Jobs:Job-00212

PhD vegetation-sediment interactions and habitat development in coastal dunes

Wageningen University, , Netherlands
Apply before: 1 October 2020

Posting:

Position:

PhD Position

Apply before:

1 October 2020

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Are you an early career PhD candidate who likes to work in a team? And who is an independent thinker who plans well, communicates efficiently, is passionate about multi-disciplinary science, enjoys working with models and feels comfortable working both in the field and behind the computer? Then you may the ideal candidate for us!

As a PhD student you are responsible for coupling aeolian sediment transport and ecological processes to topographic evolution and habitat development at the beach-dune interface. You will assess parameters related to dynamics of sediment, soil moisture, vegetation and habitat development using a combination of both land-based and UAV-based techniques. You will translate the data collected into probability density functions and integrate these functions into an existing dune-building model. You will be co-supervised by staff from the Plant Ecology and Nature conservation (PEN) and Soil physics and Land Management (SPLM) groups and work closely together with staff of the GIS and Remote Sensing group of Wageningen. Within the broader Wageningen-Delft project-team you will work together with one technician, one PhD and one postdoc.

Requirements:

MSc degree in earth system science related subject area with training in ecology or vice versa:
excellent ability to think conceptually and quantitatively
excellent proficiency in English, both orally and in writing
good organisational skills and ability to work independently and together with colleagues
experience with modelling in R or Phyton
good knowledge of biogeomorphologial interactions (sediment, hydrology, vegetation) • experience with remote sensing techniques and data processing & statistical analyses

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Of interest for:

Terrestrial Working Group

Ecosystem Dynamics Focus Research Group