The Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO) was established 1 July 2015 and is one of Norway's largest research institutes. NIBIO's activities lie within agriculture, food, climate and the environment. The Institute conducts research and management support, and provides knowledge for use in national preparedness, governmental and district management, industry, and the society at large. NIBIO has approximately 700 employees present in all parts of the country. Its main office is located at Ås in Akershus. NIBIO is owned by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food.

The PhD position has its home at the Department of Forest and Climate which is part of the Division of Forest and Forest Resources.

Job descriptionThe PhD candidate will participate in a research project that aims to better understand the role of boreal forest management in the mitigation of/adaptation to climate change. He or she will work as part of a multidisciplinary team studying the links between boreal forest management and the climate system in order to improve its representation in land surface models employed in climate research. The candidate will be enrolled in the PhD program at the University in Oslo (UiO) Department of Geoscience and will receive academic supervision from Professor Frode Stordal. The position will be mainly based at NIBIO in Ås, Norway, with part of the time spent at UiO in Oslo, Norway.

Main duties and responsibilitiesThe position-holder's main responsibility will be to develop a routine for incorporating the effects of active forest management into a land surface model (Community Land Model; CLM) employed in climate research. Additional responsibilities will be to assist in ongoing work in UiO on coupling CLM with a numerical weather prediction model for use in regional climate research. He/she will participate in the design and implementation of regional climate modeling simulations, in the analyses of their outcomes, and in the evaluation of the forest management scheme developed in the project (as implemented in CLM).

Mandatory qualifications and experience A master's degree (MS/MSc) or equivalent in the geosciences and strong command of English is required. Knowledge of a Scandinavian language is positive but not a requirement. The ideal candidate will have strong quantitative skills and experience with models used for climate research. The candidate must possess the following:

• Strong programming skills
• Experience with numerical weather prediction and/or climate modeling 
• A basic understanding of land-atmosphere interactions

Desired qualifications

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, preferably in an international environment
• Proactive, with good analytical and problem-solving skills 
• Ability to work under pressure and interact with demanding users 
• Dedication and enthusiasm to work as part of an ambitious research team 
• Ability to collaborate with both internal and external experts with diverse academic backgrounds and skill sets

About UiO and the PhD programA purpose of the fellowship is research training leading to the successful completion of a PhD degree. This will be provided at the Department of Geosciences, Section for Meteorology and Ocenography (MetOs) at the UiO. The Department of Geosciences comprises sections for Geology and Geophysics; Geography and Hydrology, Meteorology and Oceanography, the Centre for E

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Arbeidsgiver Navn: Norsk institutt for bioøkonomi (NIBIO)

Arbeidsgiver adresse: Høgskoleveien 8 1430 ÅS

Job kort beskrivelse: University and higher education teachers

Land: Norge

Region: Akershus

Kilde til jobbtilbud: NAV, Offentlige arbeidsformidlinger, Norge

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