Career
We at the Future Forests Excellence Cluster have brought together numerous disciplines at the University of Freiburg as well as partner research institutes and stakeholders with interest in the adaptation of forests to global change. Our common objective is to generate comprehensive knowledge for the analysis, development, and assessment of Adaptation and Transformation Pathways (A&TPs). These pathways shall make forest social-ecological systems (SESs) more adaptive and resilient in the face of rapid environmental and social changes to ensure landscapes with biodiverse forests that provide healthy living conditions.
In order to achieve this endeavour, we will establish a highly productive, international, and inter- and transdisciplinary research environment. The support structures within this environment will train, connect, and empower scientists at all career stages so that they can generate groundbreaking ideas, set benchmarks for research, and forge diverse career paths.
We are excited to share open PhD and first Post Doc positions. PhD positions are funded 75% for 42 months, Post Docs 100% for 36 months. The open positions below are listed according to the three research areas of the cluster, all of which will collaborate closely across topics and disciplines. Click on position(s) of interest to read more and apply. Only complete applications uploaded to the University application platform will be reviewed. We look forward to your application!
Risks to ecosystems and adaptation options
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Functional Tree Genetics & Genome Editing
Chair for Molecular Plant Physiologie – Faculty of Biology
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POST DOC – Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services under Forest Change
Chair for Geobotany – Faculty of Biology
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Labor Assistant – Tick dynamics and their pathogens under changing environmental conditions and its relevance to human health
Chair of Wildlife Ecology and Management – Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources
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Expanding forest vulnerability mapping to include socio-ecological and resilience metrics
Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources & The Forest Research Institute Baden-Wuerttemberg (FVA-BW)
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Visual and acoustic dimensions of forest change: Linking long-term monitoring data, perception and well-being
Chair for Geobotany – Faculty of Biology
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Data Scientist for XR-Lab: Setting up experiments to investigate the visual and acoustic dimensions of forest change
Chair for Geobotany – Faculty of Biology
Decision-making for future forests
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POST DOC – Framing decision-making for Future Forests: Exploring how to navigate environmental uncertainty and ambiguity
Chair of Sustainability Governance – Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources
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Imagining Future Forests: Decision-making Practices in the Introduction of Contested Tree Species
Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology – Faculty of Philosophy
Adaptation and transformation pathways for novel forest social-ecological systems
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POST DOC – Forestry Resource Economics: Integrative economic modelling for Future Forests
Chair of Forestry Economics and Forest Planning – Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources
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POST DOC – Participatory Modelling of Forest Social-ecological Systems
Chair of Modelling of Social-Ecological Systems- Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources
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POST DOC – Scaling governance innovations for successful management to adapt forests to global change (GovInno)
Chair for Environmental/Forest Governance – Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources
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POST DOC – Multi- and interdisciplinary conceptualisations of novel forest social-ecological systems (SES)
Chair of Environmental Planning and Transformation (University of Freiburg) & Stockholm Resilience Center