Postdoc (f/m) Working Group Physical-biogeochemical coupling of marine systems

Job announcements

The Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde (IOW) is offering (subject to funding of the project) the following positions in the project EVAR (Effects of variability in physical forcing on carbon and oxygen budgets) starting on the 01/01/2019:

Postdoc (full-time) Marine Microbiology

The successful candidate will work in the group "Microbial Ecology" in collaboration with other team members of the project EVAR. The major task will be to investigate microbial communities which are involved in biogeochemical transformations within oxygenminimum zones in the Benguela upwelling (Namibia). This will involve molecular techniques, including metagenomics and metatranscriptomics analyses. In the frame of this project two expeditions with the research vessel Meteor of several weeks, shipboard and subsequent experimental incubation experiments at IOW are planned.

Contact: Prof. Dr. Klaus Jürgens (Biological Oceanography)

Postdoc (full-time) Geomicrobiology

The successful candidate will work in the group "Geomicrobiology" in collaboration with other team members of the project EVAR. The major task will be to investigate the effect of variations in oxygen concentration on the activity of sulfide oxidizing bacteria in the sediment and in the water column and the related effects on the phosphorus cycle. In the frame of this project two expeditions with the research vessel Meteor of several weeks and subsequent incubation experiments at IOW are planned.

Contact: Prof. Dr. Heide Schulz-Vogt (Biological Oceanography)

Postdoc (full-time) Trace Gas Chemistry

The successful candidate will work in the working group "Trace Gas Biochemistry", and collaborate with other team members of the project EVAR. The major task will be to investigate the surface and water column distributions of various trace gases (CO2, CH4, N2O) and their dependence on oxygen availability and variability as well as on hydrodynamic forcing in the Benguela upwelling system (Namibia). He/she can rely on established field-going and lab-based instrumentation, and broad disciplinary as well as interdisciplinary expertise within the working group and EVAR team. In the frame of this project two expeditions with the research vessel Meteor of several weeks are planned.

Contact: Prof. Dr. Gregor Rehder (Marine Chemistry)

Postdoc (full-time) Physical Oceanography

The successful candidate will work in the working group "Physical-biogeochemical coupling of marine systems" and collaborate with other team members of the project EVAR. The major task will be to investigate the upwelling variability and its impact on oxygen and nutrient availability as well as the analysis of hydrodynamic forcing of primary production in the Benguela upwelling system (Namibia). He/she can rely on established long term observations and field experiments, and broad disciplinary as well as interdisciplinary expertise within the working group and EVAR team. In the frame of this project two expeditions with the research vessel Meteor of several weeks are planned.

Conatct: Dr. Volker Mohrholz (Physical Oceanography and Instrumentation)

The IOW is an independent institute of the Leibniz Association, engaged in system analysis of coastal and marginal seas, with special focus on the Baltic Sea. The scientists of the four departments (Physical Oceanography, Marine Chemistry, Biological Oceanography and Marine Geology) cooperate within the framework of a joint research program.

For more information on the project EVAR please see
https://www.io-warnemuende.de/evar.html.

The required qualifications for each job offer can be found at
https://www.io-warnemuende.de/job-advertisements-and-scholarships.html.

Applicants are asked to send their complete applications (CV, copies of certificates, list of publications if applicable, description of relevant activities and experiences, references) until 10/31/2018 to:

bewerbung.biologie@io-warnemuende.de
bewerbung.chemie@io-warnemuende.de
bewerbung.physik@io-warnemuende.de

or

Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde
Dept. Human Resources
Seestraße 15
D-18119 Rostock
Germany

Applications of disabled persons with same professional and personal qualification will be treated preferentially. Please indicate a handicap in the cover letter and enclose the relevant certificate.

The IOW promotes equal opportunities and has been awarded the Total Equality Certificate in 2013 and 2016. An overview of our actions on gender equality and for improving the work-family balance can be viewed at https://www.io-warnemuende.de/equal-opportunity.html.

Applications of female candidates are expressly encouraged and will be treated preferably in case of equal qualifications and suitability.

The Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research offers a varied work in the immediate vicinity of the Baltic Sea. Interdisciplinary research topics on the Baltic Sea ecosystem, broad in-house expertise in physical, chemical and biological oceanography, and marine geology, state-of-the-art-laboratory equipment and infrastructure together with modern facilities provide an excellent framework for best research conditions.

Application and travel costs cannot be reimbursed.

For further Information visit our website:
www.io-warnemuende.de