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<p class="MsoNormal"><b class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri;
font-size: 14px;" class="">PhD on modeling the Future
Greenland Ice Sheet coupled to the Climate System with
CESM-CISM</span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><b class=""><span
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class="">Job description</span></b><span
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><span
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major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;
mso-fareast-language:JA" class="">The PhD candidate will
investigate future interactions between the Greenland ice
sheet (GrIS) and the climate system with the Community Earth
System Model (CESM,
<a href="http://www2.cesm.ucar.edu" class="">www2.cesm.ucar.edu</a>)
coupled to the Community Ice Sheet Model version 2 (CISM2,
<a href="http://oceans11.lanl.gov/cism/index.html" class="">http://oceans11.lanl.gov/cism/index.html</a>).
CESM is a global climate model capable of realistic simulation
of GrIS surface melt and refreezing. CISM is an ice sheet
model that simulates the topography, velocity field and
thermal state of ice sheets.</span><span
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><span
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major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;
mso-fareast-language:JA" class="">Including ice sheets as
interactive components of global climate model is a young and
promising field of research. This project is timely as the
GrIS is currently losing mass at an accelerated rate and its
contribution to future sea level rise is one major impact of
anthropogenic climate change. This project will participate
in the international Ice Sheet Model Intercomparison Project 6
(ISMIP6).</span><span style="font-family:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><span
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major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;
mso-fareast-language:JA" class="">The PhD candidate will
design and perform simulations with the ice sheet and climate
models, will modify the code where appropriate for specific
research targets, and will analyze model output and available
observations. He/she will evaluate the sensitivity of the GrIS
to atmospheric and/or ocean forcing, will quantify the role of
feedbacks in accelerating/decelerating GrIS mass loss, and
will contribute to assess the timing and climatic impacts of
Greenland deglaciation.</span><span
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<b class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14px;"
class=""> </span></b><b style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><span
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class="">Qualifications</span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><span
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class="">Applicants should have a strong background in
meteorology, oceanography, Earth sciences or physics, as well
as experience with FORTRAN90, geophysical models and
Unix-Linux environments. Experience with CESM, CISM or similar
climate and/or ice sheet models is a plus. Strong programming
skills are essential. Good English speaking and writing skills
are required.</span><span
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<b style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><span
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class="">Employer information</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><span
style="font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:
major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;
mso-fareast-language:JA" class="">The Department of Geoscience
and Remote Sensing (</span><a
href="http://www.grs.citg.tudelft.nl/" class=""><span
style="font-family:Calibri;
mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:
Helvetica;color:#386EFF;mso-fareast-language:JA" class="">http://www.grs.citg.tudelft.nl</span></a><span
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class="">) from the Delft University of Technology (The
Netherlands)</span><span
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class=""> conducts a research program in the disciplines of
geodesy and remote sensing, natural geophysics, and climate
and atmospheric sciences.
</span><span
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><span
style="font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:
major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;
mso-fareast-language:JA" class="">We offer a full-time
position during four years. Funding is provided from the
ERC-awarded (</span><a href="https://erc.europa.eu/" class=""><span
style="font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:
major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;
color:#386EFF;mso-fareast-language:JA" class="">https://erc.europa.eu</span></a><span
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class="">) project “CoupledIceClim”.
</span><span
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri;
font-size: 14px;" class="">Application:</span></b></p>
<span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><span style="font-family:
Calibri;" class="">Please send a letter of motivation, CV and
(email) addresses of two referees to
<b class="">Miren Vizcaino</b> at </span><a
href="mailto:M.Vizcaino@tudelft.nl" class=""><span
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mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:
Calibri;color:#386EFF;mso-fareast-language:JA" class="">M.Vizcaino@tudelft.nl</span></a><span
style="font-family: Calibri;" class=""> with Subject: “ERC-PhD
FutureGrIS”, at the latest by Oct 23<sup class="">rd</sup> 2016.
Starting date is between Nov 1st 2016 and Feb 1st 2017. <br>
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