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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">The Cyprus Institute (CyI) is a European
non-profit science and technology institution based in Cyprus and led by an
acclaimed Board of Trustees. The research aims of the CyI<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>are represented by three research centers:
the Computation-based Science and Technology Research Center (CASTORC), the
Science and Technology in Archaeology Research Center (STARC), and the Energy Environment
Water Research Center (EEWRC). Considerable cross-center interaction is a characteristic
of the Institute’s culture.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US"><br></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">The Cyprus Institute invites applications for a
Post-Doctoral Fellow in Atmospheric Aerosols position. The successful candidate
will work in a<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>dynamic team of international
researchers of the Cyprus Institute and get a unique expertise in operating and
interpreting UAV-based atmospheric observations. She/He will be involved in
several international field campaigns and collaborate with a large number of
research institutions currently involved in atmospheric observations in Cyprus.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US"><br></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">As part of the EU-H2020 ACTRIS2 and
EU-FP7-BACCHUS projects, the Cyprus Institute (CyI) is currently deploying
unprecedented experimental efforts to document aerosol properties in the Eastern
Mediterranean and Middle East (EMME) region and better characterize their
impact on regional radiative forcing and air quality. A number of
state-of-the-art CyI infrastructures have been recently developed to support
these experimental activities: </span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">The
CyI Agia Marina Xyliatou atmospheric station. Providing transnational access,
this station currently provides quality controlled observations of aerosol
chemical/physical/optical properties and wet/dry removal which are the first of
its kind in the region.</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">The
CyI Unmanned System Research Laboratory (USRL). This facility, composed of
highly qualified electronic/mechanical engineers and professional pilots, is
operating a large fleet of small and medium sized fixed/rotary wings Unmanned
Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). USRL is running a private UAV runway and airspace
(above the Agia Marina Xyliatou station) with mobile ground control station.</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">The
CyI analytical laboratory. This facility offers a wide range of off-line
techniques (IC, GC-MS, ICP-MS, etc) to provide a comprehensive characterization
of the chemical composition of aerosols collected over Cyprus.</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">The
CyI instrumentation laboratory. This new facility is currently focused in the
development and qualification of miniaturized instruments under UAV real-world
conditions (covering a wide range of atmospheric temperatures, pressure, and
humidity).</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">Taking advantage of these infrastructures, the
Post-Doctoral Fellow will be involved in operating, for a period of 1 year,
UAV-based miniaturized gas/aerosol prototypes and assist the USRL team to perform
weekly flight (0-3km altitude) above the Agia Marina Xyliatou station. She/He
will be responsible to interpret this dataset with concurrent ground-based
observations obtained at different altitudes (500 and 1800m above sea level) by
international research teams (CNRS, NOAA, TROPOS, Max Planck Institute, etc).
This UAV-based monitoring activity will address, for the first time in the
Mediterranean region, the properties of long-range transported dust and
continental (polluted) aerosols at various altitudes (below and above the
marine boundary layer).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US"><br></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">This vertically resolved aerosol
characterization will be completed by a more comprehensive analysis of the
chemical composition of aerosols obtained at ground-level using on-line
(Aerosol Chemical Speciation Monitor, Aethalometer) and off-line (filter
sampling) techniques. Major aerosol sources in the EMME region, their
seasonality and geographical origin will be addressed here using statistical tools.
They<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>will be contrasted with a similar
dataset recently obtained in Western Mediterranean region (Cape Corsica) as
part of the ChArMEx research program.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US"><br></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">Responsibilities</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">The successful candidate will be carrying out
the following activities:</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">Running<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>miniaturized atmospheric sensors and participate
to the routine UAV atmospheric observations performed by CyI.</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">Analyze
and interpret aerosol chemical/physical/optical datasets using different
computer-based tools (including source apportionment techniques).</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">Present
results to conferences and publish them in peer-review journals.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">Required
Qualifications</span></b></p>
<p class="" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Symbol" lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">Ph-D
in Atmospheric Sciences</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">At
least three (3) years of research experience (as Ph-D) in the relevant field</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">Author
or co-author of at least one (1) publication in peer-review journals</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">At
least one (1) communication at an international conference </span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">Experience
in operating atmospheric instrumentation</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">Experience
in computer-based processing of atmospheric datasets </span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">High
level of communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to adopt to a multicultural/multinational
environment</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">High
level of organizational, analytical and problem solving skills</span></p>
<p class="" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Symbol" lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">Proficiency
in spoken and written English is essential.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">Additional, preferred
skills that would be considered as an advantage: </span></b></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">Knowledge
of computational/programming packages (e.g. Matlab)</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">Driving
license (category B).</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">The<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>appointment<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>will be of<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>a full time basis, initially for a fixed term
period <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>two (2)<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>years<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>with the potential of
contract renewal depending on performance and availability of funds.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US"><br></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">Application</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">For full consideration, interested applicants
should process their application at The Cyprus Institute JobBoard (<a href="http://jobboard.cyi.ac.cy/?q=node/414">http://jobboard.cyi.ac.cy/?q=node/414</a>).
For any further information please contact Prof Jean Sciare (<a href="mailto:j.sciare@cyi.ac.cy">j.sciare@cyi.ac.cy</a>;
phone: +357 22 208 675).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><br><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US"><br></span></p>
<div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">Michael Pikridas
<br>Postdoctoral Fellow
<br>The Cyprus Institute
<br>Energy, Environment and Water Research Centre (EEWRC)
<br>20 Konstantinou Kavafi Street
<br> 2121 Aglantzia, Nicosia, Cyprus
<br>work: +357 22 208 682
<br>cell: +357 99 303 496<br></div><div>email: <a href="mailto:mpikridas@cyi.ac.cy" target="_blank">mpikridas@cyi.ac.cy</a> <a href="mailto:mpikridas@gmail.com" target="_blank">mpikridas@gmail.com</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="mailto:mpikridas@bnl.gov" target="_blank"></a></div></div></div></div></div>
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