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Interested in doing a PhD overseas at one of Europe's most renowned
universities?<br>
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*** Invitation for applications *** <br>
We are searching for an enthusiastic candidate who joins our team to
exploit the potential of the combined use of land surface modeling
and water-sensitive microwave satellite observations for supporting
and monitoring management decisions over tropical peat soils.<br>
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*** Project ***<br>
Over the last decades, tropical peat soils turned into hotspots of
greenhouse gas emissions of global climate relevance. Huge amounts
of carbon and nitrogen that accumulated under permanently wet
conditions over geological time scales are currently released due to
agricultural drainage and large-scale disturbance of hydrological
conditions. Future management of tropical peatlands will have a big
impact on climate change through 2100 and beyond.<br>
The major science innovations of the PhD project will include the
advancement of the peatland hydrology module of a global-scale land
surface modeling framework and the development of an inverse
modeling and data assimilation approach that optimally merges land
simulations and satellite data over peatland areas. A keen interest
in remote sensing and mechanistic modeling of environmental
processes is crucial for the success of the project.<br>
The PhD research will be supervised by dr. Michel Bechtold, prof.
Gabrielle De Lannoy and prof. Jan Vanderborght. More information on
the research division: <a
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*** Responsibilities ***<br>
- Perform and disseminate highly qualitative research<br>
- Follow doctoral school<br>
- Assist in teaching<br>
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*** Profile ***<br>
- Excellent motivation and grades<br>
- Master in Bioscience Engineering, Civil or Environmental
Engineering, Hydrology, Geography, Geosciences, Meteorology,
Remotely Sensed Earth Observation, Physics, Mathematics, Computer
Sciences or equivalent<br>
- Experience with data-processing applications such as Matlab,
Python, IDL, R, or other<br>
- Experience with programming and scientific computing <br>
- Creative, critical, analytical and innovative mindset<br>
- Ability to work independently<br>
- Excellent written and oral communication skills in English<br>
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Only PhD candidates with grades above average can be admitted to the
doctoral school.<br>
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*** Offer ***<br>
- Fully funded PhD scholarship for 4 years; support and training
through the Arenberg Doctoral School (<a
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- KU Leuven is one of Europe's highest-ranked and most renowned
universities<br>
- Multi-disciplinary and international professional environment<br>
- Leuven is a charming historical university town, located in the
heart of Western Europe<br>
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Interested?<br>
Only persons strictly matching the above profile should apply.
Submit your resume, along with a motivation letter, and two names
for references on-line. Make sure to indicate your study grades in
your resume. The starting date is March 1st, 2019. For more
information, please contact dr. Michel Bechtold, tel.: +32 16 32 01
67, mail:michel[dot]bechtold[at]kuleuven[dot]be.<br>
You can apply for this job no later than February 05, 2019 via the
online application tool<br>
KU Leuven seeks to foster an environment where all talents can
flourish, regardless of gender, age, cultural background,
nationality or impairments. If you have any questions relating to
accessibility or support, please contact us at <a
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href="mailto:diversiteit.HR@kuleuven.be">diversiteit.HR@kuleuven.be</a>.<br>
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<small>Dr. Michel Bechtold<br>
Feodor Lynen research fellow<br>
KULeuven<br>
Dept of Computer Science, Numerical Analysis and Applied
Mathematics Section<br>
Dept of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Division Soil and
Water Management<br>
Celestijnenlaan 200 E box 2411<br>
B-3001 Heverlee<br>
Belgium<br>
Rm 02.234
Tel +32 16 32 01 67<br>
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Publications:
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