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 +====== ESR Project Descriptions ======
  
-=== ESR1: Modification of aerosol optical properties due to humidity from lidar and microwave radiometer ===+[[projects:itars:vacancies|Click here to go back to the ITARS Jobs page]] 
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 +===== ESR1: Modification of aerosol optical properties due to humidity from lidar and microwave radiometer =====
  
 The focus of this project is on aerosols direct effect and its dependence on relative humidity due to hygroscopic growth. The ESR will combine multi-wavelength and depolarization lidar to assess the correlation between aerosol optical parameters and relative humidity for various types of local and long-range transported aerosols from long-term measurements. For humidity measurements, microwave radiometer observations will be used and compared with the lidar water vapor, within the collaboration with the University of Cologne. The work includes technical improvement (in collaboration with Raymetrics S.A., Greece) of the multiwavelength Raman lidar depolarization and water vapor channels for quantitative retrievals, as well as data analysis using HYSPLIT backtrajectory analysis. Measurements will be taken at the Romanian Atmospheric 3D research Observatory (RADO), GAW regional station. The focus of this project is on aerosols direct effect and its dependence on relative humidity due to hygroscopic growth. The ESR will combine multi-wavelength and depolarization lidar to assess the correlation between aerosol optical parameters and relative humidity for various types of local and long-range transported aerosols from long-term measurements. For humidity measurements, microwave radiometer observations will be used and compared with the lidar water vapor, within the collaboration with the University of Cologne. The work includes technical improvement (in collaboration with Raymetrics S.A., Greece) of the multiwavelength Raman lidar depolarization and water vapor channels for quantitative retrievals, as well as data analysis using HYSPLIT backtrajectory analysis. Measurements will be taken at the Romanian Atmospheric 3D research Observatory (RADO), GAW regional station.
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 The post is available for 3 years at the National Institute of R&D for Optoelectronics, Romania, and the salary will be commensurate with a Marie-Curie Early-Stage Researcher (ESR) position. The post is available for 3 years at the National Institute of R&D for Optoelectronics, Romania, and the salary will be commensurate with a Marie-Curie Early-Stage Researcher (ESR) position.
  
-== Links ==+**Required Education Level**: Master Degree or equivalent 
 + 
 +**Degree Field**: Physics, Engineering, Environmental science 
 + 
 +**Required Languages**: ENGLISH, Language Level: Good 
 + 
 +**Additional Requirements**: Good computer programming skills 
 + 
 +=== Links ===
  
   * [[http://www.environment.inoe.ro | National Institute of R&D for Optoelectronics, Romania]]   * [[http://www.environment.inoe.ro | National Institute of R&D for Optoelectronics, Romania]]
   * [[http://www.unibuc.ro/en/| University of Bucharest, Romania]]   * [[http://www.unibuc.ro/en/| University of Bucharest, Romania]]
  
 +[[projects:itars:vacancies|Click here to go back to the ITARS Jobs page]]
  
-=== ESR2: Signal processing and data fusion between multi-spectral lidar and radiometer sensors: Algorithms and error estimation ===+===== ESR2: Signal processing and data fusion between multi-spectral lidar and radiometer sensors: Algorithms and error estimation =====
  
 The candidate will develop software to retrieve the atmotheric boundary layer height from synergetic observations by lidar and microwave radiometer. The work will include an end-to-end simulation from measured signals to atmospheric quantities and their uncertainties. The applicant will be supervised by the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, (UPC, Remote Sensing Lab., Dep. of Signal Theory and Communications) and the University of Cologne (UCOL, Institute for Geophysics and Meteorology), UCOL providing a more physical/radiometer orientation and UPC the signal processing/lidar one. The candidate will develop software to retrieve the atmotheric boundary layer height from synergetic observations by lidar and microwave radiometer. The work will include an end-to-end simulation from measured signals to atmospheric quantities and their uncertainties. The applicant will be supervised by the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, (UPC, Remote Sensing Lab., Dep. of Signal Theory and Communications) and the University of Cologne (UCOL, Institute for Geophysics and Meteorology), UCOL providing a more physical/radiometer orientation and UPC the signal processing/lidar one.
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 The post is available for 3 years at UPC, Barcelona, Spain, and the salary will be commensurate with a Marie-Curie Early-Stage Researcher (ESR) position.  The post is available for 3 years at UPC, Barcelona, Spain, and the salary will be commensurate with a Marie-Curie Early-Stage Researcher (ESR) position. 
  
