*2 Geographers (initially until 31.12.2010, kr02)*
/Qualification: /An advanced university degree (Master or equivalent) in Geography (social/physical) , geoecology or in a closely related field. Good knowledge of all thematic areas of climate change (climate impact analysis, adaptation and mitigation, technology transfer) particularly from the developing country perspective, and GIS expertise is necessary.
/Tasks:/ Conduct regional climate impact analyses, development and systematic analyses of adaptation concepts for the target regions. Research will focus on sector-specific climatic impacts, and as well on the development of protection concepts with due consideration of climate protection, adaptation, and sustainability. A close cooperation with other projects targeting developing countries is mandatory. You should develop, implement and contribute to the
improvement of processes and procedures concerning adaptation in the target regions. Close cooperation with scientific and administrative institutions, presentation of results to various audiences and communication with stakeholders are required.
Positions will contribute to the development of a Global Climate Impact and Adaptation Information System embedded in a project to be carried out in close cooperation with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ). Targeted countries in this context are India, China, Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, South-Africa and Tunisia. All positions require the willingness to work on climate change issues from a developing country perspective and for international travel.
Teamwork, enthusiasm, flexibility, innovation, and excellent spoken and writing skills in English are prerequisite. Working knowledge in Spanish, French or Portuguese is an additional asset.
The project will be carried out in the working group North-South Theme within PIK's Research Domain 2 ("Climate Impacts & Vulnerabilities" ). The North-South Theme focuses on development in particular with respect to the potential avoidance of ill-management and development traps associated with the challenges of climate change. The overarching idea of the project is to frame and to provide regional climate impact analyses for relevant sectors/regions in the target countries, and in parallel to design visionary and foresighted transition pathways to sustainability, information provision, and decision support. Central questions are, for example, to identify future no-stay/no-go areas as well as to evaluate innovative development pathways towards sustainability reconciling mitigation of and adaptation to climate change.
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