PhD Student (f_m_x) to study climate change signatures in Earth rotation variations

13 Jan 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Helmholtz-Zentrum Potsdam - Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum GFZ

Research Field

Geosciences

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Germany

Application Deadline

4 Feb 2024 - 22:59 (UTC)

Type of Contract

To be defined

Job Status

Other

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

Area of research:

PHD Thesis

Job description:The Helmholtz Centre Potsdam – GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences is the national centre for geosphere research. As a member of the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres we are part of the largest scientific organization in Germany. With approximately 1,500 employees our key mission is to secure a profound understanding of the systems and processes of solid Earth, to develop strategies and options for action in addressing global change and its impacts on a regional level, to understand natural hazards and to minimize associated risks, to ensure the sustainable provision of energy and raw materials for a high-tech society and to evaluate the influence of human activity on system Earth. For section Earth System Modelling (department “Geodesy”), we are looking for a:

Reference Number 8997

We are searching for a PhD candidate to study Earth rotation variability as caused by large-scale mass transport processes in, e.g., atmosphere, oceans and the continental hydrosphere. The Earth’s orientation is one of the key observables in global geodesy reflecting changes in global water mass distribution. It is therefore directly related to climate processes. The successful candidate is expected to investigate both polar motion and length-of-day variations derived from various global model data-sets available at the GFZ. In cooperation with national and international partners as part of a working group of the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service (IERS), she will analyse signatures of large-scale coupled climate modes in modelled mass variations with the particular aim to further improve the prediction of the Earth’s orientation at time-scales from days to several months into the future.

Your responsibilities:

• Investigate relationships between Earth rotation variations and climatic processes
• Calculate and evaluate Earth orientation changes from model simulations of atmospheric, oceanic, and hydrological mass variations
• Analysis of predictability of individual components of the climate system for polar motion and length-of-day changes
• Collaborative work in a highly interdisciplinary and international team
• Presentation of your results at international conferences and project meetings
• Publication of your results in international scientific journals

Your qualifications:

• M.Sc. degree in climate sciences, meteorology, geodesy, geophysics, physics, mathematics or a related field
• Experience in time series analysis and statistics
• Skills in scientific programming (e.g., Matlab, Python, R or others)
• Team-minded and problem-solving abilities
• Good command of the English language

Start date: As soon as possible
Fixed-term: 3 years
Salary: The position is classed as salary group 13 according to “TVöD Bund (Tarifgebiet Ost)”. The salary group is determined on the basis of the Collective Wage Agreement and the respective personal qualifications.
Working hours: Part-time 75% (currently 29.25 h/week)
Place of work: Potsdam

What we offer:

• Ambitious and varied tasks in a dynamic and international research environment
• State-of-the-art equipment
• Public service benefits
• Extensive training opportunities
• Professional career advice offered by our in-house Career-Centre
• Flexible working hours and conditions
• Support with finding a good work-life balance offered by benefit@work
• Institute day-care centre on site
• Working at the Albert Einstein science park on the Telegrafenberg in Potsdam
• Work place within walking distance of Potsdam main train station, or just a short ride on the shuttle bus

Have we piqued your interest?

If so, we look forward to receiving your application by 4th February 2024. Please use our online application form only.

Diversity and equal opportunities are integral components of our human resources policy. The GFZ actively promotes diversity and explicitly welcomes applications from all qualified individuals, regardless of ethnic and social origin, nationality, gender, sexual orientation and identity, religion/belief, age and physical characteristics. Anyone who has been recognized as severely disabled, will be given preferential consideration in the event of equal suitability and qualification in accordance with the provisions of the German Social Code IX. If you have any questions, please contact our representative for the severely disabled at sbv[at]gfz-potsdam.de, who will be happy to assist you in the further application process. In case of further queries regarding gender equality, please do not hesitate to contact our Equal Opportunities Officer at gba[at]gfz-potsdam.de.

Your personal data will be processed for the purpose of conducting the selection procedure on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 b, Art. 88 GDPR in conjunction with Art. 26 of the Data Protection Act for the State of Brandenburg. After completion of the procedure, application documents will be deleted in compliance with data protection regulations.

In case of any further queries relating to the field of activity, please contact Dr. Robert Dill via email at [email protected] . If you have any general questions about the application process, please contact our recruiting team at our phone number +49 (0) 331-6264-28787.

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.

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Additional Information

Website for additional job details

https://gfz-potsdam.concludis.de/prj/shw/15bb03d440d3530fa52c7c58970274e4_0/899…

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Helmholtz-Zentrum Potsdam - Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum GFZ

Country

Germany

City

Potsdam

Geofield

Where to apply

E-mail

[email protected]

Website

https://gfz-potsdam.concludis.de/prj/shw/15bb03d440d3530fa52c7c58970274e4_0/899…

Contact

City

Potsdam

Website

https://www.gfz-potsdam.de/en

Street

Telegrafenberg

Postal Code

14473

E-Mail

[email protected]

Phone

+49 331 288-0

Fax

+49 331 288-1600

STATUS: EXPIRED