PhD candidate

Work group:

Gerics – Climate Service Center

Area of research:

PHD Thesis

Part-Time Suitability:

The position is suitable for part-time employment.

Starting date:

25.11.2022

Job description:PhD candidate
Reference code: 50089733_2
Commencement date: as soon as possible
Work location: Hamburg
Application deadline: 01.01.2023

The Climate Service Center Germany (GERICS), a scientific organisational entity of the Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, invites applications for a PhD candidate – Modeling urban climate and human health under climate change, starting as soon as possible, in the BMBF-funded young research group ?CoSynHealth – Conflicts and synergies between carbon-neutral and healthy city scenarios?. The position is limited to 3 years and is intended to complete with a PhD.

GERICS develops science-based prototype products and services in support to government, administration and business in their efforts to adapt to climate change. It builds up a national and international network structure in order to integrate existing competences and knowledge, and to link various actors within the complex area of climate change.

The successful candidate will be part of the CoSynHealth young research group in collaboration with the Universität Hamburg. The goal of the group is to develop sustainable transformation scenarios for city quarters to reduce conflicting goals and maximize synergies between carbon-neutral and healthy city action pathways. This will be achieved by employing climate services based on the urban system approach and new innovative participatory methods. In the project, we will co-develop tools to assess trade-offs and synergies between climate change adaptation and mitigation with respect to the future health of urban dwellers.

The successful PhD candidate will support the development of climate service tools based on regional climate model data and very high-resolution simulations with the urban climate model PALM-4U, which should be used to assess potential health outcomes.

Equality of opportunity is an important part of our personnel policy.

Your tasks
develop methods to estimate future thermal comfort in urban environments employing
the high-resolution urban climate model PALM-4U
process and analyze regional climate model data with respect to biometeorological
conditions
conduct simulations with PALM-4U for case studies in Germany
investigate future potential health outcomes with different mitigation and adaptation
measures
support and attend project workshops
work in close collaboration with international partners in UK and Japan, which includes
short-term research stays
deliver data and model code in accordance with the FAIR criteria
present research findings at national and international conferences
write scientific publications

Your profile
M.Sc. degree in earth sciences, meteorology, geography, mathematics, environmental
science or related discipline
experience in programming (e.g., Fortran, Python, Matlab, R), and handling of
geographic- and/or climate data
experience with numerical atmospheric models, including urban climate models such as
PALM-4U, MITRAS, ENVI-Met is beneficial
experience with biometeorological research / data is beneficial
experience with GIS tools would be desirable
interest to work with climate and health data
fluency in English (spoken and written)
fluency in German (spoken and written) would be desirable
interest in teamwork in an interdisciplinary and international environment

We offer you
multinational work environment with ca. 1,100 colleagues from more than 50 nations
extensive options of vocational training (i. a. expert seminars, language courses or
leadership seminars)
flexible working hours and various models to ensure the compatibility of family and
career
excellent infrastructure, including a scientific in-house library as well as modern work
spaces
remuneration according to the standards of the collective wage agreement TV-AVH
including further social benefits
free employee advice – Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
PhD Buddy Program
Welcome Office, guest accommodation

Severely disabled persons and those equaling severely disabled persons who are equally
suitable for the position will be considered preferentially within the framework of legal
requirements.

Interested?
Then we are looking forward to receiving your comprehensive application documents (cover letter, CV, transcripts, certificates etc.) indicating the reference number code no. 2022/KG 13 until 01.01.2023.

Apply now
JOBS.HEREON.DE/sap/bc/erecruiting/applwzd

This research center is part of the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centers. With more than 42,000 employees and an annual budget of over € 5 billion, the Helmholtz Association is Germany’s largest scientific organisation.