[AgMIP] Job announcement: four PhD positions in global agricultural modeling at PIK, Germany

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Dear colleagues,

I'm recruiting 4 PhD students for global agricultural modeling =

<http://www.pik-potsdam.de/aktuelles/stellen/phd-positions/4-phd-positions-=
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Please distribute to potential candidates.

Thanks so much,
Christoph

*Four PhD positions in global agricultural modeling*

The department of Climate Impacts and Vulnerabilities of the *Potsdam =

Institute for Climate Impact Research* (PIK) invites applicants for =

*four PhD positions* as part of a newly funded project to study =

agricultural management options for greenhouse gas mitigation at the =

global scale. Agriculture will have to increase production to meet the =

demand for food, fuels and material of growing and richer populations =

while simultaneously increasing resource conservation and sustainability =

and adjust production methods to climate change. Agricultural management =

is at the core of these challenges and will have to be studied in a =

global context. The successful candidates will work with a global =

gridded crop simulation model and will closely cooperate within the =

newly found research group, as well as with other scientists at PIK and =

with international scientific collaborators (e.g. in AgMIP).

The successful applicants will have a university degree in Agronomy, =

Soil sciences, Agricultural sciences, Geoecology, or a related =

discipline. A background in scientific modeling, programming and/or data =

analysis is desirable. We expect good skills in working with computers =

(Unix/Linux) and scientific programming (C++, R, ...). Fluency in =

English is a plus.

*Payment will be according to German Public Tariff system (0.5 TV-L E13).*

The positions are funded on the basis of fixed term contracts for 36 =

months starting presumably by the 1^st of March 2014. The project is =

pending approval of the funding agency.**

Interested candidates should send their complete application by email, =

including C.V., a short letter of motivation and a reference from a =

former supervisor, to:

*Dr. Christoph M=FCller*

Climate Impacts and Vulnerabilities

Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)

Telegrafenberg A51, 14412 Potsdam, Germany

Email: cmueller at pik-potsdam.de <mailto:cmueller at pik-potsdam.de>, Ph: =

+49-331-288-2685

*Closing date for applications is February 16^th , 2014 but the call =

will remain open until suitable candidates have been found.*

PIK addresses crucial scientific questions in the fields of global =

change, climate impacts and sustainable development. Researchers from =

the natural and social sciences work together to generate =

interdisciplinary insights and to provide society with sound information =

for decision making. The institute is located on a scientific campus in =

a forest in Potsdam, just outside Berlin, Germany. PIK seeks to increase =

the number of women in those areas where they are underrepresented and =

therefore explicitly encourages women to apply. Applications of disabled =

persons with equal qualifications will be favorably regarded.

http://www.pik-potsdam.de/aktuelles/stellen/phd-positions/4-phd-positions-f=
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