Student Assistant 80 h/month for an initial period of 6 months in Müncheberg bei Leibniz Zentrum für Agrarlandschaftsforschung e V

Student Assistant (m/f/d) 80 h/month for an initial period of 6 months in Müncheberg bei Leibniz Zentrum für Agrarlandschaftsforschung e V

Leibniz-Zentrum für Agrarlandschaftsforschung e.V.

Leibniz-Zentrum für Agrarlandschaftsforschung e.V. - HR

The mission of the Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF) as a nationally and internationally active research institute is to deliver solutions for ecologically, economically and socially sustainable agriculture – together with society. ZALF is a member of the Leibniz Association and is located in Müncheberg (approx. 35 minutes by regional train from Berlin-Lichtenberg). It also maintains a research station with further locations in Dedelow and Paulinenaue.

Student Assistant (m/f/d) 80 h/month for an initial period of 6 months

ZALF's research is addressed in three program areas and a research platform. The Impact Assessment of Land Use Change research group analyses changes in agricultural landscapes, their value for people and their impacts for sustainable development. Our international team engages cooperatively in numerous projects in support of sustainable transformation of agricultural landscape systems. As a consortium partner in the "SoilWise" collaborative project, supported by the European Union HORIZON framework, we are committed to enhancing knowledge management strategies in the field of landscape and soil research data. This involves the expansion and further improvement of an interactive overview map and meta-information of Agricultural Long-Term Field Experiments (LTE).

To support our research activities, we are offering a part-time position initially for 6 months (with a possible extension based on performance), starting as soon as possible at our location in Müncheberg, for a Student Assistant (m/f/d).

Working field:

facilitating the analysis of literature and the communication with LTE holders to provide support for LTE metadata curation, storage, and maintenance
supporting the integration of LTE metadata into the interactive LTE overview map
facilitating the analysis of LTE (meta)data for diverse research activities (e.g., GIS and modelling based analysis of soil functions and climate change impacts)
assisting organizational tasks (workshops, meetings) and scientific publications of the group in peer-reviewed journals

Requirements:

bachelor degree in Environmental Sciences, Geography, Agricultural Sciences or related subjects
familiarity with agricultural experiments, preferably LTEs
familiarity with common data editing and visualization software and/or languages (e.g. Microsoft Excel, Access, R)
familiarity with GIS software and tools (i.e., ArcGIS Pro) is relevant
excellent written and oral communication skills in English, proficiency in German is beneficial.
ability to work independently as well as in a team
flexibility and willingness to grasp new interdisciplinary topics

What we offer:

the opportunity to gain experience in the above-mentioned research fields
an interdisciplinary research environment
Work in the exciting field of applied environmental science at a renowned, non-university research institute
flexible working hours including home office partly and a friendly working environment in the team
a rural landscape environment with high recreation value that is just a 45 min train ride from Berlin
flexible working hours and possibility for mobile working
remuneration is based on the usual public service rates for student/scientific assistants
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How to apply:

Women are particularly encouraged to apply. Applications from severely disabled persons with equal qualifications are favored. The filling of the position in part-time is possible in principle. Please send your application preferably online (see button online application below). For e-mail applications, create a PDF document (one PDF file, max. 5 MB; packed PDF documents, archive files like zip, rar etc. Word documents cannot be processed and therefore cannot be considered!) with the usual documents, in particular a CV, proof of qualification and certificates, stating the reference number 128-2023 until 31 December 2023 to (see button e-mail application below).

https://jobs.zalf.de/jobposting/95522b84cf3ec0478ca04c45b253596bc5ea66a00

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Prof. Dr. Cenk Dönmez (cenk.doenmez@zalf.de).

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