Jobs:Job-01755

Open postdoc position at UNIFI; Climate-related tipping points in forest ecosystems

University of Florence, , Italy
Apply before: 14 January 2025

Posting:

Position:

Postdoc

Apply before:

14 January 2025

Apply online:

https://titulus.unifi.it/albo/viewer?view=files/005855958-UNFICLE-837c2b4f-0c4f-49b7-b895-3dc6ba7a41d9-000.pdf

I am pleased to share with you that applications to the following postdoctoral opportunity are now open at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering of the University of Florence:

“Climate-related tipping points in forest ecosystems” (3-year contract extendible up to 6 years). The work will be conducted within the Horizon Europe ClimTip project. A short description of the research activity is provided at the bottom of this email.

We look for applicants with a strong background in math/stats/physics and experience in analyzing large datasets, numerical modelling and computer programming. A background in climate and environmental sciences is an added value.

Link to the call: https://titulus.unifi.it/albo/viewer?view=files%2F005855958-UNFICLE-837c2b4f-0c4f-49b7-b895-3dc6ba7a41d9-000.pdf (English version at the bottom).

To fill in the application, it is necessary to use the "Online applications" section:

https://stlabtest.dinfo.unifi.it/beta/akademia-candidature/

Application deadline: 14/01/2025 at 13:00 Italian time.

I would greatly appreciate your support in actively spreading the word among your colleagues, collaborators, students and targeted networks.

Apologies for cross-posting

Many thanks and warm regards,
Giovanni

Research activity

The researcher will quantify the biogeochemical effects of climate-related regime shifts in forest ecosystems over the past decades using global satellite products of carbon stock and fluxes. The resulting impact estimates will be used in combination with forest resilience indicators and forest structural/compositional properties within a data-driven framework to explore possible nature-based solutions aimed at enhancing the long-term stability of forest ecosystems and minimizing the impacts of climate tipping events. The effectiveness of such adaptation strategies will be evaluated under future global warming and tipping event scenarios using land-climate models. Outcomes of the research activity will contribute to a global-scale identification of workable pathways to enhance the effectiveness of land-based mitigation policies. The work will be conducted within the Horizon CLIMTIP project in a young and multi-disciplinary team with a wide network of international collaborations.

Of interest for:

Ecosystem Dynamics Focus Research Group