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Empa is the research institute for materials science and technology of the ETH Domain and conducts cutting-edge research for the benefit of industry and the well-being of society.
The Laboratory for Air Pollution / Environmental Technology is offering a
PhD position on urban climate and CO2 modelling
Project background
The doctoral project is part of the interdisciplinary research project UrbaNature, funded by MeteoSwiss within the framework of Switzerland's Global Climate Observing System and Global Atmosphere Watch programmes (GAW-CH, GCOS-CH). UrbaNature targets to create new knowledge and develop new methodologies on observing and simulating the role of vegetation in carbon, energy, and water cycles in the urban environment. Within this project, four doctoral students will collaborate closely, co-supervised by leading scientist from the University of Basel, Empa, ETH Zurich, and University of Zurich. UrbaNature builds on the comprehensive measurement and modeling infrastructure that has been developed in the EU project ICOS-Cities.
Your tasks
The doctoral project will develop and apply an urban climate and CO2 model based on the Icosahedral Nonhydrostatic Weather and Climate Model (ICON) and model extensions (co-)developed by our group. The aim is to simulate city- wide effects of urban vegetation on energy, water and CO2 fluxes and to enable more accurate weather and climate simulations in and around urban landscapes. In more detail, the tasks include:
Required skills
The position is available from March 2023 and will remain open until filled. Working place will be Empa in Dübendorf, Switzerland.
For further information about the position please contact Prof. Dr Dominik Brunner dominik.brunner@empa.ch and visit our websites www. empa.ch/web/s503 and Empa-Video
We look forward to receiving your online application including a letter of motivation, CV, diplomas with transcripts and contact details of two referees. Please upload the requested documents through our webpage. Applications via email will not be considered.
Empa, David Heusser, Human Resources, Ueberlandstrasse 129, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland.