The research unit Land Use Dynamics, part of the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL investigates patterns, causes and processes of land change. For the national research project MAIOLICA in which models of terrestrial biogeochemistry shall be coupled with models of the atmospheric chemistry, we seek a
Post-doc Modelling/inventory of biospheric greenhouse gases (GHGs) Duties: You extend a biogeochemistry model with a special focus on individual GHGs, analyze and apply it and/or you generate a spatially explicit, improved inventory of global land use and of GHG emissions – based on existing data and scenarios. You publish your results in international journals. Your qualification: You have a PhD degree in natural sciences, and cover at least one of the following fields: 1) Sound knowledge and experience with biogeochemical models, e.g., with LPJ (-GUESS), BIOME-BGC or CLM, excellent programming skills, sound knowledge in dynamic modeling, in ecology and in biogeochemistry. 2) Proven experience with global inventories and scenarios of land use and GHG emissions and with spatial interpolation techniques. You enjoy independent scientific work (information search, conceptual development, programming, ecological modeling and data analysis, writing of publications) and collaborating in an interdisciplinary project. Interested? Please send your complete application, including photo, using reference number 541 to Monika Huber, Human Resources WSL, Zuercherstrasse 111, CH-8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland. Informations about the group and the project are available at http://www.wsl.ch/forschung/forschungsunits/landschaftsdynamik/prozessmodell ierung_EN und http://www.wsl.ch/forschung/forschungsprojekte/maiolica/index_EN?start=0
