[ES_JOBS_NET] 2 PhD positions at Lund Universty in carbon cycle research

[Marko Scholze]

Vacancy: 2 PhD positions in data assimilation / inverse modelling of the 
carbon cycle at Lund University, Sweden

The Carbon Cycle Data Assimilation group at the Department of Physical 
Geography and Ecosystem Science has two openings for PhD students with a 
strong background in Physical Geography and Ecosystems Analysis, 
Atmospheric sciences, Environmental Engineering, mathematics or physics.


Topic 1: Quantifying fossil fuel CO2 emissions based on atmospheric 
radiocarbon within a Fossil Fuel Data Assimilation System

The PhD student will work with an established model-data fusion method 
to exploit the complementary information of atmospheric radiocarbon 
(14CO2) observations for estimating fossil fuel CO2 emissions. The 
approach will build on the Fossil Fuel Data Assimilation System (FFDAS; 
Asefi-Najafabadi et al, JGR 2014) and the atmospheric transport 
inversion system LUMIA. The student will have the opportunity to 
collaborate with colleagues in the USA, Germany and Australia.


Topic 2: Model-Data Fusion for improving quantification of methane 
fluxes from wetlands with LPJ-GUESS

The PhD student will work with an established model-data fusion method 
to exploit the observational constraint of methane ecosystem flux 
measurements on model estimates of CH4 fluxes from wetlands via the 
optimisation of model process parameters. The approach will build on the 
Carbon Cycle Data Assimilation SYstem (CCDAS; Scholze et al. 2007. J. 
Geophys. Res. 112, D17305). The student will have the opportunity to 
collaborate with colleagues in Germany and the Netherlands.


The PhD positions are for 4 years, with a preferred starting date of 1 
March 2019.

Closing date for applications: 20 January 2019

More information can be found here,
Topic 1: https://lu.mynetworkglobal.com/en/what:job/jobID:243191/
Topic 2: https://lu.mynetworkglobal.com/en/what:job/jobID:244436/


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Dr. Marko Scholze
Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science
Lund University, Sölvegatan 12, SE-223 62 Lund
Phone:+46 46 222 4082
www.nateko.lu.se