Postdoc: Evolution of super-Earths and sub-Neptunes

ETH Zurich, Switzerland

Updated: about 1 year ago
Deadline: 15 Apr 2023

This PostDoc project is highly interdisciplinary as it links planetary science, geodynamics, and observations of exoplanets. You will explore the evolution of Super-Earths and Sub-Neptunes with a new generation of interior models. The focus is the influence of deep magma oceans on the evolution of planet atmospheres and planetary radii. How do volatiles in magma oceans effect the cooling and chemical differentiation of planets? By combining and further developing existing models, you will investigate the evolution of volatile-rich magma oceans that exist on hot rocky super-Earths and deep in the interiors of sub-Neptunes. This will also allow you to link newly discovered young TESS sub-Neptunes to the generally old population of planets. This project will impact our understanding of planet diversity and is important for the interpretation of exoplanet populations and individual planets.

The PostDoc project is funded for 2+1 years.

Requirements:

  • we seek a motivated researcher with strong background in geosciences or physics or related fields
  • candidates must hold a PhD degree or equivalent by the starting date of the position. 

Please find more information about the job and how to apply here: online application portal . 


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