Job Vacancy No. PR/013/13

The Helmholtz Centre Potsdam GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences is the national Research Centre for Geosciences in Germany and a member of the Helmholtz Association.

The Humboldt University in Berlin and the GFZ – German Research Centre for Geosciences invite applications for a tenured

W2-S-Professorship for Palaeoclimatology

for five years.

The position is located at Geography Department at Humboldt University and Section 5.2 Climate Dynamics and Landscape Evolution at GFZ.

Tasks:

From the successful candidate we demand to cooperate intensely with existing research groups at Humboldt University and GFZ and to contribute to collaborative projects especially in the Geo.X platform (www.geo-x.net). An active participation in teaching at the Humboldt University is obligatory. A research focus is expected on palaeoclimatology with a strong emphasis on precise synchronisation of palaeoclimate archives based, for example, on tephrochronological methods in combination with reconstructions of abrupt climate changes in the past from annually laminated lake sediments. We are aiming at deciphering regional leads and lags in the climate system based on precise correlation of high-resolution palaeoclimate records and at a better understanding of the timing and amplitudes of the climatic impacts of large volcanic eruptions. Excellent communication skills in English are required and the ability to communicate in German, or the willingness to learn German, would be of advantage.

Qualifications:

The applicants have to comply the requirements relevant for professorships referred to § 100 Berliner Hochschulgesetz. Prerequisites for the application are a doctoral degree in sedimentology or another relevant discipline of geosciences and a record of research equivalent to the German habilitation. Excellent knowledge of all aspects of distal volcanic ash deposits and lacustrine sediments as climate proxy records demonstrated by a corresponding research portfolio is expected.

Special Skills:  

Humboldt University and GFZ Potsdam are equal opportunity employers. Women are explicitly invited to apply for the position. Severely handicapped people with equal qualification will become a preferred position.

Equal opportunity is part of our personnel policy. The GFZ Potsdam encourages applications from qualified female candidates.

Handicapped applicants will be given preference in the case of equal qualifications.

Please submit your applications, stating the above given code no. PR/013/13 to:

Please submit applications including a letter describing your interest in the position and vision of future research, your curriculum vitae, names and address of three referees, a list of publications and ongoing research projects and other information deemed relevant.

Send your application under specification of code number PR/013/13 in printed form and as pdf-file within four weeks after publication to

Humboldt University of Berlin
Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences II
Department of Geography
Prof. Endlicher
Unter den Linden 6
10099 Berlin

Since we cannot send back your documents, we ask you to submit copies only.
For further information on the position contact Prof. A. Brauer (brau@gfz-potsdam.de) or Prof. W. Endlicher (wilfried.endlicher@geo.hu-berlin.de).