PhD position: “Sea level and Coastal changes”, University of Bremen

 

 

The University of Bremen, a mid-sized university with approximately 250 professorships and 19,000 students, offers a broad range of disciplines and competes internationally in top-level research. With its ambitious institutional strategy, the university was successful in the national Excellence Initiative as one of only eleven universities in Germany.

Cooperative Junior Research Groups funded by the Excellence Initiative strengthen the university's capacity for innovation. The group 'Sea level and coastal changes' has been established in close collaboration between the MARUM -- Center for Marine Environmental Sciences and at the University of Bremen and the Leibniz-Center for Marine Tropical Ecology (ZMT, Bremen).

The Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Ecology GmbH (Leibniz-ZMT GmbH) in Bremen is a member of the Leibniz Association, which is supported by the German Federal and State Governments. Through its research, Leibniz-ZMT GmbH contributes to developing science-based strategies for sustainable use of tropical coastal systems.

In this framework of rewarding research opportunities and career prospects for excellent junior researchers the following positions are offered:

PhD position (reference number A111/14)

in earth sciences, with particular focus on coastal geomorphology and paleo sea levels. The PhD student will work on relative sea level markers and sea level variability during past interglacials (e.g. MIS 5e) using both databases of published data and new field data that she/he will collect during his PhD in field locations where the 'sea level and coastal changes' group is working. The ideal candidate has a degree in earth or environmental sciences (or similar) and expertise with both Geographic Information Systems and field geological mapping. A high level of written and oral English is required. The position is for a fixed term of 3 years. The earliest starting date is August 1st, 2014. Salary corresponds to TV-L E13 for a part-time position (66 %).

Applicants should submit under the above mentioned reference number their letter of motivation, a CV including copies of certificates, a publication list if applicable, and contact information of two referees. 
Documents should preferably be submitted electronically as a PDF file (maximum size 2 MB) to the head of the Research Group, Dr. Alessio Rovere (arovere@marum.de), who will also respond to further inquiries. The call is open until the position is filled. The review of applications will commence on June 15th, 2014.