Stillingstittel: PhD Research Fellowship in Atmospheric Sciences

Stillingsbeskrivelse:
The University of Oslo is Norway’s largest institution of research and education with 28 000 students and 7000 employees. Its broad range of academic disciplines and internationally esteemed research communities make UiO an important contributor to society.

Position as PhD Research Fellow within modeling of biosphere-atmosphere interactions available at the Department of Geosciences, Section for Meteorology and Oceanography.

The fellowship will be for a period of 3 years, with no compulsory work or for a period of 4 years, with 25 % compulsory work (teaching responsibilities at the department) contingent on the qualifications of the candidate and the teaching needs of the department. The latest starting date is 1 October, 2016. No one can be appointed for more than one fixed-term period at the same institution.

Job/ project description:

The position is funded by LATICE (“Land-ATmosphere Interactions in Cold Environments”), which is an interdisciplinary initiative within Earth System Sciences. LATICE is a strategic research area by the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences at the University of Oslo dedicated to improving our knowledge on cold environment processes and their representation in Earth System Models (ESMs).

The PhD fellow will carry out research aimed at an improved understanding and model description of Biogenic Volatile Organic Components (BVOC) and their influence on tropospheric aerosols and ozone. The BVOC emissions will be considered in relation to anthropogenic VOC emissions, and there is a particular interest in investigating possible feedback mechanisms between climate change, BVOC emissions, aerosol-cloud interactions and ozone damage on plants. Depending on the candidate’s background, the main tool for the research will be either the Norwegian Earth System Model (NorESM) or the WRF-CHEM atmosphere-chemistry model, both of which are being applied for climate studies within LATICE.

Requirements/qualifications: The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences has a strategic ambition of being a leading research faculty. Candidates for these fellowships will be selected in accordance with this, and expected to be in the upper segment of their class with respect to academic credentials.

Applicants must hold a Master’s degree or equivalent in meteorology/atmospheric sciences or related disciplines. Candidates without a Master’s degree have until the end of June 2016 to complete the final exam.

The purpose of the fellowship is research training leading to the successful completion of a PhD degree.

The fellowship requires admission to the PhD programme at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences. The application to the PhD programme must be submitted to the department no later than two months after taking up the position. For more information see the web pages about the PhD research training at UiO and the PhD programme at the Faculty.

A good command of English is required.

Salary:

Position code 1017, Pay grade: 50 - 57 (NOK 430 500 – 483 700 per year)

The application must include:

• Application letter
• CV (summarizing education, positions and academic work - scientific publications)
• Copies of educational certificates, transcript of records and letters of recommendation
• GJELDER