Experience in lifecycle assessments
- Previous experience with online databases
The position is available for a funding period of 33 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 is basically divisible. Flexible working time models are possible in principle.
Please send your application for this post via email in a single pdf-file mentioning the keyword “Mengis – CDR Footprints” in the subject line. Please send your application not later than 17th October 2021 to the following email address: bewerbung@geomar.de
For further information regarding the position and research unit please contact Nadine Mengis (nmengis@geomar.de).
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