PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Climate Science in Germany

This postdoctoral position is based in the Institute of Zoology, General Ecology research group at the University of Cologne and is part of the project “The Rhine Floodplain – a Biogeochemically Coupled System under Stress.” The project examines how altered hydrology shapes floodplain sediment dynamics, biodiversity, food webs, microbial activity, and greenhouse gas emissions. The successful researcher will develop a mechanistic framework connecting hydrological drivers with biotic, sedimentary,...

The Bonn International Graduate School for Development Research (BIGS-DR) is a structured doctoral programme based at the Centre for Development Research (ZEF), an institute of the University of Bonn in Germany. It offers a full-time, English-language doctoral training environment for applicants from all countries, with a planned duration of 7 semesters and start in the winter semester. BIGS-DR is designed for candidates who want to build a research-oriented career in sustainable development. Th...

Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung (SGN) in Frankfurt am Main is recruiting a PostDoc (m/f/d) in Data-Driven Social Ecological Research at the Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (SBiK-F). The position starts as soon as possible and is offered as a temporary appointment for up to three years, with full-time employment and part-time options available. The successful candidate will work in an interdisciplinary environment focused on the complex interactions between biodiv...

PhD opportunity in climate science, geodesy and superconducting gravimetry at the GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences in Potsdam, Germany. The PhD researcher will join SnowShifts , an ERC Synergy Grant project investigating how snow regimes are changing in some of the world’s most extreme environments. The research will explore how superconducting gravimetry can measure changes in snow mass and improve understanding of climate-driven changes in the cryosphere. Field and research contexts includ...

Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung is seeking a postdoctoral researcher in Data-Driven Social-Ecological Research at the Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (SBiK-F) in Frankfurt, Germany, in close collaboration with the ISOE – Institute for Social-Ecological Research. The position focuses on developing quantitative approaches to understand human–nature interactions and to support more effective stewardship or monitoring of nature under climate change. Potential researc...

Postdoctoral Researcher (m/f/d): Usable Extreme Weather Projections at Impact-Relevant Scales at the Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology (MPI-GEA), Jena, Germany. This postdoctoral opening sits in the Carl Zeiss Stiftung Independent Research Group on High-End Climate Risks (CZS-HECR), which studies worst-case climate outcomes, unprecedented and compound extremes, and their societal impacts. The project combines climate physics, Earth system analysis, targeted climate model experiments, advan...

Postdoctoral Researcher in Drivers and Statistics of Accelerating Extreme Weather Trends at the Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology (MPI-GEA), Jena, Germany. This postdoctoral opening sits in the Carl Zeiss Stiftung Independent Research Group on High-End Climate Risks (CZS-HECR) , which studies worst-case climate outcomes, unprecedented and compounding extremes, and their societal impacts. The project combines climate science , atmospheric science , Earth science , physics , statistics , and...

Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO) is advertising a postdoctoral researcher position in remote sensing and land degradation within the TransMoP project ( Transcending Boundaries: Navigating Mobility and Persistence in Arid and Degraded Landscapes ). The research will examine how land degradation and climate change influence human mobility and staying behavior in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan . This is a strong fit for candidates with interests in environment...

Coming soon: 1 Postdoc + 2 PhD positions in the new TransMoP research team at the Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO) . The project examines how land degradation , climate change , and related environmental factors shape migration and immobility in rural Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan . The research combines Earth observation , remote sensing , household surveys , quantitative analysis , and qualitative research to understand how environmental change influence...