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Work duties
El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is the most prominent mode of year-to-year climate variability globally, and it has stong impacts on Earth's climate, ecosystems and human societies. This PhD student will work with climate and ecosystem modelers to investigate how the changes in the timing of ENSO events (other than winter season) can lead to potentially amplified impacts on global climate (e.g. teleconnection, monsoon and extreme weather) and terrestrial ecosystem (e.g. vegetation pattern, wildfire and carbon cycling). ENSO variations in the geological past will be an important analogue. Interdisciplinary approaches will be employed, such as analysing the proxy reconstructions and existing climate model simulations of the past climate conditions. In particular, the PhD will design numerical experiments with a state-of-art Earth System model (https: // ec-earth.org/) to quantify the impacts of ENSO due to shifts in ENSO timing. This study will advance our understanding of the interplay between climate, terrestrial ecosystem and ENSO which helps to mitigate the future damages related to ENSO.
Admission requirements
A person meets the general admission requirements for third-cycle courses and study programmes if he or she:
has been awarded a second-cycle qualification, or has satisfied the requirements for courses comprising at least 240 credits of which at least 60 credits were awarded in the second cycle, or has acquired substantially equivalent knowledge in some other way in Sweden or abroad
A person meets the specific admission requirements for third cycle studies in physical geography and ecosystem science, if he or she has passed an independent project (for example a degree project) of at least 30 credits in a relevant subject and have good oral and written proficiency in English.
Additional requirements
Add any further requirements ( experience and knowledge) deemed necessary for completing the third cycle programme.
In addition to the mandatory requirements, documented experience in the following areas will be considered as strong merits:
Assessment criteria
Selection for third-cycle studies is based on the student's potential to profit from such studies. The assessment of potential is made primarily on the basis of academic results from the first and second cycle. Special attention is paid to the following:
Terms of employment
Only those admitted to third cycle studies may be appointed to a doctoral studentship. Third cycle studies consist of full-time studies for 4 years. A doctoral studentship is a fixed-term employment of a maximum of 5 years (including 20% departmental duties). Doctoral studentships are regulated in the Higher Education Ordinance (1993:100), chapter 5, 1–7 §§.
Instructions on how to apply
Applications shall be written in English and include a cover letter stating the reasons why you are interested in the postgraduate education programme and in what way the research project corresponds to your interests and educational background. The application must also contain a CV, degree certificate or equivalent, contact information to at least two references, and other documents you wish to be considered (grade transcripts, letters of recommendation, etc.).
The Faculty of Science conducts research and education within Biology, Astronomy, Physics, Geosciences, Chemistry, Mathematics and Environmental Science. The Faculty is organized into nine departments, gathered in the northern campus area. The Faculty has approximately 1500 students, 330 PhD students and 700 employees.
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Type of employment Temporary position longer than 6 monthsSalary Monthly salary Number of positions 1 Full-time equivalent 100 City Lund County Skåne län Country Sweden Reference number PA2023/86 Contact
Published 23.Jan.2023 Last application date 13.Feb.2023 11:59 PM CET
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