<div dir="ltr">Dear colleagues,<br>
<br>
the Atmospheric Modelling group (Prof. Yaping Shao) at the Institute for
Geophysics and Meteorology at the University of Cologne (Germany) is
offering a PhD position for 3 years starting in Fall 2016, within the
Collaborative Research Center SFB1211 “Earth – Evolution at the Dry
Limit”. The project title is “Development of an Aeolian-Biogenic model”.<br>
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We offer a productive and interdisciplinary working atmosphere including
several possibilities for career development. The salary is based on
the German E13 TV-L scale (75% time position) if terms and conditions
under collective bargaining law are fulfilled.<br>
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Job description: The doctoral candidate will develop a module for
quantifying the aeolian-biogenic interactions. Of particular importance
is to quantify the strength and thickness of the biogenic crust, and to
derive adequate parameterizations of these quantities as a function of
environmental control parameters. At the same time the inhibition of
aeolian erosion by the presence of crusts, as well as the effects of
dust erosion and deposition on the formation of crusts will be
considered. All these ingredients will be cast in a set of partial
differential equations. The simulations will be extensively compared
against observations from the literature and from the field and remote
sensing campaigns within SFB 1211.<br>
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Requirements: We expect strong interest in atmospheric science with
specialization in atmospheric and surface modeling. Applicants should
have a Master-of-Science-equivalent university degree in meteorology,
geophysics, physics or mathematics. Experience in scientific
programming, preferably in a UNIX/LINUX environment, and knowledge in
computational modelling is highly desirable. Candidates must possess
excellent communication skills both in written and spoken English.<br>
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Applications: Interested candidates should send a CV; a cover letter
describing background, training and research interests; certificates;
and the contact information of two referees as a single PDF to <a href="mailto:meteo-jobs@uni">meteo-jobs@uni</a>‐<a href="http://koeln.de">koeln.de</a>. Please clearly indicate which position you apply for. Review of<br>
applications will begin immediately and continue until September 30, 2016.<br>
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The complete job ad is available at the following link:<br>
<a href="https://www.stellenwerk-koeln.de/sites/default/files/pdf/university/phd_student_geopphysik_a.meteorologie_dr.albani_75.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.stellenwerk-koeln.de/sites/default/files/pdf/university/phd_student_geopphysik_a.meteorologie_dr.albani_75.pdf</a><br>
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For more information contact:<br>
Prof. Dr. Yaping Shao: <a href="mailto:yshao@uni-koeln.de">yshao@uni-koeln.de</a><br>
or Dr. Samuel Albani: <a href="mailto:s.albani@uni-koeln.de">s.albani@uni-koeln.de</a>.<br>
Web: <a href="http://www.geomet.uni-koeln.de/en/rg-shao/" target="_blank">http://www.geomet.uni-koeln.de/en/rg-shao/</a></div>