Dear colleagues

The Julius Kuehn-Institute at Braunschweig (www.jki.bund.de) offers a two year PostDoc position.

We are a research institution and federal authority within the portfolio of the Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (BMELV.)

We are seeking for the institute of crop and soil science - at Braunschweig a

Research assistant / Postdoc

at the earliest possible time limited to 30 September 2015 for the research project "Regional determination of the current agricultural yield potential of crops due to the coupling of growth models with actual vegetation parameters derived from remote sensing data - RiflE".

Primary responsibilities
.       Setup and coordination of a network of reference farms in Germany;
.       Processing of remote sensing data, development of automated processing chains;
.       Implementation and evaluation of reflectance measurements in field trials;
.       Collection and analysis of vegetation parameters from field reflectance measurements;
.       Application and programming of crop growth simulation models;
.       Preparation of project reports and presentation of results;
.       Creation of publications together with the project team.
Qualifications
.       PhD in agronomy, environmental science or related sciences;
.       Extensive knowledge and experience in the methods of remote sensing, geostatistics and geographic information systems;
.       Ability to analyze complex issues;
.       Results oriented, innovative, and capable to thrive in a team-based work environment
.       Ideally, programming skills (Python, idl, or VBA);
.       Ability to present facts for different audiences orally and in writing;
.       Write and speak English and German fluently, and have excellent communication and interpersonal skill;
.       Driving license.

The JKI ensures the equality of women and men in the promotion of women is therefore a special interest.

Severely disabled persons with equal qualifications will be given special consideration, one of them a minimum of physical fitness is required.

We offer
.       employment with 39 working hours /week;
.       Remuneration according to grade 13 TVöD. The employment relationship is based on the collective agreement for the civil service (TVöD).

Interested?     Then send your complete application documents until October 22nd, 2013 to

Julius Kühn-Institut
Institut für Pflanzenbau und Bodenkunde
Abteilung Bodenkunde
Bundesallee 50
D-38116 Braunschweig

giving the reference number:. PB-Rifle

Questions?      For more information, please contact Dr. Lilienthal ([log in to unmask]).

Since no travel costs may be reimbursed, the position is more suitable for European candidates.


Kind regards

Holger Lilienthal

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Dr. Holger Lilienthal

Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI)
Bundesforschungsinstitut für Kulturpflanzen
Federal Institute for cultivated plants

Institut für Pflanzenbau und Bodenkunde (PB)
Institute for crop and soil science

Bundesallee 50
D-38116 Braunschweig
Germany

Tel. +49 (0)531 596 2136
Fax. +49 (0)531 596 2199
www.jki.bund.de