Scientific Position (PhD or Postdoctoral level) (m/f/d)

Scientific Position (PhD or Postdoctoral level) (m/f/d)

Tätigkeitsfeld Wissenschaft und Technik Ort Potsdam Arbeitszeit Vollzeit oder Teilzeit Anstellungsdauer Befristet Bewerbungsfrist Laufbahn / Entgeltgruppe Gehobener Dienst Kennziffer Researcher Tipping Points Kontakt Dr. Sabine Mathesius

Key responsibilities:

• conduct regional case studies on biodiversity resilience, degradation, and tipping dynamics
• analyse large biodiversity, environmental, and pressure datasets (regional to global scale)
• contribute to the identification of vulnerable ecosystems and potential recovery pathways
• support the development and testing of biodiversity indicators relevant to Earth system stability
• contribute regional insights to project-wide synthesis activities and the Planetary Health Check
• engage with science communication and outreach activities related to biodiversity and ocean resilience
• Postdoctoral level: Provide scientific guidance within work package 2 and potentially co-supervise a PhD student
• PhD level: Develop a focused doctoral project embedded within work package 2

Requirements:

• Master’s degree or PhD in biology, ecology, environmental sciences, marine Sciences or a related field
• Ability to work with complex ecological or environmental datasets
• Experience with data analysis is expected; familiarity with scientific programming environments (e.g. Python, R, or similar) is highly desirable
• Interest in policy-relevant science and sustainability frameworks
• Strong motivation to collaborate across disciplines
• PhD level:
• Strong interest in biodiversity, ecosystem resilience, and Earth system science
• Experience working with ecological or environmental datasets
• Marine background desirable but not required
• Postdoctoral level:
• Experience with regional biodiversity assessments and quantitative analysis
• Ability to link empirical results to broader Earth system or policy-relevant frameworks