Area of research:
Laborkräfte
Job description: Research Scientist for Algal Ecology and Applications (m/f/d)
Background
The Marine Algae Ecology and Applications group studies the role of marine algae in the carbon and nutrient cycles in the ocean and their potential applications for carbon dioxide removal, materials and biofuels. You will have an important role in the group, supervising PhD and Master students, helping with the planning and execution of experiments, supporting data analysis, writing scientific manuscripts and proposals, publishing in peer-reviewed journals and helping with budget and project management. The topics researched by this research scientist will range from basic carbon and nutrient uptake rates, carbon cycling in the ocean, microbiome analysis to provides estimates of the potential of marine algae for carbon dioxide removal and the use of their biomass for products that support the blue bioeconomy. Active collaborations with diverse stakeholders (academic scientists, entrepreneurs, local communities, politicians and business people) are expected.
Your Tasks
You will reseach on the following topics:
* The role of phytoplankton and macroalgae in the carbon cycle in the subtropical Atlantic
* The role of macroalgaes microbiome in nutrient cycling
* The potential of off-shore macroalgae aquafarming for carbon dioxide removal
* Potential applications to store macroalgal carbon in diverse products
* Developing monitoring, reporting and verification tools for carbon dioxide removal in the ocean
Your Profile
* PhD in Marine Biogeochemistry
* Two years of Postdoctoral experience working with macroalgae
* Expertise in macroalgae research, particularly Sargassum
* Experience with field work and experimental planning
* Good knowledge of methods to monitor carbon and nutrient cycling in the ocean such as stable isotope incubations
* Knowledge of molecular ecology tools
* Expertise in marine carbon dioxide removal strategies
* Substantial experience (planning, organization etc.) and willingness to participate in (inter)national and sea-going (cruises) fieldwork
* Very good knowledge of the English language (approximately equivalent to CEFR level C1)
* Native speaker competence in German (approximately equivalent to CEFR level C2)
Preferred Qualifications and Skills
* Good project management skills
* Good publication track record
* Engagement in science outreach and technology transfer activities\
* Experience in student supervision
* Experience in molecular analyses (DNA/RNA, (q)PCR etc) and bioinformatics (sequencing, meta barcoding, metagenomics, metatranscriptomics)
Further Information
The AWI is characterized by
The AWI is characterized by
* our scientific success - excellent research
* collaboration and cooperation - intra-institute, national and international, interdisciplinary
* opportunities to develop – on the job and towards other positions
* an international environment – everyday contact with people from all over the world
* flexible working hours and the possibility of mobile working up to 50% of regular working hours
* health promotion and company fitness with Hansefit and Wellhub
* support services and a culture of reconciling work and family
* occupational pension provision (VBL)
AWI values diversity and actively promotes gender parity, as well as an open, inclusive environment that provides equal opportunities. We are convinced that diverse teams and a variety of perspectives enrich our work and our daily collaboration. In a continuous process of learning and reflection, we aim to ensure that all our employees can be themselves and feel a sense of belonging. We welcome applications from qualified people regardless of binary and non-binary genders, race and nationality, ethnic and social background, religion, age, physical abilities, neurodivergence, sexual orientation, and other identities.
Applicants with disabilities will be given preference when equal qualifications are present.
We strongly encourage qualified women to apply for the advertised position at AWI to reduce the underrepresentation of women.
AWI fosters work-family compatibility in various ways and has received several awards as a result of this commitment. And as a new international member of our team, you can be sure that we will help you settle in. Our Family Office and International Office will be glad to support you, even before you start at AWI.
This research center is part of the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centers. With more than 42,000 employees and an annual budget of over € 5 billion, the Helmholtz Association is Germany's largest scientific organisation.
Company
The Helmholtz Association contributes to solving major challenges to assure the future of our society. With more than 47.500 people on staff in 18 national Research Centers and an annual budget of more than 6 billion euros, the Helmholtz Association is Germany’s largest scientific organization. The name Helmholtz stands for concerted research, in which networks form the key principle behind inquiring thought and action.
The profile of the Helmholtz Association
The Helmholtz Association performs cutting-edge research which contributes substantially to solving the grand challenges of science, society and industry. To succeed in meeting these responsibilities, Helmholtz concentrates its work in six research fields: Energy, Earth and Environment, Health, Information, Matter, as well as Aeronautics, Space and Transport. Within each of these fields, research programs are developed by our scientists and regularly evaluated by renowned international experts. Their evaluation forms the basis for the program-oriented funding that is allocated to Helmholtz research. Within the six research fields, Helmholtz scientists cooperate with each other and with external partners – working across disciplinary, organizational and national borders.
Moreover, Helmholtz specializes in large-scale research infrastructures – from accelerator facilities, earth observation satellites, research ships to supercomputers. They form the basis for scientific advances in tackling global societal challenges. Managing national research infrastructure is part of the Helmholtz Association's mission.
Promoting young academics
Helmholtz scientists, a high-performance infrastructure and modern and efficient research management are the ingredients to the Helmholtz Association‘s success and global impact.
Promoting young researchers is a major priority for the Helmholtz Association. Its qualification schemes for young researchers are geared mainly towards PhD students, postdocs and young managers. The Helmholtz Association has set high standards for its talent management. Its strategy begins with targeted recruitment of highly qualified staff at all levels, followed by comprehensive support aimed at further developing their potential. Ensuring equal opportunities is an essential element in all talent management activities undertaken by the Helmholtz Association.
The Helmholtz Graduate Schools and Research Schools at almost all Helmholtz Centers provide doctoral students with the general and specific skills and training they need, as well as ample opportunity to network. The period following a doctorate is decisive in determining the direction and success of a scientific career. For this reason, we established Career Development Centers for postdoctoral researchers in the Helmholtz Centers. This equips young researchers with the skills they need to go on to head a Helmholtz Investigator Group, for example. As an Investigator Group leader, junior scientists can independently set up their own group to conduct research in their specialist field and acquire management skills.
Within its talent management strategy, the Helmholtz Association pays special attention to the increased recruitment of talented female scientists both from Germany and abroad. To this end, there are currently two funding programs supporting this policy: and Helmholtz Distinguished Professorship – Funding for the recruitment of leading international female scientists (W3) .
The increasing complexity of the content, structures and framework conditions of scientific work today requires researchers to organize their projects, their employees and, of course, themselves in a highly professional and effective way. In response to these demands, we have set up the Helmholtz Leadership Academy to provide leaders in science with professional management training. Furthermore, the Helmholtz network provides a platform for the alumni of the Helmholtz Leadership Academy to come together and share their experiences of leadership, career development and lifelong learning.
All of this combined makes the 18 Research Centers of the Helmholtz Association a highly attractive environment for talented researchers from all over the world.
Company info
Telephone
0049-30-206329-0
Location
Anna-Louisa-Karsch-Str. 2
Berlin
Berlin
10178
Germany