14 PhD & Postdoctoral Positions in Geo Data Science, Helmholtz-Zentrum Potsdam, Germany (2016-2017)

The Geo.X Research School offers exceptional opportunities for interdisciplinary research, offering students and early career scientists the academic and intellectual resources of the Geo.X partner institutions. We support young scientists in developing unique scientific profiles and plant them in an innovation-fostering, stimulating intellectual environment with an existing network of cooperating Geo.Xpartners. It is your project idea within the thematic framework described below which we invite you to develop and submit as part of the application process.

Purusing a Geo.X PhD or Postdoc position is more than a continuation of your previous studies. During the training program you will develop the capacity for independent research through interaction with your supervisors (PhD) or collaborator (postdoc), colleagues and fellow Geo.X PhD students/Postdocs. Such a position is earned by commitment to the difficult but fulfilling craft of independent research through which you demonstrate the ability to make an original contribution to knowledge. Meeting this challenge requires personal sacrifice of time, of leisure, of immediate rewards. But the achievement is well worth the cost in terms of intellectual satisfaction and the opportunity to expand the boundaries of knowledge.

Applicants (PhD candidates) should have a MSc degree or equivalent at the time of appointment in at least one of the following fields as well as a strong affinity with interdisciplinary research: Earth Sciences, Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Social Sciences, or related fields. Applicants (Postdocs) must hold a PhD degree in one of the above fields and show strong interdisciplinary skills and independent research experience. If your native language is neither English nor German, you must submit a proof of your English language proficiency. This is not required if you have attended a school, university or college where English is the language of instruction. We ask the applicants to write a statement of research interest. You should have a detailed idea of their research area within Geo.X. We expect a one-page (for PhD students) or two-page (for Postdocs) research statement, in which you explain your ideas with respect to your dissertation/postdoctoral qualification. You should outline the underlying research project, including two names for possible supervisors within the Geo.X network.

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