Research Position in Geosciences in Germany

Description

The Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (MPI-M) is a multidisciplinary centre for climate research located in Hamburg, Germany. It has an internationally recognised reputation in climate modelling.

The MPI-M is located in the heart of one of Europe’s most lively and vibrant cities. It provides a highly international and interdisciplinary environment for conducting scientific research as well as access to state-of-the-art scientific facilities.

Benefits

The appointment is until 30.09.2027. The starting date is 01 October 2021
The workplace is located in Hamburg.
Payment will be in accordance with German public service positions (TVoeD E14), including extensive social security plans. The conditions of employment, including upgrades and duration, follow the rules of the Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Sciences and those of the German civil service.

Requirements

To adapt the ICON-Land model structure to operate on few kilometres’ resolution in the Arctic
In cooperation with the Q-ARCTIC team, include high-resolution disturbances such as thermokarst into the ICON-Land framework
To use local and remote-sensing observations to evaluate the model performance;
Perform coupled simulations with the ICON-ESM model and evaluate permafrost climate feedback in future projections, as well as in the last glacial maximum conditions
Evaluate Arctic carbon susceptibility to abrupt changes
Disseminate the results through high quality peer-reviewed publications and presentations at conferences