Postdoctoral researcher (f/m/d)

The project EconEx aims to quantify the impact of weather extreme events on the global economic and trading system. Such weather extreme events are expected to increase significantly in the future, both in terms of intensity and frequency. The global economic and trading system will be increasingly impacted by this, but so far there are no reliable forecasts of the expected economic damage and, in particular, the effects on national and international production. This project focusses on providing for the first time of what additional economic challenges the European Union and thus Germany will be confronted with as a result of weather extreme events and what measures we can be taken to meet these challenges.

Key responsibilities:

• Investigating the role of weather extremes on economic growth in the agent-based model Acclimate
• Model development towards the main goal of the project.

Requirements:

• Master's Degree and PhD in Physics, Engineering, Economics, Environmental Sciences, Mathematics, System Sciences or a related field
• Programming skills in an analysis-oriented language (such as Python) 
• Programming skills in an object-oriented language (such as C++)
• Active interest in numerical analysis of climate-change related problems.

We expect:

• Team-orientation and strong communication skills in English. The working language is English.
• Enthusiasm to build a new group on economic climate-impact analysis at MPI-Geoanthropology
• Willingness to engage in an active collaboration with the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

We offer you a full-time (39 hours per week), fixed-term employment contract until December 31, 2026 and an attractive salary in accordance with TVöD Bund in line with the specific job description and your personal requirements up to EG 13 as well as an additional annual bonus. You are entitled to 30 days' holiday and time off on 24 and 31 December. We also offer attractive and family-friendly flexitime and home office arrangements. A company pension scheme (VBL), an employer subsidy for a job ticket, the opportunity for further training and language and health courses round off our offer.

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