Research engineer at INES/Carbon Portal - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

ICOS Carbon Portal is hosted by the Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Sciences and is part of ICOS ERIC, the legal entity of the Integrated Carbon Observation System that provides high quality long-term measurements of greenhouse gas exchange in the domains of atmosphere, ecosystems and ocean.  Carbon Portal offers open access to all ICOS high-quality and standardised greenhouse gas data, as well as scientific and educational products produced by our scientific users. The Carbon Portal is thus a 'one-stop shop' for all ICOS data products. Carbon Portal also (co-)develops web services for the user community that support the scientific exploration of the data.

Work duties

ICOS Carbon Portal is looking for a research engineer to support the development of elaborated data products for scientists and policy, especially directed towards monitoring and verification of greenhouse gas fluxes in the framework of climate mitigation. The candidate will design, implement and perform user and stakeholder surveys to explore the user and stakeholder needs for elaborated products. Based on the requirements the candidate will work on spatio-temporal optimisation of observation networks to determine regional and city-scale CO2 emissions, making use of modelling and GIS techniques, ICOS and other measurement campaign data, also in combination with ancillary information. The candidate is expected to synthesize research results in conference presentations and peer reviewed scientific publications.  

Qualifications

• MSc in a relevant field like Environmental Sciences or Physical Geography
• Experience in working with GIS and programming in python or similar languages
• Good communication skills: ability to efficiently communicate with users and stakeholders
• Ability to translate user needs into requirements and useful products
• Experience with carbon cycle science and environmental research
• Proficiency in spoken and written English

Other merits

• Experience with Jupyter notebooks and interactive computing environments
• Experience in managing large data volumes and analysis of complex datasets
• Experience with working international and in projects
• Ability to work independently but also to collaborate in a small team

We will place great emphasis on personal suitability. Consideration will also be given to good collaborative skills, drive and independence, and how the applicant’s experience and skills complement and strengthen the ongoing work and future development within the ICOS Carbon Portal.

Terms of employment

Permanent position with preferred start at 1 June 2021. A probationary period of six months may be applicable.

The position is full time.

Contact person: Alex Vermeulen (Alex.Vermeulen@nateko.lu.se)

Instructions on how to apply

Applications should include a cover letter stating the reasons why you are interested in the position and in what way the employment corresponds to your qualifications. The application should also contain a CV, degree certificate or equivalent, and other documents you wish to be considered (grade transcripts, contact information for your references, letters of recommendation, etc.).