Scientist Hyperspectral Remote Sensing (f_m_x)

12 Mar 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Helmholtz-Zentrum Potsdam - Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum GFZ

Research Field

Geosciences

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)
Established Researcher (R3)

Country

Germany

Application Deadline

31 Mar 2024 - 21:59 (UTC)

Type of Contract

To be defined

Job Status

Other

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

Area of research:

Scientific / postdoctoral posts

Job description:

The Helmholtz Centre Potsdam - GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences is the national centre for research into the geosphere. With around 1,500 employees, we develop a sound understanding of systems and processes of the solid Earth as well as strategies and options for action to counter global change, understand natural hazards and sustainably secure energy and raw material requirements.

The following position is available in Section 1.4 Remote Sensing and Geoinformatics (Department "Geodesy"):

Reference Number 9078

The Environmental Mapping and Analysis Program (EnMAP, www.enmap.org ) is the German hyperspectral satellite mission funded by the German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action. 

EnMAP was successfully launched into space in April 2022 and started routine operations in November 2022. The main scientific goal of EnMAP is to provide high-quality data for the analysis of environmental changes, ecosystem responses to human activities, and the management of natural resources. The GFZ Potsdam has the scientific lead of the mission and is responsible for the external data quality assessment and foreground/background mission, application development in the fields of geology and soil sciences, training and community building activities, and coordination of the scientific collaboration in the EnMAP PI project, with mission partners and within the hyperspectral community.

Your responsibilities:

• Research on EnMAP data application in geosciences on a chosen topic, processing and analyses of hyperspectral images for the provision of thematic maps (soil, arid areas, geology, snow) and data quality analyses
• Support by project coordination including reporting, organizing project meetings, and project communication
• Supporting the development of the scientific program of the EnMAP mission and cooperation with national and international partners at research institutions, space agencies and national public authorities
•  Publication and presentation: peer-review publications in scientific journals, presentation at national and international workshops and conferences, organization and moderation of workshop sessions, free and open publication of data, resources and software
• Interest in Education and training/ User interaction and community building for further development of HYPERedu and user event is wished 
• Outreach and public relations: Preparing information and promotional materials, preparing web content and press releases, organization of user Workshops

Your qualifications:

• MSc or PhD in Geosciences, Soil Sciences, Geoecology or related disciplines with a strong background in remote sensing and imaging spectroscopy
• Experience in hyperspectral remote sensing data analysis and science publication writing
• Experience in proposal writing and project coordination
• Ability to work both independently and in a team environment with collaborations to national and international colleagues
• Fluency in spoken and written German is a prerequisite

Start date: As soon as possible
Fixed-term: Until 31st Dezember 2026
Salary: The position is classed as salary group 13 according to “TVöD Bund (Tarifgebiet Ost)”. The salary group is determined on the basis of the Collective Wage Agreement and the respective personal qualifications.
Working hours: Full-time (currently 39 h/week); The position is generally suitable for part-time work.
Place of work: Potsdam

What we offer:

• Ambitious and varied tasks in a dynamic and international research environment
• State-of-the-art equipment
• Public service benefits
• Extensive training opportunities
• Professional career advice offered by our in-house Career-Centre
• Flexible working hours and conditions
• Support with finding a good work-life balance offered by benefit@work
• Working at the Albert Einstein science park on the Telegrafenberg in Potsdam
• Work place within walking distance of Potsdam main train station, or just a short ride on the shuttle bus

Have we piqued your interest?

If so, we look forward to receiving your application by 31st March 2024. Please use our online application form only.

Diversity and equal opportunities are integral components of our human resources policy. The GFZ actively promotes diversity and explicitly welcomes applications from all qualified individuals, regardless of ethnic and social origin, nationality, gender, sexual orientation and identity, religion/belief, age and physical characteristics. Anyone who has been recognized as severely disabled, will be given preferential consideration in the event of equal suitability and qualification in accordance with the provisions of the German Social Code IX. If you have any questions, please contact our representative for the severely disabled at sbv[at]gfz-potsdam.de, who will be happy to assist you in the further application process. In case of further queries regarding gender equality, please do not hesitate to contact our Equal Opportunities Officer at gba[at]gfz-potsdam.de.

Your personal data will be processed for the purpose of conducting the selection procedure on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 b, Art. 88 GDPR in conjunction with Art. 26 of the Data Protection Act for the State of Brandenburg. After completion of the procedure, application documents will be deleted in compliance with data protection regulations.
In case of any further queries relating to the field of activity, please contact Prof. Sabine Chabrillat per Email [email protected]  .
If you have any general questions about the application process, please contact our recruiting team at our phone number +49 (0) 331-6264-28787.

This research center is part of the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centers. With more than 42,000 employees and an annual budget of over € 5 billion, the Helmholtz Association is Germany's largest scientific organisation.

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Additional Information

Website for additional job details

https://gfz-potsdam.concludis.de/prj/shw/6c7de1f27f7de61a6daddfffbe05c058_0/907…

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Helmholtz-Zentrum Potsdam - Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum GFZ

Country

Germany

City

Potsdam

Geofield

Where to apply

E-mail

[email protected]

Website

https://gfz-potsdam.concludis.de/prj/shw/6c7de1f27f7de61a6daddfffbe05c058_0/907…

Contact

City

Potsdam

Website

https://www.gfz-potsdam.de/en

Street

Telegrafenberg

Postal Code

14473

E-Mail

[email protected]

Phone

+49 331 288-0

Fax

+49 331 288-1600

STATUS: EXPIRED