Research Scientist in Geography: Foresighting resilient adaptation and land use change
University of Augsburg (UNA), Germany - Centre for Climate Resilience
The University of Augsburg offers optimal conditions for research and study surrounded by a relaxed, parkland campus with its own lake. As a green and cosmopolitan city, Augsburg is the perfect location for researchers and students. Augsburg is the third largest city of Bavaria and a World Heritage Site since 2011 for its unique water management system. The cities of Munich (60 km), Ulm (80 km), Stuttgart (160 km) and Nuremberg (140 km) are easily accessible by road or rail. There are direct fast train connections several times a day to Berlin, Hamburg, Cologne and Paris. The international airports at Munich and Memmingen are also just an hour’s drive from Augsburg.
The University of Augsburg is a medium-sized public university with 307 professors, 19.057 students, and 93 degree programmes. There are eight faculties ranging from the humanities and social sciences to applied computer science and medicine. The successful candidate will work at the interdisciplinary Centre for Climate Resilience. The Centre for Climate Resilience was founded at the end of 2020. The research centre is dedicated to research and science communication in the field of climate resilience with an interdisciplinary approach. The aim is to develop scientific foundations and holistic and implementable strategies at regional, national and international level that demonstrate adaptations to the unavoidable consequences of climate change.
Homepage: https://www.uni-augsburg.de/en/forschung/einrichtungen/institute/zentrum-fur-klimaresilienz/
Climate: Past, Present & Future (CL)
Earth and Space Science Informatics (ESSI)
The successful candidate will lead the initial phase of the FORESIGHT research project, a resilience and vulnerability project that received seed-funding for initial research, stakeholder consultation and engagement, preparation of field work, identification of project members and building the consortia.
These preparatory steps are aimed at supporting the proposal development for a multi-year, multi-stakeholder research project on climate resilience and land use. We are looking for an individual who is interested in conducting initial research in this area and in coordinating the grant development with a larger multidisciplinary team.
Among the confirmed collaborating research institutes for the initial phase are the University of Southern Queensland, Australia (USQ), the University of Cape Town, South Africa (UCT), the University of New South Wales, Australia (UNSW), and the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain.
Please find a detailed job description, and eligibility criteria here:
Application:
1. Please fill out the digital recruitment form here: https://form.123formbuilder.com/6864062/recruitment-survey.
2. Please send your complete application documents (including 1-page letter about your research interest and your motivation to apply, CV, list of publications) in digital form as a single PDF file. Please include the names and contact details of two previous supervisors or academic/professional referees in your CV. Please indicate the desired starting date in your application.
Deadline: September, 30th 2025
Send your documents to sekretariat.kvk [at] ccr.uni-augsburg.de
(Subject: Foresighting resilient adaptation and land use change)
Candidates selected for the shortlist will be contacted with details regarding the interview schedule.