Job for Researchers: Research Associate (Soil, Climate, Tree Species Selection) — Technical University of Munich

Original title: Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin/Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter (w/m/d) Abteilung „Boden, Klima, Baumartenwahl

The Bavarian State Institute of Forestry and Forest Research (LWF) is seeking a Research Associate (m/f/d) for the Department of “Soil, Climate, Tree Species Selection”. The position is linked to the project “Further Development of the Forest Drought Monitor Bavaria and Extension to Brandenburg” and is to be filled at the earliest possible date. The contract is fixed-term until 31 May 2027 and the position is remunerated according to pay group 13 TV-L.

About the project

The aim of the project is to further develop the online service waldduerremonitor.de for Bavaria and to transfer it to the federal state of Brandenburg. Existing Python scripts and ArcGIS applications will be adapted and optimised, and geodata from Brandenburg will be integrated in cooperation with the State Competence Centre for Forestry Eberswalde (LFE).

Responsibilities

• Migrating the Forest Drought Monitor Bavaria from ArcGIS Online to ArcGIS Enterprise
• Further developing the content of the monitor, including a short-term forecast (5–7 days) and the display of depth profiles
• Setting up a comparable “Forest Drought Monitor Brandenburg”
• Preparing and processing geodata on soil and vegetation from Brandenburg for water-balance modelling using the LWF-Brook90 program

Requirements

Essential

• Completed university degree in geoecology, meteorology, hydrology, forest sciences or a comparable field of study
• Extensive programming experience; sound knowledge of Python is mandatory
• Advanced GIS knowledge of the ArcGIS product platform (ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Enterprise)
• Solid knowledge of data processing workflows and geodatabases
• Goal-oriented working style, strong teamwork skills and a high degree of initiative
• Good German language skills

Desirable

• Experience in interpreting meteorological and hydrological data
• Experience in water-balance modelling, ideally with the LWF-Brook90 program

What we offer

• Remuneration according to pay group 13 TV-L
• Fixed-term employment until 31 May 2027, starting at the earliest possible date
• The position is generally suitable for part-time work, provided the full range of duties is covered through job sharing
• Applicants with severe disabilities are given preferential consideration if essentially equally qualified; women are explicitly encouraged to apply (Art. 7 (3) BayGlG)
• Further information on the application procedure and what the institute offers is provided in the general vacancy information on the LWF website (lwf.bayern.de/service/stellenangebote), which forms part of this announcement

How to apply

Please send your complete application documents (without a photograph), quoting reference number LWF-2614, by 14 June 2026 at the latest to:

Bayerische Landesanstalt für Wald und Forstwirtschaft
Personalstelle
Hans-Carl-von-Carlowitz-Platz 1
85354 Freising, Germany

Applications may also be submitted by email to: [email protected]

Original vacancy