The Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research
(AWI) is a member of the Helmholtz Association (HGF) and is funded by the
federal and state governments. AWI focuses on interdisciplinary polar, coastal
and marine research in climate science, geoscience (or earth science) and the
biological sciences (
www.awi.de).
We are inviting aspiring science graduates to apply to our program
AWI is recruiting twenty PhD candidates to strengthen its contribution to the
Helmholtz Association’s research program “Changing Earth – Sustaining Our
Future.” The Institute is now accepting applications in the following research
areas:
- Climate and geosciences (atmosphere, ocean, ice and land)
- Coastal systems
- Terrestrial arctic ecosystems and permafrost
- Marine and polar life
- Marine data science (see also MarDATA)
Details about all open projects, the application requirements and an online
application form are available at
www.awi.de/en/inspires.
All PhD candidates will become members of AWI’s postgraduate program
POLMAR and thus benefit from a comprehensive training program and extensive
support mechanisms.
Depending on the respective research area and position, the place of employment
will be Bremerhaven, Potsdam, Sylt, or Helgoland.
Applications must be submitted online.
The application deadline is
21 February 2022 (23:59 CET).
Short-listed candidates will receive invitations to present themselves during a
virtual recruitment period scheduled for 25 to 29 April 2022.