Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Vegetation Modeling

Updated: 3 days ago
Deadline: 01 Mar 2026

23 Jan 2026
Job Information
Organisation/Company

FAPESP - São Paulo Research Foundation
Research Field

Environmental science
Researcher Profile

Established Researcher (R3)
Application Deadline

1 Mar 2026 - 23:59 (UTC)
Country

Brazil
Type of Contract

To be defined
Job Status

Not Applicable
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by a EU programme
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

The AmazonFACE Program (Free-Air CO2 Enrichment experiment in the Amazon rainforest) is seeking a highly motivated researcher with a PhD in Biology, Ecology, Geosciences, Earth System Science, Environmental Sciences, or related fields and proven experience in computational modeling of vegetation to conduct research on the integration between vegetation modeling and experimental data from the AmazonFACE Program in order to assess how different types of Amazonian plants respond to increased atmospheric CO2.

Responsibilities: Lead the calibration of the CAETÊ (Carbon & Ecosystem Trait Evaluation) model developed at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP, São Paulo state, Brazil) for the AmazonFACE experimental site; develop a framework for analyzing and comparing the results of the field experiment with the CAETÊ model outputs; perform a first-order upscaling of the initial results of the AmazonFACE field experiment to the entire Amazon biome, using the CAETÊ model to evaluate the consequences for the carbon cycle and plant functional diversity in the region.

This opportunity is open to candidates of any nationality. The selected candidate will receive a Post-Doctoral fellowship from the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) in the amount of R$ 12,570.00 monthly and a research contingency fund, equivalent to 10% of the annual value of the fellowship which should be spent on items directly related to the research activity. The fellow will be tied to a 24 month contract, extendable for further 12.

Applicants please send 1) Letter of motivation (1 page); 2) Curriculum Vitae (4 pages maximum) following the FAPESP template ; 3) Contact information of three academic references to amzface@unicamp.br no later than March 1st, 2026.

More details: https://shorturl.at/dnBsN

More information about the fellowship is at: fapesp.br/oportunidades/8906 .


Where to apply
Website
http://www.fapesp.br/oportunidades/8906

Requirements
Additional Information
Eligibility criteria

Eligible destination country/ies for fellows:

  • Brazil

Eligibility of fellows: country/ies of residence:

  • All

Eligibility of fellows: nationality/ies:

  • All

Work Location(s)
Number of offers available
1
Company/Institute
Centro de Pesquisas Meteorológicas e Climáticas Aplicadas à Agricultura, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Cepagri-Unicamp)
Country
Brazil
State/Province
São Paulo
City
Campinas
Postal Code
13083-886
Street
Av. André Tosello, 209
Geofield


Contact
State/Province

São Paulo
City

São Paulo
Website

http://www.fapesp.br/oportunidades/
Street

R. Pio XI, 1500 - Alto da Lapa
Postal Code

05468-901

STATUS: EXPIRED

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