PhD Position on forest dynamics in permafrost regions

id="offer-description" class="ecl-u-type-heading-2 ecl-u-mt-none ecl-u-mb-l">Offer Description The Junior Research Group Ecological Novelty at the University of Göttingen seeks a highly motivated and qualified candidate for a. PhD Position . on forest dynamics in permafrost regions. with 65 % of a full position. Regular working hours are currently 25.87 hours per week. This position should be filled by 01 February 2027 and is available for three years. Salary: Pay grade E13 TV-L. The boreal ecosystems in the permafrost-region are changing rapidly and in highly variable ways between regions. Treelines are shifting, vegetation is greening or browning, shrub and deciduous cover is expanding, and forests are retreating to wetlands or steppe. Drivers include changing fire, insect, grazing, and logging regimes, shifting precipitation, and altered ground conditions following thermokarst and abrupt thaw. Yet how these changes affect the vegetation–carbon–climate feedback remains poorly understood and climate models largely fail to predict these processes. You will join the newly established Junior Research Group Ecological Novelty in the Department of Conservation Biology, which studies how transforming boreal and Arctic ecosystems are reshaped, combining process-based modelling, satellite and airborne remote sensing, and field campaigns. The precise research questions will be developed together with the successful candidate, building on their background and strengths. The goal is to