Project 2200312 - Forest resources assessment and modelling

OPEN (published on 14/05/2007)

The Land Management and Natural Hazards Unit is looking for a researcher to contribute to the development of methods for forest resources assessment and modeling in Europe.

The envisaged work will consist on:

• Research on the suitability of existing forest resources/ forest biomass models for its application at the European level.

• Analysis of available data and identification of data-gaps for the development of a European Forest Resources Assessment Model, and the contribution to the development of this model.

• Analyis of the impact of future Climate Change scenarios on forest resources and forest biomass at the European level.

• Preparation of the reports on the above activities and publication of sceintfic results in peer-reviewed journals.

The ideal candidate should have a degree in forestry or related fields and post-graduate experience in forestry, climate change in relation to ecosystem modelling. Experience in the use of geographic information systems and forest ecosystem models are required.Creativity, teamwork, good spoken and written communication skills in English, as well as the capability to work independently are also important.

Contact: jesus.san-miguel(at)jrc.it;   Tel: +39 0332 786138

 

  Project 2400211 - Scientific Officer for Integrated Modelling

OPEN (published on 08-05-2007)

The Climate Change Unit is looking for a scientific officer to conduct research in the area of integrated modeling of terrestrial greenhouse gas emissions and sinks including mitigation options for European agricultural and forestry systems. Duration: 36 months.

The successful candidate will:

• Contribute to the development and compilation of high-resolution data sets required to drive biophysical models of terrestrial soil-vegetation systems with various statistical and programming tools.

• Contribute to the assessment of greenhouse gas emissions and sinks from terrestrial ecosystems in Europe.

• Contribute to the validation of European wide datasets, such as agricultural land use maps, and greenhouse gas emission estimates.

• Contribute to research on mitigation options for European greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural and forestry systems on the basis of existing process-based and economic modeling tools.

The ideal candidate has a strong interdisciplinary background in ecology, forestry, agricultural, science, environmental science or equivalent, with proven experience in applied mathematics/spatial statistics. A PhD will be an asset. Knowledge in a programming language (e. g. C++, GAMS), geo-statistics and ability of acquiring new programming skills is essential. Experiences on the impact of agronomic practices or forest management on GHG emission and sinks are an asset. Capability to work independently and result-oriented as well as excellent English verbal and written communication skills are required.

Contact: adrian.leip(at)jrc.it, tel: +39 0332 786327

 

   Project 1310610 - Scientific researcher in the field of renewable energy for the determination of basic performance of photovoltaic modules

OPEN (published on 03-05-2007)

The Renewable Energies Unit is looking for a young researcher to undertake work in the frame of an international project, Performance IP. This project aims at improving and widening the knowledge in the measurement and testing photovoltaic devices in all aspects of development and operation. The JRC contribution is in Testing, measurement and qualification.

The successful candidate would work on indoor electrical performance measurements of thin film PV (second Generation) devices and modules. This involves improving the indoor measurements techniques and determination of outdoor performance of these materials with regard to energy rating. Specific attention will be given to the establishment of the lowest possible uncertainty to the calibration chain of these devices to SI units via the world radiometric reference in Davos Switzerland. The result will be used as input to update the IEC and CENELEC standards on type approval testing and characterisation.

The ideal candidate should have a PhD in Physics or Material Science.

The profile requires 3 years expertise in the field of renewable energies or power and energy determination or electronic devices. Good knowledge of spoken and written English is required and Italian is helpful.

Contact: ewan.dunlop(at)ec.europa.eu, Tel. +39 0332 789090

 

OPEN (published on 30-03-2007)

The Rural, Water and Ecosystem Resources Unit is looking for a scientific/technical officer to conduct research and development on modeling and mapping the fate of pollutants in the environment at an EU scale.

The successful candidate will be expected to conduct and coordinate research and development activities related to multimedia contaminant fate modeling in a policy support context. These in-house models provide independent spatial insights using advanced Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for a steady-state and dynamic estimates of inter- and intra-media contaminant transport and degradation at the EU scale. Results are evaluated through inter-model comparison and using monitoring data, including from in-house pan-EU activities.

The ideal candidate should have a background in Environmental Science, or related, with preferably an advanced university degree. Extensive experience should be demonstrated in relation to environmental fate modeling and using GIS. Previous policy support experience, predicting the spatial/temporal fate and risk of contaminants in the environment, as well as model evaluation are beneficial.

Good creativity, the ability to actively promote collaborations in internal and external projects, consensus-building skills, and the capability to work independently in an applied scientific manner be must be clearly demonstrated by the candidate. Good English verbal and written communication is a requirement.

Contact: david.pennington(at)jrc.it, tel. 0039 0332 785880.

 

 

OPEN (published on 30-03-2007)

Within the Action 32001 - Natural Hazards (Land Management and Natural Hazards Unit) a research position is available to provide scientific support in the field of hydrological simulation and modelling, contributing to the development and testing of the European Flood Alert System, climate change effect studies, and the European Drought Observatory. 

The envisaged work consists of: 

- Hydrological model development, testing, and validation, with focus on the maintenance and further development of the LISFLOOD hydrological model.

- Development and maintenance of auxiliary software tools for data management in support of the flood simulation work.

- Assistance in the pre-operational tasks of running the European Flood Alert System (EFAS).

- Research and publications in the field of large scale hydrological modelling.

The ideal candidate has a degree related to hydrology or environmental science with proven experience in quantitative rainfall-runoff modelling. In depth expertise and proficiency in programming (XML, PCRaster, Python scripting to manage XML based configuration files), as well as familiary in a Linux environment are a requirement. Experience with handling and analysing large spatial data sets and time series is an advantage. Knowledge of working with databases (SQL) is an advantage. Creativity, teamwork, good spoken and written communication skills in English, as well as the capability to work independently are also important.

Duration: 36 months.

Type of contract: Contract Agent IV

Contact: ad.de-roo(at)jrc.it, tel. 0039 0332 786240.

 

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