-== Links ==+**Required Education Level**: Master Degree or equivalent 
 + 
 +**Degree Field**: Engineering, Physics, Mathermatics, Environmental science 
 + 
 +**Required Languages**: ENGLISH, Language Level: Good.  
 + 
 +**Additional Requirements**: Very good computer programming skills, specifically, Matlab. 
 +Very good command of written English. Valid Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE Cambridge or equivalent). 
 +  
 + 
 + 
 +=== Links ===
  
   * http://www.tsc.upc.edu/ors for the activities of the Optical Remote Sensing group at the Remote Sensing Lab (RSLAB) at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)   * http://www.tsc.upc.edu/ors for the activities of the Optical Remote Sensing group at the Remote Sensing Lab (RSLAB) at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
-  * [[http://www.upc.edu/learning/schools/etsetb?set_language=en|UPC (BarcelonaTech)]], Barcelona, Spain+  * [[http://www.upc.edu/|UPC (BarcelonaTech)]], Barcelona, Spain 
 +  * [[http://www.geomet.uni-koeln.de/en/general/the-institute/research-groups/research-group-crewell/#c293| The co-hosting research group at the University of Cologne]]
  
 +[[projects:itars:vacancies|Click here to go back to the ITARS Jobs page]]
  
-=== ESR3: Synergy between Doppler radar and Raman lidar for aerosol investigation ===+===== ESR3: Synergy between Doppler radar and Raman lidar for aerosol investigation =====
  
 The selected candidate will assess and quantify for the first time the potential of the synergic use of lidar and radar techniques for the study of atmospheric aerosol. The selected candidate will assess and quantify for the first time the potential of the synergic use of lidar and radar techniques for the study of atmospheric aerosol.
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 The post is available for 3 years at Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche – Istituto di Metodologie per l’Analisi Ambientale (Potenza, Italy), in cooperation with the University of Basilicata (Potenza, Italy), which will award the PhD title. The salary will be commensurate with a Marie-Curie Early-Stage Researcher (ESR) position.  The post is available for 3 years at Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche – Istituto di Metodologie per l’Analisi Ambientale (Potenza, Italy), in cooperation with the University of Basilicata (Potenza, Italy), which will award the PhD title. The salary will be commensurate with a Marie-Curie Early-Stage Researcher (ESR) position. 
  
-== Links ==+**Required Education Level**: Master Degree or equivalent 
 + 
 +**Degree Field**: Atmospheric Physics, Meteorology, Remote sensing, Mathematics, Geosciences 
 + 
 +**Required Languages**: ENGLISH, Language Level: Good 
 + 
 +**Additional Requirements**: Good computer programming skills 
 + 
 +=== Links ===
  
   * http://www.ciao.imaa.cnr.it/   * http://www.ciao.imaa.cnr.it/
   * http://www.imaa.cnr.it/index.php?lang=en   * http://www.imaa.cnr.it/index.php?lang=en
  
 +[[projects:itars:vacancies|Click here to go back to the ITARS Jobs page]]
  
-=== ESR4: Microphysical retrieval of aerosol parameters using multi-wavelength lidar and depolarization signals  ===+===== ESR4: Microphysical retrieval of aerosol parameters using multi-wavelength lidar and depolarization signals  =====
  
