P 109/2023 Research Assistant bei Universität Rostock

Universität Rostock

Job Advertisement P 109/2023

The University of Rostock offers a diverse, varied and demanding job in a tradition-conscious, yet innovative, modern and family-friendly university in a lively city by the sea.

At the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Chair of Soil Science, we are filling the following position at the earliest possible date on a temporary basis for the duration of the project ending "SOMPACS – Influence of soil management on properties of soil organic matter and carbon-storage " to June, 30th, 2025 the following position:

Research Assistant (m/f/d)
EG 13 TV-L, part-time employment, 30 hours/week, limited, project position

Tasks and Responsibilities

Research in the frame of the EU-project SOMPACS (Influence of soil management on properties of soil organic matter and carbon-storage), in detail:

• characterization of labile and stabile fractions of soil organic matter from long-term field experiments throughout Europe
• data evaluation of mass-spectrometric and synchrotron-based X-ray spectroscopic investigations of bulk soil samples and stable fractions (e. g. humin)
• evaluation of these findings in the context of C-storage in soil and deduction of optimal soil management options for C-storage.
• active participation in project meetings, and result presentations at conferences, in project reports and in scientific publications

Requirements

• completed university studies (state examination, diploma, master's degree or comparable degree) in soil science, agriculture, environmental chemistry or related geosciences
• experience with data management
• good skills in multivariate statistics
• experience with chemical-analytical methods like XANES or mass spectrometry

Our offer

• employment relationship in accordance with the provisions of the Collective Agreement for the Public Service of the Federal States (TV-L) with the employer Land Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, represented by the University of Rostock
• remuneration with salary group 13 if personal and collective agreement requirements are met
• an individual assignment of the experience level according to the collective agreement, taking into account your previous professional experience
• 30 days annual vacation and annual special payment; additional pension plan (VBL)
• flexible working hours
• various offers for health promotion and work-life balance, e.g. through our family office or our URgesund health management system
• multitude of continuing education opportunities, including language courses, IT courses, seminars for professional development
• participation in the extensive range of university sports activities

University of Rostock as an employer

Equal opportunities are important to us. We welcome applications from suitable severely disabled persons or persons of equal status. We aim to increase the proportion of women in research and teaching and therefore encourage relevantly qualified women to apply. We welcome applications from people of other nationalities or with a migration background.

Formal notes

The temporal limitation of the employment relationship is based on § 2 (2) WissZeitVG.

For employees from the school service, we examine the possibility of a secondment.

If desired, the staff council can be consulted during the selection process. Please enclose an informal request for this with your application documents.

We look forward to receiving your online application with complete, informative documents (cover letter, resume, diploma with indication of final grade) by 02.07.2023 at the latest. Only applications received via our application portal and containing all requested documents will be considered.

Unfortunately, application and travel costs cannot be covered by the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

For further information please contact:
Chair of Soil Science Mr. Prof. Dr. Peter Leinweber, Tel. 0381 / 498-3120 HR department Mrs. Kristin Paul, Tel. 0381 / 498-1330

Universität Rostock