Doctoral Researcher

***Doctoral Researcher (M/F/d), EG 13 TV-H, fixed term**,**part time 65%** (currently**26** hours per week)**

- Application deadline:
29.07.2025
- Date of hire:
01.10.2025
- vacancy number:

- 38561

**FOR5903** is a DFG Research Unit with a wide interdisciplinary and international scope, investigating different dimensions of global urbanisation processes under the novel framework of **“Sustainable Rurbanity”**. In the context of this project, a doctoral position is available addressing “RurbanFlows - Material flows, supply chains, and ecosystem services in rurban spaces”. The position cannot be shared. The main place of service is Witzenhausen, but extended fieldwork in India and Ghana for several months per year will be required. Fitness for service in the tropics is, therefore, mandatory.

**Specifications**:

- Reconstruction and assessment of historical land use changes in the study regions based on archival materials and time series of satellite images
- Surveys of actors/stakeholders and flow paths of major food and feed materials to measure and map their flows and supply chains
- Analysis of mining systems and flows of construction materials (granite, sand) in Bengaluru and Accra, including the assessment of their governance and their environmental impact
- Coordination of/participation in factorial field experiments at the station of the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore (India) and in Accra (Ghana). Cropping experiments are carried out in collaboration with local research partners and with PhDs from other sub-projects of TRR373, aiming at flow measurements and balances of nutrients, carbon, water, and contaminants at the field scale
- Participation in project-related seminars and workshops and in international conferences by presenting own results

**Requirements**:
Obligatory
- Completed university degree in agricultural sciences or related fields
- Fluency in English language (proven by internet-based TOEFL of at least 80 points, IELTS, or equivalent language certificate)
- Ability and willingness to work in a dedicated, interdisciplinary team with an international and intercultural background in India, Ghana, and Germany

Desirable
- Experience in field surveys and/or agronomic trials, experimental design, and data evaluation
- Knowledge of complex systems approaches and methods of social-ecological systems research
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to facilitate effective collaboration with international partners.

Applications (containing a one

**Our Offer**:
As an employee of the University of Kassel
- you will be offered an interesting and diverse range of tasks within the framework of a modern and ambitious university,
- you will be part of an interdisciplinary team with a good and collegial working atmosphere,
- you will have the opportunity to participate in professional and interdisciplinary further education measures,
- is your workplace with good connections to public transport, which you can currently use free of charge.

In addition, you will benefit from the advantages of employment in the public service such as:

- an additional company pension (VBL),
- an optional child supplement in accordance with TV-Hessen, a family-friendly university (including childcare for emergencies),
- an annual bonus
- an entitlement to capital-accumulation benefits,
- a promotion of voluntary commitment,
- low-cost participation in university sports and a full range of fitness activities as part of Unifit, as well as workplace health management

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The University of Kassel is very interested in the professional satisfaction of its employees. It is distinguished as a family-friendly university and, in the interests of equal opportunities, strives to offer everyone the same opportunities for development and to counteract existing disadvantages. It promotes the Family Welcome Service and also the Dual Career Service for positions that are scientifically and academically filled. One of the strategic goals of the University of Kassel is to significantly increase the proportion of women in research and teaching. Applications from women are therefore particularly welcome. Seriously handicapped and equivalent applicants are given preference if they have the same suitability, qualifications and professional performance. Full-time positions are generally divisible (except when filling civil servant positions). Applications indicating the Position Number, which may be in digital form, should be sent to the President of the University of Kassel, 34109 Kassel, Germany quoting the applicable reference number.