 The selected candidate will study mathematical inverse ill-posed problems and regularization techniques in a first step. In a second step she/he will exploit these mathematical algorithms to infer microphysical and optical properties of non-spherical aerosol particles by combining multi-wavelength backscatter/extinction coefficient and depolarization profiles as well as to develop a quality control procedure of the optical and the subsequent microphysical parameters using elastic/Raman lidar and sun-photometer data. The algorithms obtained will also be used in the evaluation of microphysical particle properties from real-life data of different ITARS network stations. Additionally, the Early Stage Researcher will be seconded to the Optical Remote Sensing Laboratory, run by the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (Barcelona, Spain), to work on the error analysis procedure, and to CIMEL Electronique Company (Paris, France) to learn about integrated column sensors and combined lidar and sun-photometer inversion. The selected candidate will study mathematical inverse ill-posed problems and regularization techniques in a first step. In a second step she/he will exploit these mathematical algorithms to infer microphysical and optical properties of non-spherical aerosol particles by combining multi-wavelength backscatter/extinction coefficient and depolarization profiles as well as to develop a quality control procedure of the optical and the subsequent microphysical parameters using elastic/Raman lidar and sun-photometer data. The algorithms obtained will also be used in the evaluation of microphysical particle properties from real-life data of different ITARS network stations. Additionally, the Early Stage Researcher will be seconded to the Optical Remote Sensing Laboratory, run by the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (Barcelona, Spain), to work on the error analysis procedure, and to CIMEL Electronique Company (Paris, France) to learn about integrated column sensors and combined lidar and sun-photometer inversion.
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 The post is available for 3 years at the University of Potsdam, Institute of Mathematics, Germany, and the salary will be commensurate with a Marie-Curie Early-Stage Researcher (ESR) position.  The post is available for 3 years at the University of Potsdam, Institute of Mathematics, Germany, and the salary will be commensurate with a Marie-Curie Early-Stage Researcher (ESR) position. 
  
-== Link ==+**Required Education Level**: Master Degree or equivalent 
 + 
 +**Degree Field**: Mathematics, Numerical or Applied Mathematics; Physics  
 + 
 +**Required Languages**: ENGLISH, Language Level: Good 
 + 
 +**Additional Requirements**: Excellent computer programming skills (MATLAB/Octave, C++, FORTRAN, QT, Origin, TEX). And willingness to work as a mathematician in an application field, i.e., in Atmospheric Physics and in an interdisciplinary team. 
 + 
 +=== Link ===
  
   * See http://users.math.uni-potsdam.de/~bockmann/ for the mathematical grounding and the algorithm development.   * See http://users.math.uni-potsdam.de/~bockmann/ for the mathematical grounding and the algorithm development.
  
 +[[projects:itars:vacancies|Click here to go back to the ITARS Jobs page]]
  
-=== ESR6: Cloud-radiation parameterisations based on 3D radiative transfer and sensor synergy ===+===== ESR6: Cloud-radiation parameterisations based on 3D radiative transfer and sensor synergy =====
  
 “Clouds and climate: a problem that refuses to die”, written by Prof. Randall in Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. Indeed, clouds, a primary determinant of the Earth’s energy budget, have been one of the primary uncertainty source in climate change predictions; the response of our climate system to doubling CO2 could change dramatically depending on the representations of clouds in climate models. However, even though clouds are 3D objects, cloud-radiation interactions have been modelled in a 1D manner due to computational considerations and more importantly, a lack of 3D cloud observations. While the climate community moves fast toward high-resolution modelling, we can no longer ignore the need for improving our understanding of 3D aspects of both radiation and cloud structures. “Clouds and climate: a problem that refuses to die”, written by Prof. Randall in Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. Indeed, clouds, a primary determinant of the Earth’s energy budget, have been one of the primary uncertainty source in climate change predictions; the response of our climate system to doubling CO2 could change dramatically depending on the representations of clouds in climate models. However, even though clouds are 3D objects, cloud-radiation interactions have been modelled in a 1D manner due to computational considerations and more importantly, a lack of 3D cloud observations. While the climate community moves fast toward high-resolution modelling, we can no longer ignore the need for improving our understanding of 3D aspects of both radiation and cloud structures.
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 The post is available for 3 years at the University of Reading, United Kingdom, and the salary will be commensurate with a Marie-Curie Early-Stage Researcher (ESR) position.  The post is available for 3 years at the University of Reading, United Kingdom, and the salary will be commensurate with a Marie-Curie Early-Stage Researcher (ESR) position. 
  
