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Hydrology Professors and Supervisors in Germany
Professors in hydrology in germany
991 professors found
Full Professor
Technische Universität Darmstadt
Germany
Research Interests
Hydrology
Hydrogeology
Water Resource Management
Ecohydrology
Circulation Modeling
Current, Academic Staff, Full Professor, Groundwater Systems & Director, the Institute of Groundwater Management
Technische Universität Dresden
Germany
Research Interests
Hydrology
Hydrogeology
Groundwater Modeling
Ecohydrology
Karstology
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Germany
Research Interests
Hydrology
Hydrogeology
Ecohydrology
Water Resource Management
Groundwater Modeling
Technical University of Munich
Germany
Research Interests
Hydrology
Oceanography
Ecohydrology
Evapotranspiration
Central Asia
Professor
University of Potsdam
Germany
Research Interests
Hydrology
Climatology
Ecohydrology
Soil Dynamics
Climate Dynamics
Professor for Hydrololgic Modelling
University of Bayreuth
Germany
Research Interests
Hydrology
Ecology
Freshwater Ecology
Ecosystem Dynamics
Watershed Management
Prof.
University of Potsdam
Germany
Research Interests
Geophysics
Structural Geology
Geomorphology
Natural Hazard
Glaciology
University Professor
University of Siegen
Germany
Research Interests
Hydrology
Hydrogeology
Flood Risk
Disaster Resilience
Water Resource Management
Institute for Environmental Sciences and Geography University of Potsdam Potsdam Germany
Germany
Research Interests
Hydrology
Meteorology
Flood Risk
Hydrometeorology
Watershed Management
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Living costs in Germany
Estimated costs in Germany.
MonthlyYearly | Germany |
|---|---|
 Housing Shared flats and off-campus rentals per year | €5.0k $5,400/yr |
 Utilities & Connectivity Electricity, water, internet, and mobile per year | €662 $720/yr |
 Personal Care Toiletries, haircuts, and personal items per year | €552 $600/yr |
 Clothing Basic clothing and seasonal needs per year | €828 $900/yr |
Estimates based on university averages and Numbeo
Popular professors
Professor
TH Köln - University of Applied Sciences
Germany
Research Interests
Hydrology
Climatology
Vegetation Dynamics
Freshwater Ecology
Hydrometeorology
Professor
University of Bremen
Germany
Research Interests
Sedimentology
Biochemical Engineering
Metabolic Biology
Geochemistry
Lipid Chemistry
Technical University of Dresden
Germany
Research Interests
Hydrology
Hydrogeology
Ecohydrology
Watershed Management
Groundwater Modeling
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University of Cologne
Germany
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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,...
Geology
Ecology
Environmental Science
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Forschungszentrum Jülich
Germany
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3 weeks ago
Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH is advertising a Postdoctoral Researcher position in Agroecosystem Modelling and Digital Twins at the Institute of Bio- and Geosciences – Agrosphere (IBG-3). The role sits within the PhenoRob2 Core Project 6 and focuses on developing field- and farm-scale agroecosystem digital twins. The research combines agroecosystem modelling , hydrological modelling , environmental modelling , data assimilation , and scientific computing . Main tasks include further developing t...
Computer Science
Environmental Science
Agriculture
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