10 Apr 2024
Job Information
- Organisation/Company
KU Leuven- Research Field
Environmental science » Other- Researcher Profile
First Stage Researcher (R1)- Country
Belgium- Application Deadline
29 Apr 2024 - 00:00 (UTC)- Type of Contract
Temporary- Job Status
Full-time- Hours Per Week
38 hours/week- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
Not funded by an EU programme- Reference Number
BAP-2024-205- Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
No
Offer Description
Antarctica and the Southern Ocean play a key role in the Earth's climate system, influencing global heat balance and carbon uptake. Recent anomalies, including a drastic sea ice decline, anomalous snowfall, and unprecedented heat waves, challenge our understanding of the region's response to climate change. This project aims at an improved understanding of recent changes occurring in the Antarctic climate by investigating the interconnections between the ice sheet surface mass balance (SMB), sea ice, ocean temperature, and ice shelf melt, utilizing observations and a recently developed fully coupled ice-sheet–ocean–sea-ice–atmosphere–land model, PARASO, covering Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. The interactions between climate components cover both direct links and indirect links due to varying large-scale atmospheric processes. The methodology integrates observations and simulations, employing causal frameworks to identify relationships. The work packages involve identifying links between atmospheric circulation, sea ice, and SMB variability from observations (WP1), unravelling the role of large-scale atmospheric variability (WP2), exploring potential feedbacks related to sea ice changes (WP3), and synthesizing contributions to recent and future climate changes (WP4). By employing advanced causal inference methods, the project strives to overcome challenges in attributing causality from observational data. In a complementary way, the PARASO model allows for a comprehensive analysis of the interplay between different components that cannot be identified from observations alone. Moreover, the model will be used for future Antarctic climate projections. This proposal's outcomes will advance our understanding of recent Antarctic climate changes and their interlinkage, offering insights into the future of the coupled Antarctic climate system.
Requirements
- Research Field
- Environmental science
- Education Level
- Master Degree or equivalent
- Languages
- ENGLISH
- Level
- Good
Additional Information
Benefits
- PhD Candidate, expected to obtain a joint PhD of UCLouvain and KU Leuven;
- Starting date preferably 1 October 2024;
- Full time position for 48 months of which the first 24 months at KU Leuven and the second 24 months at UC Louvain;
- Location: Department Earth and Environmental Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium and Earth and Life Institute, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium;
- Net monthly salary of about 2400 €, depending on personal situation. This includes social insurance. Transportation to and from the workplace is covered;
- Contribution to educational activities is expected for about 10% of your time.
Eligibility criteria
Required qualifications:
- To have a Master degree at the start of the project (1 Oct 2024) in Earth - or Environmental Science, Climatology or related field (physics, bioscience engineering, geography, meteorology, oceanography, mathematics, informatics, civil engineering, etc.);
- To have experience in computational programming and in managing large datasets;
- To have demonstrated verbal and written communication skills in English;
- To have a collaborative mindset: Enjoys working with others to achieve common objectives.
Selection process
Applicants should send (i) a statement of experience, qualification and interest, (ii) a complete CV, (iii) academic transcripts and (iv) the names and e-mail of at least two references to the online application system of KU Leuven.Tentative dates for the interview are 8 May and 13 May 2024 using teleconferencingFor more information please contact Prof. Hugues Goosse tel.: +32 10 47 32 98, mail: [email protected] , Prof. Nicole Van Lipzig, tel.: +32 16 32 64 53, mail: [email protected] . Prof Stef Lhermitte: tel.: +32 498 569351, mail: [email protected]
You can apply for this job no later than 29/04/2024 via the online application tool
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available
- 1
- Company/Institute
- KU Leuven
- Country
- Belgium
- State/Province
- Vlaams Brabant
- City
- Leuven
- Postal Code
- 3000
- Street
- Leuven
- Geofield
Where to apply
- Website
https://easyapply.jobs/r/kl3qU7k21Hlyzk4jYC2f
Contact
- State/Province
Leuven- City
Vlaams Brabant- Street
Leuven- Postal Code
3000
STATUS: EXPIRED
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