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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black">I am writing to advertise a fully-funded PhD project to work on extreme temperatures at the University of St Andrews. </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black">The project will involve running state-of-the-art simulations with CESM2 and theory development. The position will be based at St Andrews' School of Earth and Environmental Sciences and the start
date will be approximately September 2024.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black">Applications can be submitted<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>at the following link and the deadline is 31<sup>st</sup><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Jan 2024:
<a href="https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/study/apply/postgraduate/research/">https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/study/apply/postgraduate/research/</a></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black">The PhD position is suitable for a student with an undergraduate/masters degree or equivalent in physics, mathematics, engineering, atmospheric science, computer science, or a related field. <b>A
strong background in mathematics and physics is more important than previous experience in climate science.</b> I would appreciate if you could share this message with students who may be interested in a Scotland adventure!</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black">Yours sincerely,</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black">Mike Byrne</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Michael P. Byrne, Ph.D.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">email: <a href="mailto:mpb20@st-andrews.ac.uk"><span style="color:#0563C1">mpb20@st-andrews.ac.uk</span></a>
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web: <a href="https://sites.google.com/tcd.ie/michaelbyrne/home?authuser=0" title="https://sites.google.com/tcd.ie/michaelbyrne/home?authuser=0"><span style="color:#0563C1">climate-dynamics.co.uk</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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