A full-time PostDoc position is available at the GIScience Research Group at the Department of Geography of Heidelberg University.
The aim is to contribute to the research at the GIScience Research Group and to start building an own junior research group including the mentoring of PhD students.
The candidate should have a demonstrated research track in at least one or more of the following topics:
– Conceputalization and Development of GI Algorithms and Methods
– GeoComputation and Spatial Data Mining
– GeoWeb, GI Services and Apps
We expect a PhD in either Computer Science, Geoinformatics, Geography or related fields, as well as strong and demonstrated research experience in Geoinformatics, paired with the ability for independent scientific work, management skills, the acquisition of third party funding as well as teamwork and leadership.
We offer an attractive job in an interdisciplinary dynamic team with excellent possibilities for research and further qualification. The GIScience Research Group is member in the Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Computing (IWR), the Heidelberg Center for the Environment (HCE) and the Heidelberg Center for Cultural Heritage (HCCH). The University of Excellence Heidelberg belongs to the internationally top ranked universities and offers an especially stimulating research environment.
Please send the usual documents (full CV, grades, papers etc.) to Mrs. Bettina Knorr:
Bettina.knorr@geog.uni-heidelberg.de (Managing Assistant of Prof. Alexander Zipf)
– until April 22 2015. The position shall be filled as soon as possible. The initial duration of the contract is dependent on the experience of the candidate.
