CareerPlan

PhD position or Postdoctoral researcher (m/f/d)

Frankfurt am Main, HESSENFull-time2026-10-26 → 2026-11-11

Core

Develop a refined biodiversity footprint approach to analyze how global livestock management strategies impact the movement of wild mammals using GPS and sensor data.

Role type

Research scientist (PhD/PostDoc) in sustainability science and ecology

Builds

Novel biodiversity footprint models and transdisciplinary research outputs for science-policy interfaces

Domain

Ecology, biodiversity conservation, and global land systems

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Statistical analysis, AI-based methods, R, Python, handling heterogeneous datasets, stakeholder engagement

Preferred skills

Experience with stakeholder interactions

Technologies

R, Python, GPS data, sensor data

Responsibilities

Advance biodiversity footprint approaches, classify global livestock management systems, analyze global patterns of livestock impact on wildlife movement, engage in transdisciplinary project team cooperation, publish results in international journals