WE’RE HIRING – Postdoc Position in Silviculture and Forest Ecology
The Chair of Silviculture at the University of Freiburg is inviting applications for a 1.5-year postdoctoral position in the field of silviculture and forest ecology. The position is embedded in theTRANSFORMIT project.
The successful candidate will contribute to research on Integrative Forest Management (IFM) across Europe, with a strong focus on evaluating its effectiveness in combining productive forestry, biodiversity conservation, ecosystem services, and forest resilience. The work will involve the analysis of an extensive dataset from forest enterprises across multiple European countries and forest types.
Key tasks include:
- Analysis of large-scale forest inventory data on IFM practices
- Assessment of ecosystem services, biodiversity, resilience, and adaptive capacity
- Synthesis of best practices and development of silvicultural options for IFM advancement
- Contribution to the development and teaching of educational modules on IFM
- Collaboration within the TRANSFORMIT consortium and related research projects
The position is suited for candidates with a strong background in forest ecology, silviculture, forest inventory, or related fields, and experience in quantitative data analysis (e.g. R, statistics). Experience in teaching, project coordination, or stakeholder engagement is advantageous.
The position is available as soon as possible, and is initially limited to 1.5 years with potential for further opportunities within the Cluster of Excellence Future Forests.
The University of Freiburg offers a dynamic and international research environment. Freiburg is located at the edge of the Black Forest, close to France and Switzerland, and provides an excellent quality of life.
Applications (including motivation letter, CV, publication list, transcripts, and two references) should be submitted as a single PDF by 15 May 2026 to Ursula Eggert (), with the subject line “Postdoc position in TRANSFORMIT”.
For scientific questions, please contact Prof. Jürgen Bauhus () or Dr. Florian Schnabel ().