19 Jan 2024
Job Information
- Organisation/Company
University of Bremen- Department
Faculty 1 - Physics / Electrical Engineering- Research Field
Physics- Researcher Profile
First Stage Researcher (R1)- Country
Germany- Application Deadline
16 Feb 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Berlin)- Type of Contract
Temporary- Job Status
Not Applicable- Offer Starting Date
19 Jan 2024- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
Not funded by an EU programme- Reference Number
A101-24- Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
No
Offer Description
The Institute of Environmental Physics (IUP) at the University of Bremen offers - under the condition of job release - at the earliest possible date
PhD position (f/m/d)
German federal pay scale E 13 TV-L (75%) limited for 3 years
for the research project
Investigation of water vapor transport processes into the Artic using Satellite water vapor isotope retrievals.
The time limitation is subject to the scientific qualification according to the Act of Academic Fixed-Term Contract, §2 (1) (WissZeitVG – Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz). Therefore, candidates may only be considered if they dispose of the respective scope of qualification periods according to §2 (1) WissZeitVG.
The rapidly changing Arctic region shows a moistening trend over the last forty years, feeding back on energy fluxes and precipitation. This moisture trend can be partly explained by local changes in air temperature and sea ice cover while the contribution of changing moisture transport to the Arctic is less clear. This is a critical question for Arctic amplification as transport of moisture from lower latitudes into the Arctic is the dominant moisture source for the Arctic. To improve model predictions of arctic climate, a better understanding of air mass transport and transformation on their way into and out of the Arctic is needed. Measurements of water vapor isotopes can play an important role as the isotopic composition carries signatures of moistening, precipitation and mixing. This exploits the fact that in particular condensation and evaporation depend on the molecular mass. Isotopes thus provide information how water is transported and transformed from the major sources to the Arctic.
You will be working on improving the satellite retrieval of the water isotope HDO from the TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) for Arctic conditions and use this data in conjunction with data from infrared sounders to diagnose isotopic signatures observed in the Arctic. To interpret these signatures, you will setup Lagrangian model and run it along the moisture transport pathways. You will also work closely with a team from the University of Leipzig on the evaluation of ICON climate model using satellite retrievals and surface observations.
The Institute of Environmental Physics (IUP) at the University of Bremen conducts leading international research in the field of remote sensing of atmospheric gases and their exploitation in combination with modelling. PhD students will benefit from the active and international research environment at the IUP and carry our research into important research questions making use of a novel application of satellite data.
The research activities are part of the Transregional Collaborative Research Centre Arctic Amplification (AC)³ (http://www.ac3-tr.de ) which includes University of Leipzig, University of Bremen, University of Cologne and the Alfred-Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), and the Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS) as partners.
Requirements:
- A university degree (Diplom/Master) in physics, geophysics, meteorology (or similar) with an average grade better than 2.0 in the German system or B in the Anglo-Saxon grading system
- Good programming skills in at least one high-level programming language (preferably python)
- Experience in at least one of the following fields: satellite remote sensing, atmospheric remote sensing, radiative transfer
- Good communication skills, due to cooperation with project partners
- Good knowledge of the English language. Willingness to learn German.
The Institute for Environmental Physics offers a good working atmosphere, direct involvement in international research and attractive facilities.
The university is family-friendly, diverse and sees itself as an international university. We therefore welcome all applicants regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion/belief, disability, age, sexual orientation and identity.
As the University of Bremen intends to increase the proportion of female employees in science, women are particularly encouraged to apply.
Disabled applicants will be given priority if their professional and personal qualifications are essentially the same.
Please send your application documents (cover letter, CV, and copy of your degree certificates including high school) until 16.02.2024 by indicating the job id A101-24 to:
University of Bremen FB1
Institute of Environmental Physics
Mrs Stephanie Drath
Otto-Hahn-Allee 1
D-28359 Bremen
Tel.: +49 421 218 62101
or as a PDF file by unencrypted electronic mail to: [email protected] .
We kindly ask you to send us only copies (no portfolios) of your application documents, as we cannot return them. They will be destroyed after the selection process has been completed.
Please note that incomplete applications will not be considered.
For questions of the research project please contact:
Pro. Hartmut Bösch, e-mail: [email protected]
See also for general information:
http://www.iup.uni-bremen.de
Requirements
- Research Field
- Physics
- Education Level
- Master Degree or equivalent
Additional Information
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available
- 1
- Company/Institute
- University of Bremen
- Country
- Germany
- City
- Bremen
- Postal Code
- 28359
- Street
- Bibliothekstr. 1
- Geofield
Where to apply
[email protected]
Contact
- City
Bremen- Website
https://www.uni-bremen.de/fb1- Street
Otto-Hahn-Allee 1- Postal Code
28359
STATUS: EXPIRED