PhD (m/f/d) ocean modelling on unstructured grids

Awi - via Umantis - Trier - 05-09-2019 zur Vakanz  

The aim of the PhD project is to investigate the effect of mesoscale atmospheric processes on the Antarctic sea ice and the ocean circulation around Antarctica with the aid of high-resolution model simulations. As a basis global climate model simulations exist which have been performed for CMIP6 (Coupled Model Intercomparison Project) and for the next assessment report of the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change).

These simulations will be used at the University of Trier to drive atmospheric regional climate simulations for Antarctica for present-day and future climate.

The PhD project is funded by the DFG (Deutsche ForschungsGemeinschaft: German Research Society) under the joint project with the University of Trier REDOCCA: REgional high-resolution DOwnscaling of Climate Change in the Antarctic.

Tasks

  • The incumbent will use the data from the global and regional climate simulations to perform and evaluate time slice experiments for present-day and future ocean climate
with the Finite Element Sea Ice Ocean Model (FESOM, see
) in a high horizontal
resolution of up to 3 km around Antarctica.
  • The input data for the ocean model have to be combined from the global and regional atmosphere simulation data.

Requirements

  • Masters in oceanography, meteorology, environmental sciences, geosciences, physics, mathematics or computer sciences

Additional advantageous knowledge and skills

  • Shell script programming, fortran programming, knowledge about climate models

Further Information

For further information please contact
Dr. Tido Semmler (Tido.Semmler@awi.de, +49(471)4831-2287
).
The position is limited to 3 years and is advertised subject to availability of funding. The targeted starting date is 1
s
t
September 2019. The salary will be paid in accordance with the German Tarifvertrag des öffentlichen Dienstes (TVöD Bund), up to salary level

13 (66%)

. The place of employment will be

Bremerhaven.

This characterizes us

  • our scientific success - excellent research.
  • collaboration and cooperation - intra-institute, national and international, interdisciplinary.
  • opportunities to develop – on the job, aiming at other positions and beyond AWI.
  • a culture of reconciling work and family – audited, and even more than that.
  • our outstanding research infrastructure – ships, stations, aircraft, laboratories and more.
  • an international environment – everyday contacts with people from all over the world.
  • having an influence – fundamental research with social and political relevance
  • flat hierarchies – freedom and responsibility.
  • exciting topics – also in technology, administration and infrastructure.
Equal opportunities for women and men are an integral part of our personnel policy. Therefore, we encourage women to apply.
As Ph.D. student at AWI you will be member of the Helmholtz Graduate School for Polar and Marine Research ‘POLMAR’ (
) or another graduate school.
Disabled applicants will be given preference when equal qualifications are present. The AWI fosters the compatibility of work and family through various means. Because of our engagement in the area of work-life compatibility we have been awarded the certificate “Career and Family”.

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