FP7 ITARS ITN: Early Stage Researcher (ESR8): Combination of Doppler lidar and Doppler radar measurements to study vertical motion in context with ice formation in clouds
Applications are invited for a PhD position to work in the ITARS project, a Marie Curie Initial Training Network (ITN) within the FP7 programme. ITARS (Initial Training for Atmospheric Remote Sensing) focuses on the synergistic application of high-end ground-based remote-sensing instrumentation that has the potential to substantially contribute to an improved understanding of aerosols, clouds, and aerosol-cloud interaction processes and their role for both climate and weather. ITARS science objectives are
- to bring together experts from the aerosol and cloud community to efficiently tackle the problems of aerosol-cloud interaction as well as their relevance for climate and weather,
- to build close ties between industry and research to optimize instrumentation for future networks, and
- to assess the potential of advanced remote-sensing instrumentation and capabilities as an ingredient in a future observation system based on both ground-based networks and space-borne observations.
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 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.
Nr. Job Positions: 1
Research Fields
Atmospheric Physics/Meteorology
Career Stage
Early stage researcher or 0-4 yrs (Post graduate)
Research Profile
First Stage Researcher (R1)
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For more information on ITARS and on the applications process see www.itars.net ; for the instrumentation see http://polly.tropos.de/martha/index.html
Requirements
| Required Education Level | |
|---|---|
| Degree | Master Degree or equivalent |
| Degree Field | Meteorology, Physics, Mathematics, Geosciences |
| Required Languages | |
| Language | 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.
Applicants must be researchers who have not yet been awarded the doctorate degree and are in the first 4 years (full-time equivalent) of their research careers. This includes the period of research training, starting at the date of obtaining the degree which would formally entitle them to embark on a doctorate either in the country in which the degree was obtained, irrespective whether or not a doctorate is envisaged.
Applicants may not have resided or carried out their main activity in Germany for more than 12 months in the last 3 years. Short stays such as holidays are not taken into account.