The Lower Saxony Centre for Climate Research (Zentrum Klimaforschung Niedersachsen, ZKfN) at TU Braunschweig is poised to become the central point of contact for all stakeholders working on climate research in Lower Saxony. The Centre consists of an Administrative Office and several topic-specific Future Labs (Zukunftslabore).
For several decades now, scientists have been monitoring and researching human-induced climate change and its effects. To give this research a decisive boost in the coming years, topic-specific Future Labs will provide a platform for developing interdisciplinary solutions for a safe and just climate future. Interdisciplinary consortia of researchers and industry partners based in Lower Saxony can apply for funding under the framework of these Future Labs.
The ZKfN will pool all Future Lab activities and facilitate their strategic linkage. The network of stakeholders from science, economics and society that are assembled under the Centre’s umbrella will focus on research across multiple disciplines and locations. We specifically encourage scientists from the various universities in Lower Saxony to come together and cooperate in these Future Labs.
The ZKfN’s backbone is its Administrative Office, which, along with the Centre, is located at TU Braunschweig. Its staff are the first point of contact for all ZKfN stakeholders and provide support for the Future Labs’ operations and management. In conjunction with Future Lab partners, they will make the outcome of this research available to the general public.
We are looking for the next possible date for an
Officer for Network Management (m/f/d)
(part-time 70% - limited until 31.12.2027)
The application deadline is 25 April 2024. You can find out more about the advertised position and how to apply here.
On 17 and 18 April, the annual conference 2024 of the HochNiNa sustainability network of universities in Lower Saxony took place at Hochschule Hannover University of Applied Sciences and Arts. In presentations and workshops, the participants evaluated sustainability projects from the past year and discussed current topics. Managing Director Katharina Zickwolf took part in the conference as a representative of the ZKfN.
Further information on HochNiNa can be found here.
Now that the call for proposals for the Climate Future Labs "Climate-adapted Urban Development and Spatial Planning" and "Impacts of Climate Change on Forest Ecosystems" has been closed since 30 November, the proposals have been submitted to the Volkswagen Foundation, which has been commissioned by the Lower Saxony Ministry of Science and Culture as an independent expert authority. The Ministry of Science and Culture of Lower Saxony will make the funding decision on the basis of the Volkswagen Foundation funding recommendation. The funding decision is expected to be announced in spring. The funded Climate Future Labs will then begin their work in summer. Calls for proposals for further Climate Future Labs is currently in preparation and will also be published in summer.
Following the Scientific Advisory Board, the ZKfN Steering Committee has now also started its work. On 15 March, its members met for the constituent meeting and discussed, amongst other things, the new topic for the next Climate Future Lab Call for Proposals. The new Call for Proposals is scheduled to be published in July 2024.
Further information on the members and tasks of the steering committee can be found here.
Contact:
Mühlenpfordtstraße 23
38106 Braunschweig
- Room 819 -
+49 531 391-10070
+49 (0) 151 10022545
zkfn(at)tu-braunschweig.de
http://www.tu-braunschweig.de/zkfn
Contact:
Mühlenpfordtstraße 23
38106 Braunschweig
- Room 819 -
+49 531 391 10071
m.winter(at)tu-braunschweig.de
http://www.tu-braunschweig.de/zkfn
