PhD Studentship in The
IMPETUS Project
A position for a PhD
student is available in the IMPETUS project (An
integrated approach to the efficient management of
scarce water resources in West Africa).
Globally we are confronted with increasing scarcity of
water resources in terms of quantity and quality. Water
use efficiency must be increased through improved crop
and irrigation management in semi-arid as wells as
sub-humid areas. The target areas are Benin (West
Africa) and Marocco. The project has an
interdisciplinary structure which requires close
cooperation with partners from other EU member states as
well as research institutes in India, Pakistan, Dubai
and Bangladesh.
Your task is the testing and validation of two crop
growth models for rainfed and irrigated crops with
emphasis on rice and yam cropping. Field data are
avaiable from previous field experiments by partner
organisations and trials carried out within the first
six years of the project. We are looking for a person,
which is highly motivated to work in an
interdisciplinary team, has an excellent Master degree,
diploma or equivalent degree in agriculture, geography,
ecology or environmental science preferably with a
background in crop production and/or soil science and in
the application of simulation models.
Candidates should be interested in working at the
soil-plant interface using numerical models. Fluency in
French and experience in programming (Fortran, C++) is
desirable, but not a prerequisite. The position is paid
according to the German regulations TVL-EG13 with 20.5
working hours per week. The contract will be initially
limited to two years. The candidate has the possibility
to defend a Ph.D. thesis and to obtain a PhD degree,
when the formal requirements are met. Applications of
handicapped persons will be favoured when all other
qualifications are equal.
Applications (CV including photograph,
diploma/masters, statement of research interests and
achievements) should be sent until June 10, 2007 to:
Dr. Thomas Gaiser
C/o Institute of Crop Science and Resource Protection
University of Bonn D-53115 Bonn,
Germany
Email:
tgaiser@uni-bonn.de
For further information concerning the project visit the
BIOSAFOR website :
www.impetus.uni-koeln.de
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