CEDAR email: PhD student (f/m/d) for Arctic air mass transformations, Bremerhaven, Germany

[Andreas Pop]

*Background*
Within the ERC-funded junior research group “Understanding Arctic
amplification of climate change through air-mass transformations”, we are
looking for a PhD student to study how air masses cool and dry on their
trajectory through the Arctic. The student will employ both observations
and modelling to understand how long liquid-containing clouds can be
sustained under cold and dry conditions, and how the processes controlling
such clouds affect Arctic climate.

*Tasks*

   - Launch and evaluate air-mass following balloons in collaboration with
   other team members and external partners
   - Employ single-column models to evaluate the representation of
   processes driving air-mass transformations against observations and
   high-resolution simulations
   - Participate in expeditions to the Arctic

*Requirements*

   - MSc in Physics, meteorology or a related subject
   - A high degree of scientific curiosity and willingness to explore new
   methods and ideas
   - English skills that allow to communicate in an international working
   environment, and to read and write scientific publications in English
   - Willingness to participate in expeditions to the polar regions for
   several weeks

*Additional skills and knowledge*

   - Prior experience with climate models or meteorological observations
   - Knowledge of boundary-layer and cloud processes
   - Experience with data analysis (eg Python)

*Further Information*
Please contact *Dr. Felix Pithan (felix.pithan at awi.de
<felix.pithan at awi.de>; *+49(471)4831-2601) for further information.

This position is limited to 3 years. The salary will be paid in accordance
with the Collective Agreement for the Public Service of the Federation
(Tarifvertrag des öffentlichen Dienstes, TVöD Bund), up to salary level
<https://lohntastik.de/od-rechner/tv-salary-calculator/TV%C3%B6D-Bund/E-13/1>*13
<https://lohntastik.de/od-rechner/tv-salary-calculator/TV%C3%B6D-Bund/E-13/1>
(66%).* The place of employment will be
*Bremerhaven.*
All doctoral candidates will be members of AWI's postgraduate program POLMAR
<https://polmar.awi.de/> or another graduate school and thus benefit from a
comprehensive training program and extensive support measures.

*The AWI is characterised by*

   - our scientific success - excellent research
   - collaboration and cooperation - intra-institute, national and
   international, interdisciplinary
   - opportunities to develop – on the job and towards other positions
   - an international environment – everyday contacts with people from all
   over the world
   - flexible working hours and the possibility of mobile working up to 50%
   of regular working hours
   - Health promotion and company fitness with qualitrain
   - support services and a culture of reconciling work and family
   - Occupational pension provision (VBL)
   - Jobticket

Equal opportunities are an integral part of our personnel policy. The AWI
aims to increase the number of employees who are women, and therefore
strongly encourages qualified women to apply.

Applicants with disabilities will be given preference when equal
qualifications are present.

The AWI fosters the compatibility of work and family in various ways and
has received a number of awards as a result of this engagement.

*We look forward to your application!*
Please submit your application by *June 15th 2023, *exclusively online
through the *AWI* <https://jobs.awi.de/Vacancies/1349/Description/2>
*webpage*.

Please apply with a letter of motivation, your CV, transcript of records
for your BSc and MSc studies and the introduction and one chapter of your
MSc thesis. Please also provide names and contact information for two
references.

Regards,
Andreas Pop
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