Job Vacancy No. 27/2/13 D

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.

Department 2, „Physics of the Earth“, Section 2.3 „Earth’s magnetic field“ invites applications for a  

PhD Position (m/f)

within the DFG project „Evolution of geomagnetic dipole moment and South Atlantic Anomaly“. The aim of the project is to develop data-based models of the geomagnetic field spanning the past 1000 years, in order to study the evolution of the geomagnetic dipole moment and other characteristic of the field.  

Tasks:

• Systematic assessment of available historical and archeomagnetic data
• Literature search to complement the data basis
• Application and modification of existing Fortran code and Linux scripts to develop inverse models
• Presentation and publication of results (in English)

Qualifications:

• Diploma or master’s degree in Earth Sciences (main focus Geophysics), Physics, or related
• Preferably existing programming experience
• Good knowledge of English
• Willingness to work in international cooperations

Special Skills:  

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

There is a kindergarten service available.

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

Please submit your applications, stating the above given code no. 27/2/13 D to:

Helmholtz-Zentrum Potsdam
Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum
- Personal- und Sozialwesen -
Telegrafenberg
14473 Potsdam

Email Please apply exclusively to bewerbungen@gfz-potsdam.de.

Please contact us under +49 (0) 331-288-28787 if you have any questions.