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<div class="column"><p class=""><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: 700" class="">2 Ph.D. Positions in the Emmy Noether Research Group
"Understanding Clouds Across Scales"
</span></p><p class=""><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: 700" class="">Numerical Modeling of Turbulent Mixing Processes in Shallow Cumulus Clouds
</span></p><p class=""><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'ArialMT'" class="">Two Ph.D. positions are offered within the newly established Emmy Noether Research Group
"Understanding Clouds Across Scales "(UCAS) at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) in
Munich, Germany. UCAS is funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG, Deutsche
Forschungsgemeinschaft).
</span></p><p class=""><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: 700" class="">Position and Project Description
</span></p><p class=""><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'ArialMT'" class="">Clouds are an essential part of the Earth's climate system, with a significant influence on the
global radiation budget. However, our understanding of clouds in the climate system is highly
uncertain, in large part because of the complex network of interactions and feedbacks originating
from small-scale cloud processes, in particular turbulent mixing and cloud microphysics.
</span></p><p class=""><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'ArialMT'" class="">Using a Lagrangian cloud model, a novel and highly detailed modeling approach, the
prospective Ph.D. candidates will investigate the effects of turbulent mixing on the microphysical
composition of shallow cumulus clouds (e.g., homogeneous vs. inhomogeneous mixing). The
investigated scales will range from single entrainment events to individual clouds and entire
cloud fields, focusing on the effects of turbulent mixing on the activation of aerosols, the
condensational growth of cloud droplets, as well as the conditions influencing these processes.
To verify modeling results, the candidates will have the opportunity to work with observational
data obtained during the recent EUREC4A field campaign, provided by the Experimental
Meteorology Group at LMU.
</span></p><p class=""><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'ArialMT'" class="">Specifically, the first position will primarily work on modeling entrainment and mixing processes
in shallow cumulus clouds, while the second position will work on the integration of observations
and modeling results. Overall, both Ph.D. positions offer a unique opportunity to work with a
state of the art numerical model, engage with observational data, and be involved in a highly
relevant scientific topic at one of Europe's leading research universities.
</span></p><p class=""><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: 700" class="">Terms of Employment
</span></p><p class=""><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'ArialMT'" class="">The funded Ph.D. position (75% of the German public sector's TV-L E13 pay scale) is awarded
for 3 years and is open immediately. LMU is an equal opportunity employer. Women are
especially encouraged to apply. Applicants with disabilities will be preferentially considered if
equally qualified. The new workplace will be in Munich's city center, and the candidate will have
access to extensive training and career development activities offered by LMU.
</span></p><p class=""><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: 700" class="">Qualification requirements
</span></p><p class=""><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'ArialMT'" class="">Applicants are expected to hold a Master's Degree in Meteorology, Physics, or a related field. A
strong interest in atmospheric science, in particular cloud physics, will be considered
advantageous for the position. Previous experiences in numerical modeling,
coding/programming skills, and the operation of (parallelized) supercomputers are desirable.
Candidates must possess excellent communication skills in written and spoken English.
</span></p><p class=""><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Arial'; font-weight: 700" class="">Applications
</span></p><p class=""><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'ArialMT'" class="">Please send your application, including y</span><font face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">our desired starting date and the contact details of two
academic referees, by email (single PDF) to Dr. Fabian Hoffmann (</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""><a href="mailto:fa.hoffmann@lmu.de" class="">fa.hoffmann@lmu.de</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">) by </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 700;" class="">15
February 2021 </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">at the latest. Further applications will be considered until the position is filled. For
questions about the position or the project, do not hesitate to contact Dr. Fabian Hoffmann
(</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""><a href="mailto:fa.hoffmann@lmu.de" class="">fa.hoffmann@lmu.de</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">). </span></font></p><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""></div></div></div></div></body></html>