CareerPlan

Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin/Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter...

Braunschweig, NIEDERSACHSENFull-time2026-11-06 → 2026-11-10
On-site

Core

Developing nationwide suitability and risk maps for legume crops (chickpea, field pea, soybean, lupin) by integrating soil, weather, and climate data with process-based crop growth modeling.

Role type

Research scientist (crop modeling & GIS)

Builds

Publicly accessible suitability and risk maps for sustainable crop production systems

Domain

Agriculture, Plant Science, Climate Resilience

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Process-based crop growth modeling, Statistical analysis, Programming (R, Python), Data harmonization, Sensitivity analysis, GIS evaluation

Preferred skills

DSSAT, APSIM, SSM-iCrop2, Genotype-Environment-Management interactions

Technologies

DSSAT-CROPGRO, SSM-iCrop2, R, Python, GIS

Responsibilities

Select and develop process-based crop growth models; Merge and validate experimental data; Calibrate models using phenology and yield data; Conduct sensitivity and uncertainty analyses; Simulate plant development and yield potential; Develop model-based indicators for GIS evaluation; Publish research findings.

Seniority

Mid-level Research Scientist (Master's level)