The mission of the Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF) as a nationally and internationally active research institute is to deliver solutions for an ecologically, economically and socially sustainable agriculture – together with society. ZALF is a member of the Leibniz Association and is located in Müncheberg (approx. 35 minutes by regional train from Berlin-Lichtenberg). It also maintains a research station with further locations in Dedelow and Paulinenaue.

The position will be based in the Research Platform “Data Analysis and Simulation“ within the Working Group “Ecosystem Modelling“ under the project “Operational Copernicus Climate Change Agriculture Service”. It aims to develop a next-generation operational climate service for agriculture that integrates advanced climate data, modelling, and stakeholder engagement to support informed decision-making and climate resilience.

We offer as February 1st, 2026, a full-time position, limited for 26 months, subject to final confirmation by the funding organization, with the possibility of a 6-month extension, based at our location in Müncheberg as

• integrate CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) emission data with crop modelling for Mediterranean agriculture
• assess climate-smart fertilization and multi-stress adaptation strategies
• evaluate feasibility and define integration pathways for C3S (Copernicus Climate Change Service) applications
• support the C3S Agriculture Micro-site and Mediterranean Demonstrator with agronomic insights and data

• PhD in crop science, computational environmental science, or a closely related field with a focus on agricultural systems
• solid knowledge of crop modelling and/or data-driven approaches for agricultural decision support
• robust experience with Python
• proven experience in managing and analysing large climate or environmental datasets
• excellent written and spoken English skills required

• an interdisciplinary working environment that encourages independence and self-reliance
• classification according to the collective agreement of the federal states (TV-L) up to EG 13 (including special annual payment)
• a collegial and open-minded working atmosphere in a dynamic research institution
• company ticket
• in-house language courses in German
• mobile working possible and flexible working hours, after consultation

ZALF promotes equality among all employees and welcomes applications regardless of ethnic, cultural, or social background, age, religion, ideology, disability, gender, or sexual identity. The filling of the position in part-time is possible in principle. Please send your application preferably online (see button online application below). For e-mail applications, create a PDF document (one PDF file, max. 5 MB; packed PDF documents, archive files like zip, rar etc. Word documents cannot be processed and therefore cannot be considered!) with the usual documents, in particular CV, proof of qualification and certificates, stating the reference number 68-2025 until 21st November 2025 to (see button e-mail application below).

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us: Dr. Ehsan Eyshi Rezaei, Tel. +49 (0) 33432/82-334.

For cost reasons, application documents or extensive publications can only be returned if an adequately stamped envelope is attached.

If you apply, we collect and process your personal data in accordance with Articles 5 and 6 of the EU GDPR only for the processing of your application and for purposes that result from possible future employment with the ZALF. Your data will be deleted after six months.