Researcher (Postdoc)

The position is offered for a period of 4 years, if no former times of qualification must be considered. The starting date is 1 October 2025. The position is fulltime (100 %) with salary and benefits commensurate with a public service position in the state Hesse, Germany (TV-H E 13).

We are looking for a highly motivated talent within the interdisciplinary DFG research group "The role of nature for human wellbeing in the Kilimanjaro Social-Ecological System"
(https://gepris.dfg.de/gepris/projekt/428658210). You will be based in Work Package 1 of Subproject 7 to map and model stakeholder demand for Nature’s Contributions to People on Mount Kilimanjaro, using public participatory GIS and social-media analytics to expose demand–supply mismatches in the Kilimanjaro Social-Ecological System.

Tasks:

• Lead PPGIS workshops in 14 villages in Tanzania
• Assess and upscale social actors-specific NCP demand
• Use clustering and deep-learning on social-media data to upscale outputs into high-resolution NCP-demand maps
• Calculate and link mismatch maps to geolocated household data to test scale- and social actors-specific impacts on well-being
• Assist in analysis of data-driven scenarios for Nature’s Futures Frameworks
• Lead and coordinate synthesis work with the other subprojects 

The position is limited to the period which is adequate to the duration of the qualification period. The qualification goal is a habilitation or an equivalent qualification required for a professorship. Within the scope of the assigned duties it will offer the possibility of independent scientific research for further qualification. The limitation complies to § 2, 1 WissZeitVG.

Profile:

• completed academic university degree (Diploma, Master’s, or equivalent) and a doctorate in Geography, or proof that the doctoral degree will be obtained by the start of the employment
• very strong skills in remote sensing, geoinformatics and the programming language R
• advanced GIS & spatial analysis (QGIS/R)
• Expertise in machine-learning based upscaling
• familiarity with the research group and its subprojects
• very good written and spoken English as well as personal motivation for the advertised position

We offer:

• an interesting and wide range of work
• a wide range of design options and personal development options
• ticket for free use of public transport in Hesse

We support women and strongly encourage them to apply. In areas where women are underrepresented, female applicants will be preferred in case of equal qualifications. As a certified family-friendly university, we support our employees in balancing family and career. A reduction of working time is possible. Applicants with a disability as discribed in SGB IX (§ 2 Abs. 2, 3) will be preferred in case of equal qualifications. Application and interview costs can not be refunded.

Please apply by 27th July 2025 using the application-button below.