open PhD positions:

Institution:
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research - Atmospheric
Environmental Research Division
Research Center Karlsruhe (FZK/IMK-IFU)
Kreuzeckbahnstrasse 19
82467 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany

Working titles of 2 open PhD positions:
(1) High-precision FTIR sounding of CO2 column densities and validation
of the Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO) mission
(2) High-precision FTIR sounding of CH4 und N2O column densities and
vertical profiles and validation of the environmental satellite (ENVISAT)

Job description:
* further development of inversion algorithms for ground-based solar
FTIR spectrometry for high-precision retrieval of column densities and
vertical profiles of the Kyoto gases CO2, CH4, and N2O
* analysis of ground-based FTIR long-term measurements with respect to
CO2, CH4, and N2O
* geophysical validation of the CH4 and CO2 data products of the
satellite instrument ENVISAT/SCIAMACHY and the NASA mission OCO
* test and application of new validation strategies to deal with "miss
integration errors"

Team:
We offer continuous supervision within a young team and a position at a
very well equipped institute (e.g., two high-resolution infrared
spectrometers, Bruker IFS 125 HR) located at an attractive venue.

Contracts:
Limited to 3 years, TVÖD and TVL 13/2

Qualifications:
Diploma/Master in physics, informatics, mathematics, or meteorology.
Interest in optical remote sounding of the atmosphere and the underlying
theory, available skill in further developing computer codes; existing
experience with Linux, FORTRAN and IDL.

Aplications:
Until 15 Oktober via Email to Ralf.Sussmann@imk.fzk.de


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Dr. Ralf Sussmann
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research - Atmospheric
Environmental Research Division
Research Center Karlsruhe (FZK/IMK-IFU)
Kreuzeckbahnstrasse 19
82467 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany

Phone ++49 (0)8821 183 159
Fax ++49 (0)8821 73573
Email Ralf.Sussmann@imk.fzk.de