The Department of Geosciences and Geography provides excellent working conditions and a friendly atmosphere. The University of Helsinki carries out research of an internationally high standard. The University of Helsinki has regularly been ranked among Europe’s top 10 to 15 universities on worldwide ranking lists of research universities.
The Department of Geosciences and Geography at the University of Helsinki is searching POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER with topic Arctic treeline – climate changes and ecotone responses.
The position is financed by the Academy of Finland and it is a subproject of a larger consortium called Impacts of climate change on Arctic environment, ecosystem services and society (CLICHE).
Project description:
The aim of the project is to use the key palaeoecological data combined with modeling and remote sensing approaches for investigating the long-term trends of the Arctic tree-line in northern Europe (Fennoscandia and Russia). Special weight is given to reconstructing the Holocene shifts of the northern margin of the Boreal conifer forest, associated changes in the biomass of the conifer forest and the tundra, and the resulting changes of the Arctic albedo.
The project aims to use novel approaches for estimating vegetation cover (also in terms of biomass) and to integrate the data with dynamic vegetation modeling to explore the biomass and carbon dynamics that are linked to the treeline changes. The project is strongly connected to other on-going international programs and collaboration.
Terms of employment:
The maximum duration of the contract will be 3 years, depending on the date the post-doc will start. The starting monthly salary will be 3 100–3 200 E. The position is a full-time research position, including some commitment for teaching or departmental responsibilities.
