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Deutsches Helmholtz GeoForschungs-Zentrum

GFZ is Germany's national centre for solid Earth research. We advance the understanding of dynamic processes to address global challenges, from mitigating the impacts of natural hazards and sustaining our habitat amid global change to responsibly managing georesources. We are part of the Helmholtz Association, the largest German scientific organisation. With around 1,200 employees as well as ca. 500 guest researchers, we contribute to the Helmholtz Research Field Earth and Environment, aligning cutting-edge research with societal relevance and international collaboration. Our work integrates multidisciplinary studies across Earth's system components, leveraging advanced technologies and infrastructure to research solutions and to transfer our knowledge to society. We are doing this according to our vision : “Taking the pulse of our Earth to safeguard a habitable planet”.

For section 1.4 Remote Sensing and Geoinformatics (department “ Geodesy ”), we are looking for a :

Research Scientist (f_m_x) in micrometeorology

Reference Number 11018

We are seeking a highly motivated scientist for the EU-funded collaborative project “Investigating Methane for Climate Action (IM4CA)”. IM4CA unites the expertise of 27 European partners to enhance the quantification and understanding of natural and anthropogenic methane emissions and sinks, providing the EU with measurements and modelling capacity to assess its progress towards the 30% emission reduction target of the Global Methane Pledge. Your focus will be on exploring and understanding climate feedbacks on natural methane sources and sinks in (Sub)Arctic ecosystems using an innovative UAS-based eddy covariance set-up. In close collaboration with another postdoctoral researcher working with this system, you will contribute to the full system characterisation, developing the processing pipeline, and linking airborne EC measurements to surface characteristics derived from airborne hyperspectral and LiDAR remote sensing.

Your responsibilities :

• Contribute to a comprehensive data quality and uncertainty characterisation of the system
• Lead (design, plan, and execute) UAS-based airborne eddy covariance field surveys of carbon fluxes at subarctic sites in northern Finland, Norway, and Sweden
• Post-process and qa / qc all UAS EC data following Fluxnet / community standards
• Develop original / novel research questions and hypotheses, quantitative analyses, and peer-reviewed publications
• Lead and advance the research topic through close collaboration within and beyond GFZ’s Remote Sensing and Geoinformatics Section

Your qualifications :

What we offer :

Start date : As soon as possible

Fixed-term : 31st December 2028

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

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Have we piqued your interest?

If so, we look forward to receiving your application by 18th January 2026 .

Required documents : A letter of motivation that must be specifically tailored to this position and demonstrate your motivation and expertise, a CV, and contact information for one or two references

Please use our online application form only.

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. We also promote an inclusive working environment in which everyone can fully develop their own talents. Anyone who has been recognised 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. In case of further queries regarding gender equality, please do not hesitate to contact our Equal Opportunities Officer .

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“Diversity in perspectives” is one of GFZ's core values. As an integral part of supporting diversity at our centre, we actively promote women in science and in leadership positions. We among others do this through our gender equality plan and the cascade model measures which we actively implement to enable sustainable equal opportunities in academic career paths. The GFZ thus committedly strives for gender equality in science, including in leadership positions, and strongly encourages women to apply.

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. Dr. Torsten Sachs via email. If you have any general questions about the application process, please contact our recruiting team at our phone number +49 (0) 331-6264-28787.

www.gfz-potsdam.de