PhD position, Earth System Modelling with Interactive Ice Sheets - Bremerhaven, Germany
PhD position, Earth System Modelling with Interactive Ice Sheets - Bremerhaven, Germany
Location
Bremerhaven
Germany
Theme
Category
Post date
Tuesday, July 30, 2024 - 08:21
Logistics
This position is limited to 3 years. The expected starting date is 1st November 2024 or as soon as possible thereafter.The salary will be paid in accordance with the Collective Agreement for the Public Service of the Federation (Tarifvertrag des öffentlichen Dienstes, TVöD Bund), up to salary level 13 (66%). The place of employment will be Bremerhaven.
All doctoral candidates will be members of AWI's postgraduate program POLMAR or another graduate school and thus benefit from a comprehensive training program and extensive support measures.
All doctoral candidates will be members of AWI's postgraduate program POLMAR or another graduate school and thus benefit from a comprehensive training program and extensive support measures.
Description
The Greenland and Antarctic Ice Sheets are crucial in shaping Earth’s long-term future, driving significant sea-level rise and influencing the climate over centuries to come.
The PhD candidate is expected to conduct simulations with a comprehensive Earth system model covering the next 300 years. The aim of the project is to investigate interactions between the climate system, cryosphere and solid Earth components and to assess the resulting relative sea-level change. The PhD project will also contribute to our team’s technical activities, advancing the interface between ice-ocean and solid Earth components within the Earth system model.
The PhD candidate is expected to conduct simulations with a comprehensive Earth system model covering the next 300 years. The aim of the project is to investigate interactions between the climate system, cryosphere and solid Earth components and to assess the resulting relative sea-level change. The PhD project will also contribute to our team’s technical activities, advancing the interface between ice-ocean and solid Earth components within the Earth system model.
Tasks
- running simulations with the AWI Earth System Model AWI-ESM2 with interactive ice sheets
- analysing model results, focusing on interactions between ice sheets and the climate system
- deriving global trajectories of relative sea-level change
- developing and testing alternative parameterisations and initialisation strategies for the Antarctic ice shelves
- publishing project findings in peer-reviewed journals
- analysing model results, focusing on interactions between ice sheets and the climate system
- deriving global trajectories of relative sea-level change
- developing and testing alternative parameterisations and initialisation strategies for the Antarctic ice shelves
- publishing project findings in peer-reviewed journals
Requirements
- Master’s degree (or equivalent) in physical oceanography, meteorology, geophysics, physics or a related field
- strong background in climate science or glaciology
- experience with numerical modelling
- strong programming skills
- Good communication skills in English, both oral and written
- strong background in climate science or glaciology
- experience with numerical modelling
- strong programming skills
- Good communication skills in English, both oral and written
Applications
Please submit your application, including (1) a letter of motivation, (2) a CV and copies of relevant certificates (master’s degree; training), (3) two letters of recommendation or the contact information of two references, by 30th August 2024. Electronic applications only.
Interviews will take place probably between 23th September and 18th October 2024.
Reference number: 24/119/G/INSPIRES-b
Interviews will take place probably between 23th September and 18th October 2024.
Reference number: 24/119/G/INSPIRES-b
Application deadline
Further information
For any questions you may have, you are very welcome to get in touch with Dr Uta Krebs-Kanzow (+49 471 4831 1052; Uta.Krebs-Kanzow@awi.de)
See the job advert online: https://jobs.awi.de/Vacancies/1769/Description/2
See the job advert online: https://jobs.awi.de/Vacancies/1769/Description/2
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