The research group “Landscape Ecohydrology”, led by Professor Dörthe Tetzlaff, in the Department of Ecohydrology & Biogeochemistry of IGB (Leibniz Institute for Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries) in Berlin is inviting applications for the position of a Postdoctoral Research Fellow (24 months, with option for extension, fulltime with part-time option) starting from 01.04.2025. The project is part of a major project funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) “WETSCAPES2.0: Sinks, links and legacies of novel ecosystems in rewetted fen landscapes”. WETSCAPES2.0 combines expertise from the Universities of Greifswald and Rostock, the IGB Berlin, GFZ Potsdam, LMU München, the MPI for Biogeochemistry Jena and the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. WETSCAPES2.0 focusses on the functional understanding of rewetted fens, including coastal peatlands. The rewetting of previously drained and often agriculturally used fens results in the development of novel ecosystems that differ from natural peatlands and are largely unexplored. In our research we will address biogeochemical, hydrological and biological processes, focusing on water and matter fluxes within and beyond the peat body and their associated microbiological and biological drivers. In addition to site-level studies, the role of rewetted fens in the broader landscape is investigated. For more details about the overarching research questions, specific topics, training program and contact persons please visit http://www.uni-greifswald.de/wetscapes2.
The advertised position aims specifically to: (i) quantify physical and biogeochemical process-interactions and feedbacks between peatlands, their landscapes and beyond; (ii) identify challenges and uncertainties in quantifying these feedbacks at larger and across scales via multiple, integrated modeling approaches; (iii) use process-based models as learning frameworks by informing and enhancing data collection and experimental setup schemes as well as model structures to reduce uncertainties in the future. This project is a close collaboration between IGB, University of Greifswald and LMU Muenich.
We seek a dynamic, motivated and ambitious young scientist to join existing interdisciplinary science and modelling teams at IGB to support the use of tracer-aided ecohydrological modelling in peatlands linking this to land surface models. Research visits to LUM Muenich and University Greifswald are supported. It is expected that the modelling will utilise existing data sets from instrumented peatland research sites. The successful candidate will have experience in the development and application of numerical models for different purposes, across various scales and environmental science contexts. We expect you to be experienced in combining process-based understanding with strong numerical / computational skills. Experience with programming is essential. Expertise in remote sensing & data assimilation and / or incorporation of tracers into hydrological models would be advantageous. Access to high-performance computer clusters is available to facilitate use and development of “state of the art” research models.
