Stillingstittel: PhD in Satellite Oceanography

Stillingsbeskrivelse:

The Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center (NERSC) is an independent non-profit research foundation in Norway. The vision of the Center is to pioneer understanding of the Earth system and science-based innovation for society". The Center conducts multidisciplinary sciences with focus on marine, cryosphere and atmospheric research with integration and links to innovation and service development. The high latitudes and the Arctic are given special attention. NERSC takes an active part in training and capacity building as well as dissemination to stakeholders and society in support of sustainable environment and blue growth. Strategic national and international partnerships are highly prioritized. The primary income for NERSC comes from various funding agencies and industries awarded in open competition. The Center also receives basic funding from the Ministry of Climate and Envi­ron­ment in Norway. NERSC is an active research partner in the Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research and at the Hjort Centre for Marine Ecosystem Dynamics. NERSC is also leading the Copernicus Marine Environmental Monitoring service for the high latitude seas and Arctic Ocean in collaboration with the Meteorological Institute of Norway. The Center has extensive international collaboration, including the Nansen Group" with research centers in Russia, India, China, South Africa and Bangladesh. The Center presently has 80 employees from 25 nations.

"The Ocean and Coastal Remote Sensing" research group at the Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center (NERSC) works on integration of sattelite Earth Observation (EO) data with model and in-situ data to study physical and biological ocean prosesses, including air-sea interactions and ocean variability up to climate scales. This includes near-real-time (NRT) monitoring capabilities, calibration and validation, preparation of results for use in data assimilation, and generation of long time series.

 As part of the project "Upper Ocean Circulation in the Nordic Seas from the Sentinel and Earth Explorer Satellites" funded by the Research Council of Norway (RCN), NERSC is opening a 3-year PhD position in satellite oceanography. The PhD will be affiliated to the University of Bergen and the work will revolve around the following main topics:

 

• Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) signal interpretation with focus on sea surface current retrieval
• Estimation of a new Mean Dynamic Topography (MDT) in the Nordic Seas from satellite measurements of the Earth gravity field, the sea surface height (radar altimetry) and the mean sea surface current (SAR)
• Accuracy assessment and validation of the data products

The successful applicant must hold an MSc degree in one of the following fields: Earth Sciences, Mathematics, Physics or related. Object oriented programming experience, in particular with Python, will be a clear asset. The salary follows the standard RCN rates and we offer pension agreements. For an equal level of qualifications, female applicants will be given priority.

The deadline for application is September 30th 2016 with preferred starting date January 1st 2017.  Please send your application, including CV and contact details for three references by e-mail to: admin (at) nersc.no with cc to Dr. Morten Wergeland Hansen (morten.hansen (at) nersc.no). Include in the subject line "Application for PhD position in satellite oceanography.

Søknad sendes: Thormøhlens gate 475006 BERGEN

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Arbeidsgiver Navn: Stiftelsen Nansen Senter for Miljø og Fj

Arbeidsgiver adresse: Thormøhlens gate 47 5006 BERGEN

Formen for kontakt: Morten W. Hansen

Arbeidsgiver telefonnummer: 55205800

Job kort beskrivelse:
Engineering professionals not elsewhere classified

Land: Norge

Region: Hordaland

Kilde til jobbtilbud: NAV, Offentlige arbeidsformidlinger, Norge

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