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The Department of Ecology and Environmental Science are seeking a Staff Scientist with a PhD in Limnology or corresponding to lead and advance our novel research initiatives. The position is permanent and on full time. Expected start date is September 1st, 2025. Last application date is 2025-05-15.
CIRC The Climate Impacts Research Centre (CIRC) at Umeå University (UmU) is situated at the Abisko Scientific Research Station (ANS) in northern Sweden. CIRC aims to develop, facilitate and coordinate research at Umeå University (UmU) on the effects of a changing climate in Arctic ecosystems. CIRC do this by providing infrastructure (offices, laboratories, field sites) that promotes high quality year-round research at UmU on climate effects in Arctic ecosystems. CIRC main aims are to: Initiate and coordinate cross-border innovative climate impact research at UmU that integrates terrestrial and aquatic Arctic environments. Promote national and international research exchanges and interdisciplinary collaborations on climate effects on Arctic ecosystems.
Work assignments CIRC aim to develop a research infrastructure capable of dynamically integrating climatic, hydrological, and biogeochemical processes within terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems in the Abisko region. The successful candidate will work mainly with the development and implementation of a HYPE model for the entire Torneträsk catchment in the Abisko area, called Abisko-HYPE. The candidate will; a) be responsible for the collaboration and contacts with SMHI for the development of the Abisko Hype according to the research agreement between Umu and SMHI, b) be responsible to prepare data for Abisko-HYPE setup and carry out model simulations, c) be responsible to design and execute necessary data collection in field for the parameterization and validation of the Abisko Hype model, d) support CIRC researchers to using Abisko-HYPE and model results. Further work assignments include maintenance and updating CIRC home page and the administration and maintenance of CIRC’s remote sensing platform. This position offers a unique opportunity to guide cutting-edge research in a collaborative and innovative environment.
Qualifications The Staff Scientist should hold a PhD in Limniology or similar. The ideal candidate should have a strategic vision and initiative for the development and implementation of HYPE models (The Hydrological Predictions for the Environment models) in the Abisko region. The candidate must be familiar with conducting HYPE model setup and simulations and have experiences in conducting stream surveys, and performing large-scale hydrographic surveys. Advanced GIS analysis skills and experience teaching Limnology and GIS are also required.
Additional qualifications include experience in carrying out physical hydrodynamic modeling in lakes, and managing computer cluster–based model runs.
Application Send your application, written in Swedish or English, through the University’s recruitment system Varbi. Please note that the documents must be in PDF-format. Your application should include:
CV and cover letter
Degree certificate
Contact information for two references
Other documents the applicant wish to upload
Last application date is 2025-05-15.
Contact Professor Pär Byström, Research Director CIRC: par.bystrom@umu.se.
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