PhD Student Position Available
CRYOSUB: Mountain Cryosphere Subgrid Parameterization and Computation
Glaciology, Geomorphodynamics & Geochronology
Department of Geography
University of Zurich, Switzerland
Review of applications will begin: Sunday, 1 February 2009
For further information, please contact:
Stephan Gruber
Email: stephan.gruber [at] geo.uzh.ch
The Department of Geography at the University of Zurich-Irchel seeks a
PhD candidate for the project CRYOSUB: Mountain Cryosphere Subgrid
Parameterization and Computation. The start date is expected to be the
first of March or April 2009.
The expected outcome of this project is a method that allows for
continental-scale modeling of permafrost, snow and glacier mass balance
in mountain areas under present and simulated future climate. This is
important because the mountain cryosphere influences a large proportion
of the global land mass and population, experiences high rates of
climate change and is currently inadequately resolved in regional
climate models due to the dominating influence of sub-grid variability.
This project will provide a proof of concept for the inclusion of
topography sub-grid schemes into climate models as well as applications
of mountain cryosphere models over large mountain ranges.
Applicants are required to have successfully completed a Masters level
degree in a relevant area, e.g., climatology, meteorology, computer
science, mathematics, physics, computational geography or earth
sciences. Programming skills (low level such as C/FORTRAN and high level
such as Matlab/IDL) and experience with GIS are important assets.
Applicants must have a very good standard of written and spoken English
and will be working in a heterogeneous and multi-disciplinary
environment. Mountaineering skills are welcome. The position will be
paid at the standard PhD salary, according to the Swiss National Science
Foundation.
To apply, please send a letter of application, Curriculum Vitae,
transcripts, and contact details (including email addresses and phone
numbers) for two references to:
Dr. Stephan Gruber
Department of Geography
University of Zurich-Irchel
Winterthurerstrasse 190
8057 Zurich, Switzerland
Email: stephan.gruber [at] geo.uzh.ch
Reviews of applications will commence on 1 February 2009.