Postdoc in high mountain permafrost mapping (M/F)

Organisation/Company

CNRS

Department

Environnement Dynamique et Territoires de la Montagne

Research Field

History
Anthropology
Environmental science

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)

Country

France

Application Deadline

11 Apr 2024 – 23:59 (UTC)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

35

Offer Starting Date

1 Jul 2024

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

Researcher in statistical modelling and mapping of high mountain permafrost in the frame of the assessment of the risks from glacial and periglacial origins project funded by the French Ministry of Ecology. The recruited researcher will be part of the Morphodynamics team in the EDYTEM laboratory and will be supervised by Florence Magnin

The work will consist in collecting the data of about fifty sensors spread across 15 sites in the French Alp, processing and analyzing them, and to calibrate a statistical model explaining permafrost distribution with various environmental variables. The model will then be implemented in a Geographical Information System and the map will be analysed in the goal to write reports and scientific article. The researcher will also be involved in the communication of the results at meetings and national and/or international conferences.

The researches will be conducted in the pluridsciplinary EDYTEM laboratory, an “Unité Mixte de Recherche” (Mixed Research Unit) belonging to both the CNRS and Univeristy Savoie Mont Blanc, but whose common line is mountain environment. He/she will be related to the Morphodynamics team, which hosts about fifteen permanent researchers, an engineer and a lot of PhD candidates and postdocs, mostly in the fields of geology, geophysics and physical geography.

Requirements

Research Field

History

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Research Field

Anthropology

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Research Field

Environmental science

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Languages

FRENCH

Level

Basic

Research Field

History

Years of Research Experience

1 – 4

Research Field

Anthropology

Years of Research Experience

1 – 4

Research Field

Environmental science

Years of Research Experience

1 – 4

Additional Information
Eligibility criteria

The researcher should have a strong expertise in alpine geomorphology and in physical processes of the high mountain, especially those associated with the cryosphere. The researcher should have solid experience of high mountain field work, good organizational and communication skills, and ideally some mastery of statistical modeling and geographic information systems. There are no constraints in terms of statistical modeling and mapping tools. The successful candidate should also be able to present results orally and write scientific articles in English. Knowledge of French is not mandatory, but will be a definite advantage (exchanges with funding bodies and land managers).

Website for additional job details

https://emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/UMR5204-CARDID-002/Default.aspx

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Environnement Dynamique et Territoires de la Montagne

Country

France

City

LE BOURGET DU LAC

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https://emploi.cnrs.fr/Candidat/Offre/UMR5204-CARDID-002/Candidater.aspx

Contact

City

LE BOURGET DU LAC

Website

https://edytem.cnrs.fr/

STATUS: EXPIRED