Opportunities

Both PhD project is part of the International Max Planck Research School for Global Biogeochemical Cycles (IMPRS-gBGC) at the Max-Planck-Institute for Biogeochemistry in Jena, Germany. In cooperation with the Friedrich Schiller University Jena, the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry houses a unique and flexible research program that grants German and foreign students a broad selection of learning opportunities while still maintaining a research focus. The IMPRS-gBGC offers a PhD program specializing in global biogeochemistry and related Earth System sciences. The first project is directly related to ATTO. Supervisors are Dr. Jost Lavric and Prof. Susan Trumbore. The second project is partially related to ATTO, but will…

We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher to support our team with the challenging and exciting operation of the aerosol measurements at the ATTO site as well as the analysis and publication of the unique measurement data. The successful candidate will be part of an international team conducting and analysing the long-term observations as well as in-depth process studies of atmospheric aerosols and their links to rainforest ecology, cloud microphysics and hydrological cycling in the Amazon. Main working location will be Mainz, Germany, with frequent participation in field trips to the Amazon. Continue reading“Job offer: postdoc in atmospheric science”

The AmazonFACE Research Program, the first Free-Air CO2 Enrichment Experiment in the Amazon Forest wishes to recruit four post-doctoral researchers at the Brazilian National Institute for Amazonian Research (INPA). The application period is June 1st to June 28th 2019. Background and aim The extent to which elevated atmospheric CO2 concentrations might increase the productivity of Amazon forest and its vulnerability to the potential negative impacts of climate change is one of the largest uncertainties in ecosystem and global change science. The aim of this project is to determine how free air CO2 enrichment (FACE) affects Amazon forest functioning. It will…

About the program The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) initiated the PRIME fellowship program to support the international mobility of postdoctoral researchers by temporary positions at German universities. It gives Postdoctoral researchers of all nationalities the opportunity of a 18-month fellowship. Out of those, the successful candidate will spend a 12 months research stay abroad and subsequently 6 months German university. However, the destination of the research stay may usually not be the country where you are currently employed (see documentation for details). The fellowship provides funding through an 18-month temporary job position according to the appropriate rate for postdoctoral…

now closed for submissions We’re happy to announce a new job offer in the Brazilian-German Amazon Tall Tower Observatory (ATTO) project. The open position is for a postdoc or post master position in the field of biology/ecology/mycology. The position is for 1 year with a potential for extension in the case of renewed funding. The candidate should start as soon as possible. Project description We are offering a postdoc position on cryptogamic communities and their role in bioaerosol and trace gas cycling in the Amazonian rainforest. The scientist will be based at INPA, Manaus and interact with national and international…

Come join ATTO! We currently have three open PhD positions within the research consortium: PhD position in ecology/forestry at the Max-Planck-Institut for Biogeochemistry in Jena, Germany, on the role of windthrow in biomass dynamics and structure of central Amazon forests PhD position in soil sciences at the National Institute for Amazonian Research (INPA) and State University of Amazonas (UEA) in Manaus, Brazil on soil greenhouse gas emissions in the Amazon PhD position in biogeochemistry at the National Institute for Amazonian Research (INPA) and State University of Amazonas (UEA) in Manaus, Brazil on emissions from the Amazon tropical forest litter If you want to…