{"id":8501,"date":"2023-10-27T13:45:34","date_gmt":"2023-10-27T10:45:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz\/ecosystems\/?p=8501"},"modified":"2023-10-27T13:45:41","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T10:45:41","slug":"postdoc-ecological-modelling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz\/ecosystems\/news\/postdoc-ecological-modelling","title":{"rendered":"Postdoc – Ecological Modelling"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Job description<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The SQUEEZE project<\/a> aims to achieve systematic conservation planning of a sustainable and acceptable protected tundra area network at the circum-Arctic scale taking dynamics of Arctic stressors, biodiversity, ecosystem functions and management opportunities into account. SQUEEZE addresses two main questions:<\/p>\n

1) \u201cWhich areas should be protected now to enable tundra biodiversity and related ecosystem services to survive the future warming peak?\u201d and<\/p>\n

2) \u201cHow can conservation planning help resolve potential land-use conflicts and management decisions?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u200dThe postdoc will work on a process-based numerical modelling approach to \u00a0assess past and future dynamics of tundra vegetation communities and their associated ecosystem functions. These will include permafrost \u00a0protection and sustenance of reindeer populations. Stressors that will be considered are climate change and tree invasion, which both may be moderated by fire and herbivory management. The model will provide scenario-based maps of regions where key tundra species may survive \u00a0under multiple stressors and management scenarios and will thus \u00a0facilitate optimised protection area establishment.<\/p>\n

The work will \u00a0be conducted in close collaboration with the partner institutions Alfred \u00a0Wegener Institute at the Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine Research \u00a0in Potsdam, University of Leipzig, University of M\u00fcnster, and World \u00a0Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Germany.<\/p>\n

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Your profile
\n<\/strong>A university degree in a relevant field, plus doctorate.
\nExamples \u00a0are Ecology, Biology, Geosciences, or Physics. The successful candidate \u00a0needs to have advanced knowledge and experience in at least two of the \u00a0following research disciplines: Ecology, biogeochemistry, soil science, \u00a0hydrology, and climate science. Advanced and proven skills in numerical \u00a0modeling and scientific writing are required. Further assets are team spirit, high motivation, independent thinking and working, and general \u00a0experience with Unix-like operating systems and associated software. \u00a0Very good oral and written English skills are necessary.<\/p>\n

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Areas of Research<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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  • Earth Geosciences<\/li>\n
  • Climate Modeling<\/li>\n
  • Applied Ecology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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