María Máñez Costa

PostDoc opportunity in climate services and backcasting at GERICS / Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, in collaboration with Universität Hamburg. The position is part of the HICSS-funded project BeChange and the ClimateBridge cluster. The successful candidate will work on local case studies in the Amazonian region, using participatory methods such as backcasting to identify desirable climate futures and to integrate local knowledge into co-created climate-service prototypes for rural smallholder producers. This is a two-year PostDoc position. The post emphasizes research at the intersection of climate-resilient development, climate services, participatory modeling, and community-engaged methods. It also connects to behavioral dynamics and perceptual frameworks related to climate-action engagement. Eligibility highlights include fluency in Portuguese and/or Spanish, plus English. The post is aimed at PostDoc researchers interested in climate adaptation, inclusive planning, and cross-continental knowledge exchange between Brazil and Germany. Institutional context: Climate Service Center Germany (GERICS), Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, with collaboration from Universität Hamburg. The project background mentions work in the Amazon and adaptation of tools and methods across regions. No deadline, stipend amount, or tuition information is stated in the post excerpt. Interested applicants should follow the linked job posting and contact María Máñez Costa for questions.