Research Engineer at the Centre for Environmental and Climate Science

We are looking for a research engineer in micrometeorology and environmental field measurements. The successful candidate will join a small team of research engineers with operational responsibility for the research station Norunda.

Background

Norunda is located 100 km north of Stockholm, Sweden, and can look back at a 30-year history of greenhouse gas (GHG) measurements in a boreal forest. Norunda is one of eight ICOS Sweden locations and hosts an Ecosystem and an Atmosphere Station with instruments on and around a 100 m tall tower. The research infrastructure includes extensive automated and manual measuring programs aiming to understand the land-atmosphere exchange. Norunda also hosts an ACTRIS Sweden station and is an affiliated site of the SITES infrastructure.

ICOS Sweden is the national hub of the European ICOS, measuring GHGs in the atmosphere and GHG fluxes between the atmosphere, land surface and the oceans. ICOS has currently nearly 180 stations across 16 European countries. The ICOS stations at Norunda are managed by Lund University (LU), which is the official employer of its staff.

Work duties

The main tasks of the position are:

• maintenance of the ICOS field research infrastructure and the ongoing measuring programs
• supervision, calibration and maintenance of sensors and loggers
• programming and handling of data (quality check, data deliveries)
• further development of the ICOS research infrastructure
• participation in project-related intensive campaigns and meetings.

The work is performed in close collaboration with the staff members at the research station, but also the ICOS Sweden team of currently 24 research engineers, scientists from research groups at LU, and visiting researchers.
The workplace is at the Norunda research station, Björklinge, Uppland.

Qualifications

• Academic degree in natural/technical science or engineering, including one or several of the subjects micrometeorology, physical geography, environmental physics, and biogeochemical measurement technology
• Knowledge of environmental measurement sensors, meteorological sensors, gas analysers, data loggers
• Experience in maintenance and repair of scientific instruments in the lab or in the field
• Good physical condition to climb and work on a meteorological tower up to 100 m is essential
• Collaborative skills and the ability to structure and prioritize tasks effectively
• Fluent in written and spoken English
• Driving license (B)

Other merits

• Experience in micro-meteorological methods (eddy-covariance, trace gas con-centration measurements)
• Experience with automated systems for biogeochemical research and field measurements
• Experience and proviciency in computing, data management and data logger programming languages (Campbell Sci. data logger codes, Matlab, Python, Windows server, Linux systems)
• Ability to maintain flexibility in scheduling and prioritizing work tasks to complement a team with a common goal
• Knowledge of the Swedish language.

We will place great emphasis on personal suitability. Consideration will also be given to good collaborative skills in a small team, drive and independence, and how the applicant’s experience and competences complement and strengthen the work at the research station, as well as contribute to its future development.

Terms of employment

Permanent position with a probationary period of 6 months. Part-time, 70%.
Starting date 17 February 2025, or according to agreement

This employment is today placed at the department of Centre for environmental- and Climate Science. From January 1st 2026 your employment will be placed at the newly formed department of Earth and Environmental Sciences due to planned co-organization. This will give you a unique opportunity to be a part of a dynamic development process and give you an opportunity to contribute to a new interdisciplinary department. 

If you've any questions please contact: Irene Lehner, irene.lehner@cec.lu.se; Natascha Kljun, natascha.kljun@cec.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, other certificates, contact information for your references, letters of recommendation, etc.).