Utrecht University
The climate of the polar regions is changing and will continue to change in the future. These changes directly affect the local communities, but indirectly the rest of the world as well by changing weather patterns, enhancing global warming and/or rising sea levels. Within the EU-funded PolarRES project, we try to improve our understanding of the polar climate and to reduce the uncertainties in climate projections, both by using high-resolution models.
In this project you will study various aspects of the complex polar atmosphere-ocean-ice system from an atmospheric perspective and derive and analyse projections of the future climate of both polar regions. Two state-of-the-art regional climate models will be used, HCLIM and RACMO. HCLIM, run at 2 km resolution, will be used to study the impact of rough topography and sea ice on the climate of Antarctica. RACMO will be used for future climate projections of the Arctic and Antarctic, with a possible focus on the changing cloud climatology and the impact on the hydrological cycle in the Arctic and the surface mass balance of the Antarctic Ice Sheet. It is foreseen that the outcomes of these analyses can be used to publish several papers.
As this position is part of PolarRES, an EU funded H2020 project, international collaboration with the PolarRES partners for model support, model analysis and dissemination is an integral part of the job.
We aim to start the job as soon as mutually possible.
Profiel
We are looking for a driven, positive and collaborative colleague who is able to work independently as well as within a wider research team. In addition we would like you to have
- a PhD in regional climate modelling or earth-system modelling with a focus on polar atmospheric processes;
- strong programming skills (Fortran, Python or similar);
- a thorough experience in running regional or global climate models;
- affinity with numerical model development;
- good reporting and presentation skills;
- an excellent level of written and spoken English;
- the ability to critically assess your own results.
Aanbod
- a full-time position for 2.5 to 3 years;
- an inspiring, open-minded and open research group;
- a job with national and international collaboration;
- a full-time gross salary ranging from €2,846 to €4,490 in scale 10;
- benefits including 8% holiday bonus and 8.3% end-of-year bonus;
- a pension scheme, partially paid parental leave, and flexible employment conditions based on the Collective Labour Agreement Dutch Universities (cao).
Over de organisatie
The Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research Utrecht (IMAU) offers a unique research and teaching environment, in which the fundamentals of the climate system are studied. Research is organized in five themes Atmospheric Dynamics, Atmospheric Physics and Chemistry, Coastal and Shelf Sea Dynamics, Ice and Climate and Oceans and Climate. In 2017 IMAU research quality and impact were qualified as ‘world leading’ by an international visitation committee.
The Ice and Climate group at IMAU is an inspiring, high-quality and versatile research group focusing on ice sheets, sea level, and climate. The group is world-leading in modelling of the ice sheet surface including firn, and maintains a dedicated network of automatic weather stations. Currently, our research group has 6 staff members, 11 Postdocs and 8 PhD candidates. For this project, we encourage and provide financial support for visits to conferences, workshops and summer schools, and we promote national and international exchange visits.
At the Faculty of Science there are 6 departments to make a fundamental connection with Biology, Chemistry, Information and Computing Sciences, Mathematics, Pharmaceutical Sciences and Physics. Each of these is made up of distinct institutes which work together to focus on answering some of humanity’s most pressing problems. More fundamental still are the individual research groups – the building blocks of our ambitious scientific projects.
Utrecht University is a friendly and ambitious university at the heart of an ancient city. We love to welcome new scientists to our city – a thriving cultural hub that is consistently rated as one of the world’s happiest cities. We are renowned for our innovative interdisciplinary research and our emphasis on inspirational research and excellent education. We are equally well-known for our familiar atmosphere and the can-do attitude of our people. This fundamental connection attracts researchers, professors and PhD candidates from all over the globe, making both the university and the Faculty of Science a vibrant international and wonderfully diverse community.
Aanvullende informatie
If you have any questions regarding the position, please contact
Willem Jan van de Berg ([email protected]).
Do you have a question about the application procedure? Please send an email to [email protected].
Solliciteren
Everyone deserves to feel at home at our university. We welcome employees with a wide variety of backgrounds and perspectives. If you have the expertise and the experience to excel in this role, then simply respond via the “Apply now” button! Please enclose
- your letter of motivation;
- your curriculum vitae;
- the names, telephone numbers, and email addresses of at least two references;
- a link to your PhD thesis if your publications do not sufficiently reflect your research work.
If this specific opportunity isn’t for you, but you know someone else who may be interested, please forward the link to them.
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28/03/2022
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