Germany : PhD-Modeling oxygen minimum zones during the Holocene and Anthropocene

The Institute of Geosciences (IfG) of Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel (CAU), Germany, is offering a PhD position about

Modeling the spatio-temporal variability of oxygen minimum zones (OMZs) during the Holocene and Anthropocene

The work will be carried out in the framework of the Collaborative Research Center „Climate - Biogeochemistry Interactions in the Tropical Ocean“ (SFB 754), funded by the German Science Foundation (DFG). SFB 754 addresses the physical, chemical and biological mechanisms driving the development and maintenance of oxygen minimum zones in the tropical oceans. For the proposed position a complex marine biogeochemical model will be applied in combination with an Atmosphere Ocean General Circulation Model (AOGCM) to investigate the development of OMZs from the geological past (last 10 kyrs) into the future. The PhD project will be co-supervised by Prof. Birgit Schneider (CAU Kiel) and Prof. Mojib Latif (GEOMAR).

Requirements:
• MSc degree or Diploma in oceanography, physics, geosciences or a related field
• experience in marine biogeochemistry and numerical modeling is required
• excellent oral and written communication skills in English are expected
• interest and ability to work independently but team-oriented in a young, international research group

The position will be awarded for three years, and the starting date is July 1st, 2012. The salary corresponds to the level E13 of TV-L (75 % position) of the German public service salary scale. CAU is an equal opportunity employer, aiming to increase the proportion of women in science. Applications by females are particularly welcome. Applicants with severe disabilities will be given priority consideration, given equal qualifications.

Interested candidates should send an application letter including a curriculum vitae, short statement of research interest, copies of transcripts/degrees, as well as contact information for at least two referees via e-mail as one pdf document to:bschneider@gpi.uni-kiel.de.
Applications will be accepted until March 31st, 2012, or until the position has been filled.

Kiel, December 2011

- further information & contact data: http://www.ifg-uni-kiel.de/marineclimateresearch
- project background: http://www.sfb754.de

Application Deadline : 1 March 2012

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