Research topic: Local and landscape effects on the ecosystem services provided by sustainable urban drainage systems (Prof. Dr. J. Kollmann)

Doctoral Candidate: Local and landscape effects of SUDS (m/f/x) (Entg.-Gr. TV-L)

18.11.2024, Wissenschaftliches Personal

The Research Training Group “Urban Green Infrastructure - Training Next Generation Professionals for Integrated Urban Planning Research” aims to conduct inter- and transdisciplinary research into innovative approaches for liveable, sustainable and climate change resilient cities through green infrastructure. We are looking for a candidate for a 0.75 or 1.0 position (limited to three years) to be filled as of April 1, 2025 as part of a DFG-funded Research Training Group.

Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS) are effective elements of urban green infrastructure (UGI) within the overall strategy of sponge cities. They deliver multiple ecosystem services, including mitigation of flooding and drought, improved microclimate, reduced pollution, carbon capture, support of pollinators and pest antagonists, and recreational values.

Many technical and ecological aspects of SUDS are well understood, while there are knowledge gaps with respect to ecologically informed design and planning of such UGIs. Planning must evaluate and integrate the multiple functions of SUDS, and this challenge has been rarely addressed so far. Moreover, planning must acknowledge that the ecological value of SUDS is controlled by local and landscape factors, since the significance the individual functions may vary depending on the immediate neighborhood, the urban landscape and the placement within the urban–rural gradient.

Your profile:
· Interest in urban plant biodiversity and its driving factors.
· Expertise in experimental design and statistical analysis of field data.
· Knowledge in GIS and R
· Willingness to collaborate with soil scientists, ecotoxicologists, microbiologists and urban planners is beneficial.
· Experience in publishing in international journals and interest in presenting at conferences are appreciated.

The gender- and diversity-balanced filling of doctoral positions is a particular concern of ours.

Interested?
Send us your informative application documents (letter of motivation, CV, certificates) including a brief description of your previous activities as a single PDF file (file name: Research Topic_Lastname.Surename.pdf) to rtg.lapl@ls.tum.de

For technical and organizational questions about the Research Training Group, please contact the spokesperson:
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stephan Pauleit, pauleit@tum.de
If you have any questions about the various research topics, the professors mentioned will be happy to answer them.

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Mehr Information

https://www.gs.tum.de/en/grk/urban-green-infrastructure/cluster-and-subprojects/cluster-3/subproject-13-plant-systems/