The UFZ
The Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) with its 1,100
employees has gained an excellent reputation as an international competence
centre for environmental sciences. We are part of the largest scientific
organisation in Germany, the Helmholtz association. Our mission: Our research
seeks to find a balance between social development and the long-term
protection of our natural resources.
The job
Understanding drivers behind large climate-related impacts is crucial for
improving climate risk assessments under present and future climate
conditions. Complex interactions between climatic drivers in space and time
make an attribution from impacts to climate conditions difficult, rendering
climate risk projections highly uncertain. New developments in the area of
machine learning and in particular interpretable machine learning offer new
opportunities to attribute climate impacts to specific weather conditions that
are characterized by complex interactions in space, time and between
variables. The Young Investigator Group COMPOUNDX (Detecting compound climate
features of extreme impacts) is looking for an expert in data science and
machine learning who is interested in applying their skills in better
understanding drivers of extreme climate impacts.
Your tasks
We seek someone who can complement our team to
Apply (interpretable) machine learning to better understand climate
impacts such as floods, crop failure, low carbon uptake or large wildfires
Follow new developments in (interpretable) machine learning and
translate/apply them to environmental science
We offer
Excellent technical facilities which are without parallel
The freedom you need to bridge the difficult gap between basic research
and close to being ready for application
Work in inter-disciplinary, multinational teams and excellent links with
national and international research networks
A vibrant region with a high quality of life and a wide cultural offering
for a balance between family and professional life
Interesting career opportunities and an extensive range of training and
further education courses
Your profile
Excellent data science and machine learning skills including deep
learning (e.g. LSTMs, CNNs)
Experience with common machine learning toolboxes such as TensorFlow,
PyTorch, Keras or similar
Interest in interpretable machine learning
Experience with code sharing and version control e.g. via GitHub
Self-driven personality able to work both independently and in a team
Prepared to work in a highly interdisciplinary environment
PhD in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Engineering, Environmental
Sciences or related field
Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
