PhD Researcher (f/m/x) in In4Nile PhD-Cohort: Spatio-temporal patterns of water quality drivers and pollution pathways

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Contact

Your contact for any questions you may have about the job:
Pia Ebeling (pia.ebeling@ufz.de)

Your application

Please submit your application via our online portal with your cover letter, CV (please omit your photo, age, or marital status) and relevant attachments.

Diversity and Inclusion

The UFZ has a strong commitment to diversity and actively supports equal opportunities for all employees regardless of their origin, religion, ideology, disability, age or sexual identity.
We look forward to applications from people who are open-minded and enjoy working in diverse teams.

Your tasks

• Compile, harmonize, and analyze heterogeneous spatial and temporal data on pollution drivers (e.g. land use, population, sanitation, and industry) across the Nile River Basin.
• Develop and apply data-driven (geospatial, statistical, and machine-learning) approaches to identify pollution hotspots, assess risks along the river network, and explore relationships between pollution sources, pathways, and water quality.
• Collaborate with other PhDs of the In4Nile cohort to integrate results and contribute to a basin-scale understanding of water quality dynamics.

We offer

• Excellent supervision and optimal professional and interdisciplinary qualification through our HIGRADE graduate programme
• The freedom to master even the most demanding challenges between basic research and practical application
• The opportunity to work in interdisciplinary, international teams and benefit from a wide range of perspectives
• Firstclass integration into national and international research networks to work together on global challenges
• Excellent research infrastructure and research data management to optimally support your work
• A wide range of options for balancing care responsibilities and work through our family office
• Competent support and advice for international colleagues arriving at the UFZ from the ‘International Office’
• Special annual payment, capital-forming benefits and subsidised Deutschland-Job-Ticket
• A workplace in a vibrant region with a high life quality and social and cultural diversity

Your profile

Required:

• Master’s degree in Environmental Sciences, Geoinformation Science, Environmental Engineering, Hydrology & Water Management, Geoinformatics, Data Science with focus on the environment, or a related discipline.
• Strong interest in water quality, spatial data analysis, and environmental sustainability.
• Experience data processing and analysis, including geodata.
• Motivation to work in a multidisciplinary, international team.
• Excellent knowledge of written and spoken English.

• Experience in handling large geodata sets and data management.
• Experience in programming (e.g., Python)
• We especially invite candidates from the Nile basin area and other African countries to apply for this position.