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PhD position at GFZ Potsdam: Carbon budget of fluvial landscapes in the Anthropocene

GFZ (GeoForschungsZentrum in Potsdam Germany), , Germany
Apply before: 15 August 2023

Posting: Position: PhD position Apply before: 15 August 2023 Apply online: https://www.gfz-potsdam.de/en/career/job-offers/details/8172

PhD position "Carbon budget of fluvial landscapes in the Anthropocene“ (f_m_x) at the GFZ (GeoForschungsZentrum) Germany’s national centre for geoscience research in Potsdam

We seek a highly motivated student to investigate the effects of human disturbance of European fluvial landscapes during the Common Era (the last 2000 years) on biogeochemical cycles, in particular the carbon cycle, and to explore the use of these landscapes to optimise carbon dioxide drawdown. Landscapes can store carbon, fixed through photosynthesis by plants, in soils and sediments. This stable carbon can become a long-term sink for atmospheric carbon when it is transferred by rivers into geological basins (such as deep ocean sediment). For several thousands of years, humans have been engineering fluvial landscapes to make them more efficient for agriculture and transport. While these activities alter biogeochemical fluxes, their effect on the carbon cycle is unquantified.

See the full details of the position and the application procedure here:

https://www.gfz-potsdam.de/en/career/job-offers/details/8172

Please apply via the website by August 15. In case of questions, please get in touch with dirk.sachse@gfz-potsdam.de

Dirk Sachse

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Of interest for:

Terrestrial Working Group

Human Dimensions Focus Research Group