The Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry PhD Position

July 5, 2008

The position is available immediately.
The envisaged duration of the contract is two years with possibility of extension of up to one year.

PhD position
Project description

The Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry runs several stations that measure atmospheric trace gases which are important for the global carbon cycle and climate change. Some of these stations use tall towers to sample air from different heights of up to 300 m. The tower measurements are then interpreted with the help of state-of-the-art atmospheric transport models.

Job description
An important parameter for the interpretation of the data is the mixing layer height at the station. The mixing layer height can be determined with a ceilometer, an optical instrument that works like a small lidar. For the optimal determination of the mixing layer height from the ceilometer signal, several algorithms have to be tried and improved. There are also plans to evaluate a new generation of ceilometers, to take part in international validation campaigns and to work with lidar measurements from space. There will be close collaboration with the transport modeling group as well as with the tall-tower-group in the same department.

Requirements

Applicants should have a master’s degree or comparable in physics, meteorology, environmental sciences or a similar discipline and be fluent in English. Knowledge of atmospheric science, optics, or advanced data analysis techniques (e.g. wavelets) as well as programming skills and UNIX experience would be useful.

Payment
TVöD E13/2

Application
Applications in English or German language may be submitted electronically to Dietrich Feist (dfeist@bgc-jena.mpg.de). All attachments should be in PDF format.

Your application should include a curriculum vitae, a summary of your master’s thesis (if applicable) and a statement of why you would be interested in this subject. You may later be asked to provide contact details of academic referees or former employers as well as copies of relevant documents and certificates.

The Max Planck Society seeks to increase the number of women in those areas where they are underrepresented and therefore explicitly encourages women to apply. The Max Planck Society is committed to employing more handicapped individuals and especially encourages them to apply.

Deadline for applications: August 15th, 2008.

Contact

Max-Planck-Institut für Biogeochemie
Dr. Dietrich Feist
Hans-Knöll-Straße 10
07745 Jena
mail E-mail: dfeist@bgc-jena.mpg.de
Further information
www.bgc-jena.mpg.de

Tags: Biogeochemistry, Institute, Max, PhD, Planck, Position

Bookmark this Scholarship Position

Don't forget to mention Scholarship-Positions.com when replying to this position.

Posted by Scholarship Position Team | Scholarship Category Germany PhDs

Questions & Answers

We will never know untill and unless you do not tell us that what kind of scholarship you are looking for or where you are applying. Please feel free to ask your questions and doubts. we might help you finding a right scholarship for free.