The graduate
research school GEOSIM (Explorative
Simulation in Earth-Sciences) is a collaborative effort of
researchers in departments of Earth and Mathematical Sciences at
the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ Potsdam), Potsdam University and Freie
Universität Berlin. By October 2011, 17 PhD students from 8
countries and 3 continents will have started their projects in
the various participating groups. To complete our ranks, we invite
applications for an additional
6 PhD fellowships
in the field of
simulation of Earth System processes.
GEOSIM focuses on
research in three critical fields of Earth Sciences by using
numerical and physical simulation as an explorative tool
dedicated to advancing our qualitative and quantitative
understanding of Earth’s complex systems. These fields are solid
earth dynamics and earthquakes, atmosphere-hydrosphere dynamics
and climate, and hydrological flow and transport processes. The
fields will be studied through methods such as data exploration
and assimilation, model selection and validation; experimental
simulation and their quantitative analysis; analysis of scaling
properties of geo-processes; explorative simulation and
computer-aided modelling of incompletely known systems. We aim
to train a new generation of young, interdisciplinary scientists
with skills in combining applied geosciences with the
development of physical concepts of Earth systems, mathematical
abstraction, and the use of high-performance computing.
What we offer:
Training
will include advanced courses in the above subjects, summer
schools, and workshops complementing the research work in the
topic of the PhD thesis. Candidates will be co-supervised by an
earth scientist and a mathematician and will benefit from a
stimulating interdisciplinary research environment. The
three-year PhD fellowships amount 1500 euro/month.
What we ask:
We expect
candidates to contribute to the development of their own
research topic and to participate in the school’s curriculum. At
the time of appointment, candidates should have a MSc degree (or
equivalent) in at least one of the following fields as well as a
strong affinity with a complementary discipline: Earth Sciences,
Physics, Chemistry, Meteorological Sciences, Mathematics,
Computer Sciences or Engineering.
The website http://www.geo-x.net/geosim
provides more information on candidate requirements and the
online application
procedure, on the groups and scientists involved in GEOSIM,
potential thesis subjects and the PhD curriculum.
Candidate
evaluation will begin after the application deadline on October
20th, 2011; the anticipated start of the PhD projects
is on April 1st, 2012. GFZ, Potsdam University and
Freie Universität Berlin are equal opportunity / affirmative
action employers.
Prof. Dr. O. Oncken (GFZ Potsdam)
Prof. Dr. R. Klein (FU Berlin)
Prof. Dr. F. Scherbaum (Potsdam University)
Dr. K.
Leever (GEOSIM coordinator)
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