PhD and post-doctoral positions in ocean-climate modelling, marine palaeoclimatology, and data processing (GATEWAYS Project)

Background

The GATEWAYS project conducts interdisciplinary climate change research on the ocean circulation and its linking with climate processes on regional to global scales. The project combines modern observations, climate (ocean, atmosphere) modelling and marine palaeoclimatology. GATEWAYS sets out to test the sensitivity of the ocean circulation to changing climates of the past. It will assess the dynamics of the ocean circulation as a function of climate change; the influence of ocean circulation on continental climate; and the impact of inter-ocean water transports on the basinwide overturning circulation.

The project provides training in laboratory-based analytical protocols and instrumentation, data processing and management, and numerical climate modelling. Complementary skills training focuses on project management and communication techniques. Trainees receive an integrated interdisciplinary grounding in the marine and climate sciences; proficiency in analytical procedures, climate modelling and statistical data processing; managerial skills to design and carry out research in an efficient and pragmatic way.

Application Deadline

30 September 2009

Contact email address: rainer.zahn@uab.cat

An information package providing project overview and application information is available at the Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona at www.uab.cat/icta