-== Links ==+**Required Education Level**: Bachelor or Master Degree or equivalent 
 + 
 +**Degree Field**: Physics, Atmospheric Science, Meteorology, Mathematics 
 + 
 +**Required Languages**: ENGLISH, Language Level: Good 
 + 
 +**Additional Requirements**: Good computer programming skills (Fortran, IDL, Matlab, C/C++)  
 + 
 +=== Links ===
  
   * See http://www.geomet.uni-koeln.de/en/general/research/joyce/ for the instrumentation   * See http://www.geomet.uni-koeln.de/en/general/research/joyce/ for the instrumentation
   * http://www.met.reading.ac.uk/   * http://www.met.reading.ac.uk/
  
 +[[projects:itars:vacancies|Click here to go back to the ITARS Jobs page]]
  
-=== ESR7: Observation of crystal habits and sizes in ice / mixed phase clouds ===+===== ESR7: Observation of crystal habits and sizes in ice / mixed phase clouds =====
  
 Radar-centred techniques will be developed to determine crystal properties in ice clouds with greater detail than possible to date. This is important as climate and weather forecast models include assumptions on ice crystal habits that – although crucial in determining precipitation characteristics - cannot be validated yet. The possibilities of a new spectral-polarization radar technique will be further explored in order to classify ice crystal microphysics. In support of this technique lidar will be used to detect super-cooled liquid water clouds that may be present inside ice clouds. The candidate will be based at Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands. Test campaigns at the CESAR Observatory in The Netherlands will be performed and cross-compared with radiative transfer calculations. Close collaboration is foreseen with research institute IfT in Leipzig on lidar remote sensing and the radar manufacturer Selex Systems to study the potential of the technique for future radar systems.  Radar-centred techniques will be developed to determine crystal properties in ice clouds with greater detail than possible to date. This is important as climate and weather forecast models include assumptions on ice crystal habits that – although crucial in determining precipitation characteristics - cannot be validated yet. The possibilities of a new spectral-polarization radar technique will be further explored in order to classify ice crystal microphysics. In support of this technique lidar will be used to detect super-cooled liquid water clouds that may be present inside ice clouds. The candidate will be based at Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands. Test campaigns at the CESAR Observatory in The Netherlands will be performed and cross-compared with radiative transfer calculations. Close collaboration is foreseen with research institute IfT in Leipzig on lidar remote sensing and the radar manufacturer Selex Systems to study the potential of the technique for future radar systems. 
  
-== Links ==+**Required Education Level**: Master Degree or equivalent 
 + 
 +**Degree Field**: Meteorology, Physics, Mathematics, Geosciences, Engineering 
 + 
 +**Required Languages**: ENGLISH, Language Level: Good 
 + 
 +**Additional Requirements**: Good computer programming skills 
 + 
 +=== Links ===
   * Hosting research group: http://atmos.weblog.tudelft.nl/;   * Hosting research group: http://atmos.weblog.tudelft.nl/;
   * Atmospheric observatory: www.cesar-observatory.nl    * Atmospheric observatory: www.cesar-observatory.nl 
  
 +[[projects:itars:vacancies|Click here to go back to the ITARS Jobs page]]
  
-=== ESR8: Combination of Doppler lidar and Doppler radar measurements to study vertical motion in context with ice formation in clouds ===+===== ESR8: Combination of Doppler lidar and Doppler radar measurements to study vertical motion in context with ice formation in clouds =====
  
 The selected candidate will exploit the synergy of Doppler lidar and Doppler radar observations of liquid-water and mixed-phase clouds. He/she shall study dynamical and microphysical processes which are relevant, e.g., for the formation of ice in super-cooled water clouds. Observational strategies and combined retrieval schemes using the Doppler capabilities of lidar and radar shall be developed in cooperation with other young researchers of IfT’s Ground-based Remote Sensing Group. Data will be taken with LACROS (Leipzig Aerosol and Cloud Remote Observations System) instrumentation at the Leipzig site as well as during national and international field experiments. The candidate will cooperate with the University of Delft to work on combined lidar-radar retrieval schemes and with the radar manufacturer METEK to work on Doppler radar control and analysis software. The selected candidate will exploit the synergy of Doppler lidar and Doppler radar observations of liquid-water and mixed-phase clouds. He/she shall study dynamical and microphysical processes which are relevant, e.g., for the formation of ice in super-cooled water clouds. Observational strategies and combined retrieval schemes using the Doppler capabilities of lidar and radar shall be developed in cooperation with other young researchers of IfT’s Ground-based Remote Sensing Group. Data will be taken with LACROS (Leipzig Aerosol and Cloud Remote Observations System) instrumentation at the Leipzig site as well as during national and international field experiments. The candidate will cooperate with the University of Delft to work on combined lidar-radar retrieval schemes and with the radar manufacturer METEK to work on Doppler radar control and analysis software.
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 The position is available for 3 years at the Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Germany, and the salary will be commensurate with a Marie-Curie Early-Stage Researcher (ESR) position.  The position is available for 3 years at the Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Germany, and the salary will be commensurate with a Marie-Curie Early-Stage Researcher (ESR) position. 
  
