CMCC Position 12832 – Early Career Postdoctoral / Mid‑Level Researcher
Deadline: July 10, 2026.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
We are seeking up to three highly motivated and well‑organized researchers to work as Eddy Covariance and Ecosystem Data Curators. Candidates should have proven experience in environmental data management, particularly in the organization, quality control, processing, formatting, and documentation of eddy covariance time series and associated meteorological, ancillary, and metadata records. Programming skills in Python, R, or MATLAB are required.
ROLE
As an Eddy Covariance Data Curator, you will report to the ICOS ETC Director and Coordination Group and be responsible for the collection, organization, quality control, processing, curation, and preparation of eddy covariance datasets and their associated metadata. You will develop and implement new tools and workflows to enhance data management and curation procedures.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Data collection and support for data submission
- Data checking and quality control, including interaction with data providers




- Collection, organization, and quality control of metadata and ancillary data
- Data processing and analysis of results
- Revision of existing metadata and ancillary data schemes, and development of new ones
- Development, testing, and deployment of new data quality assessment tools

REQUIREMENTS
- PhD or Master’s degree in a scientific discipline
- Proven experience in environmental data management
- Familiarity with eddy covariance data
- Very good command of English, written and spoken
- Basic knowledge of Italian for everyday communication
- Proficiency in scientific programming and data handling with Python, R, or MATLAB

DURATION, COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
- Position advertised internally and externally
- Based at CMCC office in Viterbo, University of Tuscia
- Coordinated and Continuous Collaboration Contract (Co.co.co.), starting September 1, 2026, for 12 months
- Gross annual compensa

📌 Early career postdoctoral researcher (Italia)
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