Scientist (F/m/x) Blue-green Infrastructure Planning

vor 1 Woche


Leipzig, Deutschland Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung UFZ Vollzeit

Place of work

Leipzig
- Working time

100% (39h/ week)
- The job position is available for full-time or part-time employment.

Contract limitations

limited contract / 3 years
- Salary

Remuneration according to the TVöD public-sector up to pay grade 13 including attractive public-sector social security benefits.
- Contact

**Your contact for any questions you may have about the job**:
Dr. Jan Friesen (jan.friesen[at]ufz.de, +49 341 6025-1082)

The UFZ

The Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) with its 1,100 employees has gained an excellent reputation as an international competence centre for environmental sciences. We are part of the largest scientific organisation in Germany, the Helmholtz association. Our mission: Our research seeks to find a balance between social development and the long-term protection of our natural resources.

The job

The Water-Sensitive Infrastructure Planning working group at the Department Systemic Environmental Biotechnology seeks a highly driven scientist (f/m/x) who supports our team in the field of blue-green infrastructure planning.
Jointly working in an international working group you will develop water infrastructure planning methods. Your work will be embedded in the UT-UBGI project and collaborate with colleagues from different Helmholtz centers.
The UT-UBGI project aims at a sustainable urban transformation through blue-green infrastructure and integrates different scientific disciplines and practice partners in a transdisciplinary approach. The aim is to quantify the effect of blue-green infrastructures on the functionality of urban greenery and its cooling potential. Results will be transferred to applicable planning solutions for cities and municipalities via spatial-economic infrastructure planning and the analysis of conflicts and narratives. The innovation of the project lies in the interdisciplinary integration of methods, the partnership with German model cities and the synthesis of the results to provide actionable insights for cities and municipalities in Germany.

Your tasks
- Development of blue-green infrastructure & water management scenarios
- Set up block-based water balances across different German municipalities- (including rainfall runoff and irrigation modelling)-
- Identify resource limitations for urban greening (space and irrigation water) Project management-
- Acquisition of project funding-
- Publication of scientific results in international peer reviewed journalsWe offer
- The chance to work in interdisciplinary, international teams and benefit from a variety of perspectives
- Firstclass integration into national and international research networks to work together on global challenges
- Excellent research infrastructure and research data management to optimally support your work
- Flexible working hours and a wide range of options for balancing work and care responsibilities through our family office
- Competent support and advice for international colleagues arriving at the UFZ from the 'International Office'
- Special annual payment, capital-forming benefits and subsidised Germany Job Ticket
- A workplace in a vibrant region with a high life quality and social and cultural diversity

**Profile**:

- Experience (MSc or PhD) in the field of engineering, landscape architecture/ urban planning, computer science, natural & environmental sciences, or a related field
- Proficiency in programming (preferably Python)
- Experience in large data management
- Knowledge of storm water modelling (e.g. SWMM) is a plus
- A foundational grasp of urban water management and irrigation principles and modelling will be a plus

Application deadline: 30.06.2024

Diversity and Inclusion

The UFZ has a strong commitment to **diversity** and actively supports **equal opportunities** for all employees regardless of their origin, religion, ideology, disability, age or sexual identity.

Important

Contact

**Your contact for any questions you may have about the job**:
Dr. Jan Friesen (jan.friesen[at]ufz.de, +49 341 6025-1082)

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