-== Link == +**Required Education Level**: Master Degree or equivalent
-  * for the instrumentation see http://polly.tropos.de/martha/index.html+
  
 +**Degree Field**: Meteorology, Physics, Mathematics, Geosciences 
  
-=== ESR10: Investigating cloud sub-grid variability from scanning micro-wave radiometer and cloud radar ===+**Required Languages**: ENGLISH, Language Level: Good 
 + 
 +**Additional Requirements**: Good computer programming skills (preferably Matlab, IDL, and/or Python).  Willingness to work in a team.  Willingness to participate in field campaigns.  
 + 
 +=== Links === 
 +  * [[http://polly.tropos.de/martha/index.html| The instrumentation ]] 
 +  * [[http://www.tropos.de/eng/physics/lidar/physics_lidar.html|The hosting research group]] 
 + 
 +[[projects:itars:vacancies|Click here to go back to the ITARS Jobs page]] 
 + 
 +===== ESR10: Investigating cloud sub-grid variability from scanning micro-wave radiometer and cloud radar ======
  
 The selected candidate will exploit the scanning capability of cloud radar and microwave radiometer to derive 3D fields of cloud occurrence with high (ca. 100 m) resolution for domains of about 20 km. He/she will cooperate with the University of Reading on the optimization of scanning patterns and with the instrument manufacturers on their realisation. Data will be taken at the Jülich Observatory for Cloud Evolution (JOYCE) and used to analyse vertical and horizontal cloud variability. This is important for the evaluation of atmospheric models and satellite validation because clouds frequently occur on scales smaller than the grid size. Cloud overlap assumptions, an integral part in NWP and climate models, will be evaluated with the help of long-term observations. The selected candidate will exploit the scanning capability of cloud radar and microwave radiometer to derive 3D fields of cloud occurrence with high (ca. 100 m) resolution for domains of about 20 km. He/she will cooperate with the University of Reading on the optimization of scanning patterns and with the instrument manufacturers on their realisation. Data will be taken at the Jülich Observatory for Cloud Evolution (JOYCE) and used to analyse vertical and horizontal cloud variability. This is important for the evaluation of atmospheric models and satellite validation because clouds frequently occur on scales smaller than the grid size. Cloud overlap assumptions, an integral part in NWP and climate models, will be evaluated with the help of long-term observations.
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 The post is available for 3 years at the University of Cologne, Germany, and the salary will be commensurate with a Marie-Curie Early-Stage Researcher (ESR) position.  The post is available for 3 years at the University of Cologne, Germany, and the salary will be commensurate with a Marie-Curie Early-Stage Researcher (ESR) position. 
  
-== Links == +**Required Education Level**: Master Degree or equivalent
-  * [[http://www.geomet.uni-koeln.de/en/general/research/joyce/| the instrumentation]] +
-  * [[http://www.geomet.uni-koeln.de/en/general/the-institute/research-groups/research-group-crewell/#c293| the research group]]+
  
-=== ESR11: Improvements of Integrated Profiling Technique (IPT) by inclusion of lidar ===+**Degree Field**: Meteorology, Physics, Mathematics, Geosciences  
 + 
 +**Required Languages**: ENGLISH, Language Level: Good 
 + 
 +**Additional Requirements**: Good computer programming skills 
 + 
 +=== Links === 
 +  * [[http://www.geomet.uni-koeln.de/en/general/research/joyce/| The instrumentation]] 
 +  * [[http://www.geomet.uni-koeln.de/en/general/the-institute/research-groups/research-group-crewell/#c293| The hosting research group]] 
 + 
 +[[projects:itars:vacancies|Click here to go back to the ITARS Jobs page]] 
 + 
 +===== ESR11: Determination of atmospheric water vapor via inverse modelling using lidar and microwave radiometry =====
  
