Integrated Biosphere Futures (IBF) Research group
The IBF Research Group, part of the IIASA Biodiversity and Natural Resources (BNR) Program, is offering an opportunity for a spatial data analyst to work on processing and analyzing land-use, land management and international trade related large datasets.
The IBF Research Group adopts an integrated approach to sustainable land use and ecosystems modeling taking into account i) interactions between different economic sectors, including agriculture, forestry, bioenergy, and fisheries, ii) synergies and trade-offs between multiple societal objectives, including, but not limited to, GHG emissions and climate change mitigation, climate change impacts and adaptation, food security, sustainable nutrient and water management, and biodiversity, iii) across different spatial and temporal scales, going from pixel through the country level up to the global scale, and from annual to a hundred year time horizon.
The group is strongly connected to the international academic community, placing emphasis on transdisciplinary synergies, and applied approaches. The work accomplished has long been recognized through regular publications in high-ranking scientific journals, and the BNR Program includes several Top 1% highly cited researchers. In addition, BNR is recognized as a reliable partner in support of national policy making and international multilateral processes.
The spatial data analyst will primarily handle spatial dataset processing and management, including raster and vector data for land use and ecosystem modeling projects. Responsibilities encompass data manipulation, cleaning, and alignment with existing models to support creation of projections and analyses for research and policy discussions on land use, climate change mitigation, and biodiversity conservation.
Additionally, the person selected for this position will collect, download, and compile statistical data to complement spatial analyses, identifying and extracting relevant information from diverse sources to enrich our models. This role ensures accuracy and contextual enrichment of spatial datasets, contributing directly to sustainable land management and policy-making efforts within the IBF group.
MAIN Tasks AND RESPONSIBILITIES
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Appointment Terms
The selected candidate should be available to take up the position as soon as possible in 2024 (start date negotiable). We offer an initial fixed-term, two-year, full-time (40 hours per week) employment contract, with the possibility of extension thereafter. Eligible applicants wishing to work part-time hours may be considered.
Duties will be carried out at the IIASA premises in Laxenburg, near Vienna in Austria.
The successful candidate will be appointed R1 in accordance with the IIASA profiles for research careers.
EUR 36,875.00 (Subject to deductions for health insurance and/or social security.)
IIASA is committed to a working environment that promotes equality, diversity, tolerance and inclusion within its workforce. This is reflected in our IIASA core values. We encourage qualified candidates from all religious, ethnic, and social backgrounds to apply. In the case that candidates are equally qualified, preference will be given to applicants from countries where IIASA has a Member Organization.
For further information about this opportunity please contact Michael Le Gohebel, BNR/IBF Program and Project Officer or Petr Havlik, BNR Program Director/IBF Research Group Leader.
For general information about working at IIASA, contact: recruitment@iiasa.ac.at
In order to apply for this opportunity, you will need to provide the following documents:
