Postdoc Simulating Carbon Dynamics in French Ecosystems Using a Multi-Model Approach (M/F)

Job Description

Missions

As part of the ALAMOD project funded by the PEPR FairCarbon programme, we are offering a 24‑month postdoctoral position. The main scientific objectives and associated tasks will focus on coordinating a modelling group in order to produce simulations of carbon stock changes in ecosystems (forests, grasslands, and croplands) across France. The successful candidate will also be responsible for disseminating the results through scientific publications.

Activity

The postdoctoral researcher will first identify, in collaboration with the scientists involved in ALAMOD, the RMQS sites most relevant for simulating carbon stock changes between the first and second monitoring campaigns. The researcher will then develop Python scripts to provide all identified modelling groups with the data required to run their models. In a third phase, the researcher will co-design the simulation protocol and be responsible for compiling the results from the different modelling teams. He or she will conduct simulations with soil carbon models (using prescribed carbon inputs) and may also run one of the participating models depending on prior experience. Finally, the researcher will use simulation outputs together with data collected within the ALAMOD project to evaluate models, identify avenues for improvement, reconstruct carbon dynamics in French ecosystems, and produce future projections.

Your Profil

Skills

We are seeking a candidate holding a PhD, with a strong interest in environmental sciences and a particular enthusiasm for modelling. Programming skills (R, Python, or Fortran) are required. Applicants must have demonstrated their ability to communicate scientific results through peer‑reviewed publications and presentations at scientific conferences

Your Work Environment

Ecosystems represent major carbon reservoirs and play an important role in carbon exchange with the atmosphere. Increasing carbon stocks in ecosystems through sustainable management compatible with production objectives is widely recognised as a key pathway for climate change mitigation. However, models simulating carbon stock dynamics still require significant improvements. The ALAMOD project aims to capitalise on all available data documenting carbon stock changes in ecosystems in order to create an unprecedented framework for model evaluation and prediction of carbon stocks in French ecosystems. This dataset will be used to assess the different models used and developed by the French scientific community. The outcomes of this comparison will help identify the strengths and limitations of existing approaches and lay the foundations for a new generation of models capable of accurately simulating carbon stock dynamics in French ecosystems.

Compensation and benefits

Compensation

Since to 2 132,83€

Annual leave and RTT

44 jours

Remote Working practice and compensation

Pratique et indemnisation du TT

Transport

Prise en charge à 75% du coût et forfait mobilité durable jusqu’à 300€

About the offer

About the CNRS

The CNRS is a major player in fundamental research on a global scale. The CNRS is the only French organization active in all scientific fields. Its unique position as a multi-specialist allows it to bring together different disciplines to address the most important challenges of the contemporary world, in connection with the actors of change.

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