 The selected candidate will explore the sensor synergy of Differential Absorption Lidar (DIAL) and microwave radiometry (MWR) to retrieve the atmospheric state and cloud parameters with high-vertical resolution. The Integrated Profiling Technique developed at UCO combines cloud radar and MWR in an optimal estimation framework where lidar information is only used at cloud base. The capabilities of water vapour DIAL able to provide high-vertical resolution information below clouds will be explored. The necessary combination of instrumentations is currently operated for the first time at Barbados in cooperation with MPI Hamburg. The impact on retrieval quality of thermodynamic profiles and cloud parameters will be investigated in cooperation with University of Potsdam. The selected candidate will explore the sensor synergy of Differential Absorption Lidar (DIAL) and microwave radiometry (MWR) to retrieve the atmospheric state and cloud parameters with high-vertical resolution. The Integrated Profiling Technique developed at UCO combines cloud radar and MWR in an optimal estimation framework where lidar information is only used at cloud base. The capabilities of water vapour DIAL able to provide high-vertical resolution information below clouds will be explored. The necessary combination of instrumentations is currently operated for the first time at Barbados in cooperation with MPI Hamburg. The impact on retrieval quality of thermodynamic profiles and cloud parameters will be investigated in cooperation with University of Potsdam.
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 The post is available for 3 years at the University of Cologne, Germany, and the salary will be commensurate with a Marie-Curie Early-Stage Researcher (ESR) position. The post is available for 3 years at the University of Cologne, Germany, and the salary will be commensurate with a Marie-Curie Early-Stage Researcher (ESR) position.
  
-== Links ==+**Required Education Level**: Master Degree or equivalent 
 + 
 +**Degree Field**: Meteorology, Physics, Mathematics, Geosciences  
 + 
 +**Required Languages**: ENGLISH, Language Level: Good 
 + 
 +**Additional Requirements**: Good computer programming skills 
 + 
 +=== Links ===
   * see the [[http://www.mpimet.mpg.de/en/science/the-atmosphere-in-the-earth-system/initiatives/barbadosstation.html|MPI page]] for the instrumentation.   * see the [[http://www.mpimet.mpg.de/en/science/the-atmosphere-in-the-earth-system/initiatives/barbadosstation.html|MPI page]] for the instrumentation.
   * [[http://www.geomet.uni-koeln.de/en/general/the-institute/research-groups/research-group-crewell/#c293| the research group]]   * [[http://www.geomet.uni-koeln.de/en/general/the-institute/research-groups/research-group-crewell/#c293| the research group]]
  
-=== ESR12: Study of the planetary boundary layer and its influence on cloud development ===+[[projects:itars:vacancies|Click here to go back to the ITARS Jobs page]] 
 + 
 +===== ESR12: Study of the planetary boundary layer and its influence on cloud development =====
  
 The selected candidate will study Planetary Boundary Layer (PBL) dynamics and its influence on the development of low clouds over the semi-urban site of Athens, using a combination of multi-wavelength Raman aerosol, depolarization, ozone and water vapour lidar data. The combination of these multi-instrument data will enable the complete characterization of the PBL structure and its diurnal variation with high temporal and spatial (ca. 100-150 m) resolution. These data, in combination with radiosonde data of wind and relative humidity, will enable the study of the PBL dynamics and its influence on the development of low clouds over Athens under various meteorological conditions (high/low solar irradiance, sea/land breeze, etc.). The data obtained will also be used in the evaluation of the Air Quality Model CALIOPE, regarding the distribution of gaseous photochemical pollutants and particulate matter by synergistic observations (lidar and passive sensors). The selected candidate will study Planetary Boundary Layer (PBL) dynamics and its influence on the development of low clouds over the semi-urban site of Athens, using a combination of multi-wavelength Raman aerosol, depolarization, ozone and water vapour lidar data. The combination of these multi-instrument data will enable the complete characterization of the PBL structure and its diurnal variation with high temporal and spatial (ca. 100-150 m) resolution. These data, in combination with radiosonde data of wind and relative humidity, will enable the study of the PBL dynamics and its influence on the development of low clouds over Athens under various meteorological conditions (high/low solar irradiance, sea/land breeze, etc.). The data obtained will also be used in the evaluation of the Air Quality Model CALIOPE, regarding the distribution of gaseous photochemical pollutants and particulate matter by synergistic observations (lidar and passive sensors).
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 The post is available for 3 years at the Laser Remote Sensing Laboratory of the National Technical University of Athens (Zografou Campus) and the salary will be commensurate with a Marie-Curie Early-Stage Researcher (ESR) position.  The post is available for 3 years at the Laser Remote Sensing Laboratory of the National Technical University of Athens (Zografou Campus) and the salary will be commensurate with a Marie-Curie Early-Stage Researcher (ESR) position. 
  
-== Link ==+**Required Education Level**: Master Degree or equivalent 
 + 
 +**Degree Field**: Physics, Engineering, Environmental science 
 + 
 +**Required Languages**: ENGLISH, Language Level: Good 
 + 
 +**Additional Requirements**:  
 + 
 +Very good computer programming skills (Matlab, LabView, IDL, Origin or Fortran/C++). 
 + 
 +Willingness to work in team work. 
 + 
 +Willingness to work during daytime and nighttime (during specific campaigns). 
 + 
 + 
 +=== Link ===
   * http://www.physics.ntua.gr/~papayannis/index.htm    * http://www.physics.ntua.gr/~papayannis/index.htm 
  
-=== ESR13: Investigation of the performance of Air Quality Modelling (AQM) in forecasting the distribution of pollutants over Europe ===+[[projects:itars:vacancies|Click here to go back to the ITARS Jobs page]] 
 + 
 +===== ESR13: Investigation of the performance of Air Quality Modelling (AQM) in forecasting the distribution of pollutants over Europe =====
  
 The work of the selected candidate will focus on the evaluation of the Air Quality Forecasting System CALIOPE in the distribution of gaseous photochemical pollutants and particulate matter by synergistic observations (lidar, passive sensors) to perform a quantitative evaluation of CALIOPE-forecasted pollution episodes. The work of the selected candidate will focus on the evaluation of the Air Quality Forecasting System CALIOPE in the distribution of gaseous photochemical pollutants and particulate matter by synergistic observations (lidar, passive sensors) to perform a quantitative evaluation of CALIOPE-forecasted pollution episodes.
  
-Moreover, the Early Star Researcher will be seconded to National Technical University of Athens (Greece) to familiarize with the use of lidar and passive sensors to measure atmospheric pollutants and to exchange expertise on long-/short-range transport models. A further secondment to Raymetrics S.A. will take place, in order to gain detailed knowledge of lidar.+Moreover, the Early Star Researcher will be seconded to National Technical University of Athens (Greece) to familiarize with the use of lidar and passive sensors to measure atmospheric pollutants and to exchange expertise on long-/short-range transport models. A further secondment will take place to one of our industrial partners (Selex Systems Integration GmbH or Raymetrics S.A.) in order to gain specific knowledge of weather radar or lidar systems, respectively.
  
 The post is available for 3 years at the Earth Science Department of the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC-CNS), Barcelona, Spain, and the salary will be commensurate with a Marie-Curie Early-Stage Researcher (ESR) position.  The post is available for 3 years at the Earth Science Department of the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC-CNS), Barcelona, Spain, and the salary will be commensurate with a Marie-Curie Early-Stage Researcher (ESR) position. 
  
 +**Required Education Level**: Master Degree or equivalent
  
-Environmental science – Earth Science; Physics – Applied Physics; Mathematics – Computational mathematics+**Degree Field**: Environmental engineering, Physics, Engineering, Atmospheric sciences
  
-== Links ==+**Required Languages**: ENGLISH, Language Level: Good 
 + 
 +**Additional Requirements**: Good computer programming skills (FORTRAN 77/90 and C) and experience with UNIX/LINUX environments and scripting languages.  Good written and verbal communication skills.  Ability to work independently and in a team. 
 + 
 +=== Links ===
   * http://www.bsc.es/earth-sciences   * http://www.bsc.es/earth-sciences
-  * [[http://www.upc.edu/learning/schools/etsetb?set_language=en|UPC (BarcelonaTech)]], Barcelona, Spain+  * [[http://www.upc.edu/|UPC (BarcelonaTech)]], Barcelona, Spain 
 + 
 +[[projects:itars:vacancies|Click here to go back to the ITARS Jobs page]]
  
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