<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><p class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: ArialMT;">The Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel (GEOMAR) is one of the leading institutes in the field of marine sciences. With 950 employees and a yearly budget of 72 Mio </span><span class="" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: ArialMT;">€</span><span class="" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: ArialMT;">, its major goal is fundamental and applied research in all areas of marine sciences. The GEOMAR division “Ocean Circulation and Climate Dynamics” is offering a</span></p><p class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 700;">PhD position</span></p><p class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: ArialMT;">in the research unit </span><span class="" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; font-style: italic;">Marine Meteorology </span><span class="" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: ArialMT;">in the newly founded working group </span><span class="" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; font-style: italic;">Atmospheric Dynamics and Prediction.</span></p><p class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 700;">Job Description</span><span class="" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 700;">:</span></p><p class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: ArialMT;">Atmospheric predictions on weekly to monthly timescales are highly sought after in industry applications, but they still represent a significant challenge to the scientific community.</span></p><p class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: ArialMT;">The successful candidate will pursue research on subseasonal to seasonal variability and predictability, the coupling between the tropics and the midlatitudes, including the predictability of stratosphere-troposphere coupling.</span></p><p class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: ArialMT;">The work will involve the statistical analysis of model output and observations, numerical modelling with a general circulation model, and theory.</span></p><p class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: ArialMT;">Depending on interest, the project can be expanded to include applications for industry stakeholders.</span></p><p class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 700;">Qualifications:</span></p><ul class=""><li class="" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol;"><p class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: ArialMT;">Diploma or Master’s degree in natural sciences, e.g. Meteorology, Atmospheric Dynamics, Climate Physics, Physics, or equivalent</span></p></li><li class="" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol;"><p class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: ArialMT;">Knowledge of the dynamics of the atmosphere and interactions with the ocean</span></p></li><li class="" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol;"><p class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: ArialMT;">Preferable: Experience with climate modeling, analysis of climate model</span></p><p class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: ArialMT;">simulations and/or application of statistical methods</span></p></li><li class="" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol;"><p class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: ArialMT;">Very good programming skills (Unix/Linux, Fortran, Matlab)</span></p></li><li class="" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol;"><p class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: ArialMT;">Ability to work in an interdisciplinary team</span></p></li><li class="" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol;"><p class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: ArialMT;">Fluent in English</span></p><p class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: ArialMT;">The position will remain open until filled, with a flexible start date. The salary will be 75% class 13 TVöD of the German salary scale for public employees.</span></p><p class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: ArialMT;">GEOMAR is an equal opportunity employer and encourages female scientists and scientists with disabilities to apply. Provided equal qualification, they will be preferentially considered.</span></p><p class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: ArialMT;">Please send your application for this position (letter of motivation, CV), including two names for possible references, with the subject </span><span class="" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 700;">“Doktorand/ME” </span><span class="" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: ArialMT;">by email in pdf format to the personnel office (Angela Schlüter, aschlueter</span><span class="" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: ArialMT; color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">(at)<a href="http://geomar.de/" class="">geomar.de</a></span><span class="" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: ArialMT;">) until </span><span class="" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 700;">22 January 2016.</span></p><p class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: ArialMT;">For further information about the position please contact Prof. Dr. Daniela Domeisen, </span><span class="" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: ArialMT; color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"><a href="mailto:ddomeisen@geomar.de" class="">ddomeisen@geomar.de</a></span><span class="" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: ArialMT;">. For more information about GEOMAR and the Helmholtz Association visit </span><span class="" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: ArialMT; color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"><a href="http://www.geomar.de/" class="">www.geomar.de</a> </span><span class="" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: ArialMT;">or </span><span class="" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: ArialMT; color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"><a href="http://www.helmholtz.de/" class="">www.helmholtz.de</a></span><span class="" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: ArialMT;">.</span></p></li></ul><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">
<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="">---------------------------------------<br class="">Prof. Dr. Daniela Domeisen<br class=""><br class="">GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel<br class="">Ocean Circulation and Climate Dynamics / Marine Meteorology<br class="">Düsternbrooker Weg 20<br class="">D - 24105 Kiel<br class=""><br class="">Phone: +49 431 600-4061<br class="">Email: <a href="mailto:ddomeisen@geomar.de" class="">ddomeisen@geomar.de</a></div><div class="">Web:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.geomar.de/en/mitarbeiter/fb1/me/ddomeisen/" class="">http://www.geomar.de/en/mitarbeiter/fb1/me/ddomeisen/</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div></div></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">
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