Postdoctoral Researcher in “Land-Ocean Fluxes and Transformations”

Postdoctoral Researcher in “Land-Ocean Fluxes and Transformations”

ZMT - Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research

Bremen, Germany

This position will be located in and contributing to the ZMT Programme Area 3 Land-Ocean Fluxes and Transformation. Offering a synthesis of biophysical, biogeochemical and social sciences, the focus of this Programme Area lies on analysing land-ocean material fluxes, their management and their consequences for tropical coasts as zones of complex transformation processes.

We expect the candidate to have interest and experience in any of the following research areas:

• Effects of land use, hydrology regulation, coastal development and other socioeconomic drivers on sediment, carbon, nutrient and other element fluxes in the land-ocean continuum;
• Reactive transport modelling of surface water and groundwater systems to quantify land–ocean fluxes and biogeochemical transformations;
• Impacts of land-derived fluxes on the health and performance of coastal ecosystems (e.g., mangrove forests, seagrass beds);
• Quantification of land-derived contributions to sediment, carbon and nutrient burial in coastal ecosystems (Blue Carbon).

Your tasks:

• Design and conduct research in the above thematic clusters in TropEcS-relevant regions (e.g., Colombia, Indonesia, Peru, India/Kerala) including sampling, analytical lab work and data analysis;
• Develop and apply reactive transport models to quantify fluxes and transformations at the land–ocean interface;
• Collaborate with natural and social scientists;
• Publish results in peer-reviewed international journals;
• Contribute to supervising students.

Requirements:

• A doctoral degree in hydrology, hydrogeology, biogeosciences, marine/environmental science, environmental engineering or related fields;
• Expertise and experience in measuring and modelling of land-ocean element fluxes;
• Experience with (reactive transport) modelling software;
• Experience in field and laboratory work;
• Experience working on (tropical) coastal ecosystems;
• Ability to build and maintain effective collaborations with multidisciplinary teams;
• Analytical and problem-solving skills;
• Strong communication skills;
• Ability to work independently and results-oriented; willingness to take on unexpected tasks;
• Intercultural competence and adaptability.