Division: Geosciences

Tasks:
The job holder will be responsible for controlling and maintaining the long term automated soil, climate and eddy covariance stations at remote Arctic field sites (Siberia, Spitsbergen), as well as importing the data into Matlab, SQL and Pangea databases. This also requires testing of sensors in the laboratories at AWI prior to set up and organizing the field work.
Furthermore new and innovative environmental monitoring systems should be developed and evaluated.

Requirements:
Degree in environmental or geosciences, electrical engineering or a comparable qualification;
Programming skills (SQL, Matlab), excellent team work capabilities in a multidisciplinary team, fluency in English and German (written and spoken), field work experience, willingness to participate regularly in expeditions to Svalbard and Siberia.

Beneficial:
Experience in eddy covariance systems, experience practice online blackjack atlantic city with Campbell Scientific data loggers.

For further information, please contact Julia Boike: Julia.Boike(at)awi.de.

This position has a two-year limitation, with the option to become a permanent employment. The salary will be paid in accordance with the German Tarifvertrag für den öffentlichen Dienst des Bundes (TVöD-Bund).

The AWI aims to increase the number of female employees within the scientific staff and especially invites female scientists to apply for the position. Handicapped applicants with comparable qualifications receive preferential status. Please see the notification on our homepage under http://www.awi.de/en/news/open_positions/.

AWI supports balanced work-life career development via a variety of schemes.

Applications should include curriculum vitae, two letters of reference and copies of certifications. Please quote the reference number 89/G/Kli-P-tt and send applications to: