Background Within the ERC-funded junior research group “Understanding Arctic amplification of climate change through air-mass transformations”, we are looking for a PhD student to study how air masses cool and dry on their trajectory through the Arctic. The student will employ both observations and modelling to understand how long liquid-containing clouds can be sustained under cold and dry conditions, and how the processes controlling such clouds affect Arctic climate.
Tasks
Requirements
Willingness to participate in expeditions to the polar regions for several weeks
Additional skills and knowledge
Further Information
Please contact Dr. Felix Pithan ([email protected]; +49(471)4831-2601) for further information.
This position is limited to 3 years. 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.
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We look forward to your application!
Please submit your application by June 15 th 2023, exclusively online.
Please apply with a letter of motivation, your CV, transcript of records for you BSc and MSc studies and the introduction and one chapter of your MSc thesis. Please also provide names and contact information for two references.
Reference number: 23/96/D/Kli-b
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