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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">PhD post at University of Birmingham (UK) on aerosol-cloud-climate interactions, deadline 09th Jan. 2024<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">What is it?</span></b><span style="color:black"> A fully-funded PhD post as part of the NERC CENTA Doctoral Training Partnership, starting in October 2024. Based in the University of Birmingham, co-supervised
by University of Cambridge and UK Met Office. Comes with opportunity of placement in UK Met Office and is a CENTA Flagship Project.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">What we offer?</span></b><span style="color:black"> Annual stipend for 3.5 years, set at £17,688 for 2024, full waive of tuition fee, plus a research training support grant (RTSG) of £8,000, extra funding is
also provided for travel to and collaboration with UK Met Office. A diverse and supportive study environment and supervisor team.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">What you’ll do</span></b><span style="color:black">? Identify aerosol’s fingerprints on ice-cloud via incorporating satellite observations and data-science, combining with climate modelling to better understand
climate change.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Who you’ll work with?</span></b><span style="color:black"> You'll be based at School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, UK. You’ll be supervised by scientists at University
of Birmingham, UK Met Office and University of Cambridge.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">How to apply? </span></b><span style="color:black">Project and application details here</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">: </span><a href="https://centa.ac.uk/studentship/2024-b8-using-machine-learning-and-satellite-to-determine-the-impact-of-aerosols-on-ice-clouds-for-improving-climate-models/"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">https://centa.ac.uk/studentship/2024-b8-using-machine-learning-and-satellite-to-determine-the-impact-of-aerosols-on-ice-clouds-for-improving-climate-models/</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Project Ref: </span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3C3744;background:white">CENTA 2024-B8</span><span style="color:black">, <b>Closing date 09<sup>th</sup> January 2024</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Informal enquires to Dr Ying Chen (</span><a href="mailto:y.chen.21@bham.ac.uk">y.chen.21@bham.ac.uk</a><span style="color:black">) very welcome! Please use email title: “PhD_CENTA_[Your Name]_[Your current university]”.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Supervisors detail:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Dr Ying Chen:
</span><a href="https://research.birmingham.ac.uk/en/persons/ying-chen"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">https://research.birmingham.ac.uk/en/persons/ying-chen</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
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<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:#F9F9F9"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Dr Cyril Morcrette:
</span><a href="https://mathematics.exeter.ac.uk/staff/cm1082"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">https://mathematics.exeter.ac.uk/staff/cm1082</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
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<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:#F9F9F9"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Dr Luke Abraham:</span><b>
</b><a href="https://www.ch.cam.ac.uk/group/atm/person/nla27"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">https://www.ch.cam.ac.uk/group/atm/person/nla27</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Best,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Ying Chen<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Assistant Professor in Atmospheric Science<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">University of Birmingham<o:p></o:p></p>
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