PhD Student Opportunity
Helmholtz Young Investigator Research Group
Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
For further information, please contact:
Imke Schramm
E-mail: ischramm [at] awi-potsdam.de
A PhD student opportunity is available as part of the Helmholtz Young
Investigator Research Group. This newly formed group is hosted at the
Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) under the
leadership of Dr. Julia Boike.
The research group will focus on:
- establishing spatial and temporal linkages between water and energy
fluxes at the plot and landscape scale of different permafrost affected
ecosystems, and
- developing a process-oriented model for the typical arctic permafrost
system to predict subsurface processes (soil water and heat).
The PhD student will be officially enrolled at the University of
Heidelberg (either in physics or geoscience program) and will spend a
significant amount of time under the supervision of Professor Kurt Roth.
He/she will explore the spatial dynamic of water and heat fluxes.
A masters degree in hydrology, physics, geosciences, or a similar
discipline is required. Further requirements include the ability to work
as part of a team and fluency in English (written and spoken). The
position requires extensive field work in the Arctic (Siberia,
Spitsbergen, and Alaska), thus prior field experience is also necessary.
Eddy covariance experience and programming skills (C/C++) are
beneficial.
Applications should include a curriculum vitae, list of publications,
two letters of reference, and academic transcripts from the most
recently awarded degree. Please quote the reference number 6/Dok-P and
send applications to:
Alfred-Wegener-Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Research Department Potsdam
PO Box 60 01 49
14401 Potsdam
Germany
More information about AWI can be found at:
http://www.awi-potsdam.de