The aim of the joint project is to improve networking between farmers, projects, initiatives and decision-makers from politics and practice. Through this exchange, innovations are to be developed more quickly and implemented in agricultural practice, in particular for sustainable soil and farm management. There is a particular focus on EIP-AGRI Operational Groups (European Innovation Partnership ‘Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability’). Soil-X-Change is intended to help collect, process and disseminate the knowledge and experience of these Operational Groups and their partners across Europe. This also includes harmonising, analysing and integrating results, data and best practices from various projects in order to subsequently disseminate and exchange them in nine EU countries.

A further aim is to establish and maintain a Europe-wide network of stakeholders involved in sustainable soil and farm management. This network is intended to promote the exchange of knowledge and practical methods so that farmers can make well-founded decisions about their farming practices.

The ATB is responsible for organising stakeholder workshops and field days within the project in order to present and discuss innovative methods of sustainable soil and farm management. The ATB is also developing so-called ‘adaptation pathways’ that show how these methods can be transferred to other regions and countries in order to reach as many farmers in Europe as possible.

Your responsibilities:

• Independent and autonomous research activity on innovative methods of sustainable soil and farm management in the EU
• Development of guidelines to adapt these methods to specific circumstances in other regions and EU countries
• Organisation of thematic stakeholder workshops and field days and presentation of project results
• Maintenance of a pan-European network of agricultural stakeholders
• Publication of results in scientific and practice-oriented journals

• Very good master degree in the field of agronomy or related subjects
• Knowledge and experience or willingness to become familiar with methods of sustainable soil and farm management
• Willingness to get in contact with agricultural stakeholders (authorities, farmers, service providers, policy makers, scientists) of different European countries
• Experience with stakeholder interviews beneficial
• Knowledge and experience in writing articles for both, scientific and practice-oriented journals
• Very good written and spoken German and English skills
• Independent work, personal commitment, reliability, flexibility as well as the ability to work in a team and willingness to cooperate are required 
• Willingness to travel into other EU countries
• Confident use of MS Office programs
• EU driving license class B

• An attractive, interdisciplinary working environment in a mixed team of experienced and young scientists and technicians
• Excellent infrastructure for carrying out scientific work
• Access to national and international networks for your scientific career
• Family-friendly working conditions that promote the compatibility of work and family life
• Company-owned electric bicycles and business cars for work trips
• Subsidy for the VBB company ticket or Deutschland-Ticket
• A working place located on the edge of a picturesque park-like landscape and accessible by public transport or by bike

The position is full-time (100 %) and limited until December 31st, 2026. The salary depends on your qualifications and professional experience according to TV-L up to salary group 13.

For further information please contact Dr. Sebastian Vogel (E-Mail: svogel@atb-potsdam.de) and visit our website www.atb-potsdam.de.

If you would like to participate in our interdisciplinary research, please apply by July 31, 2025 using ATB’s online application form for the job advertisement, code 2025-AM-Wi-24, at https://www.atb-potsdam.de/en/career/vacancies.

The interviews are scheduled for 6 and 7 August 2025.

Equality of opportunity is part of our personnel policy. Disabled applicants with adequate qualification will be preferentially considered.

By submitting an application, you agree that your job application documents will be stored for a period of six months, even in the case of an unsuccessful application. Further information on the processing, storage and protection of your personal data can be found at https://www.atb-potsdam.de/en/services/data-protection-declaration-for-the-application-process.