Postdoc: Terrestrial ecosystem modelling

Our group for Geocomputation and Earth Observation develops new models and model-data integration methods to gain a mechanistic understanding of biogeochemical cycling of terrestrial ecosystems, water‑carbon coupling, and forest responses to climate change. We are hosted at the Institute of Geography, University of Bern, and work at the intersection of terrestrial ecology, earth system science, earth observation, and data science. Within the bi‑national multi‑PI project UP‑SCALE – Understanding VPD impacts on forests across scales to advance the next generation of Earth‑system models, we are recruiting a Postdoc (3.5 years).

Tasks

• Integrate a hydraulics‑explicit representation of photosynthesis, transpiration, and their acclimation (P‑hydro) into a vegetation demography model (BiomeEP).
• Break new ground in using eco‑evolutionary optimality principles for simulating tree hydraulic and architectural trait acclimation.
• Conduct methods deve...