PhD Student position in Germany

The Atmospheric Environmental Research Division (IMK-IFU) of the
Institute for Meteorology and Climate Research (Forschungszentrum
Karlsruhe) has a long tradition in atmospheric environmental research,
with its main emphasis on studying the impact of
anthropogenic activities on the interactions between atmosphere and
bio-sphere, air quality, regional climate, and hydrology.
Studies in these research fields are characterised by an
interdisciplinary and integrated approach involving field measurements,
process studies and numerical modelling. Results obtained in these
research fields are used for defining reliable and efficient
mitigation and adaptation strategies.

In the area of air quality, IMK-IFU has established close
collaborations in Latin America, particularly in Mexico City and Santiago
de Chile. The emphasis of these collaborations has been on the
generation of emission inventories, numerical simulations of air
quality and the definition of abatement strategies taking into account
the expected demographic and economic development of the
respective country or city.

Within the recently started HGF-initiative “Risk-Habitat-Megacity”
IMK-IFU is seeking for a

PhD Student
The tasks will be
-    Adaptation of the traffic emission model NEMO to the fleet
composition of Chile
-    Applying NEMO at defined hot spot regions in Santiago de Chile
within the frame of the Risk-Habitat-Megacity Initiative
-    Simulation of the dispersion of traffic emissions in hot spot
regions of Santiago de Chile with the Langrangian model GRAL
-    Scenario calculations and statistical analysis of results

The work will be in close cooperation with the Institute for Internal
Combustion Engines and Thermo-dynamics Department Emissions of
the TU-Graz, with the Institute of Transport Research, Berlin (IVF) of
the DLR and with the Department of Geophysics of the
Universidad de Chile. Due to the interdisciplinary and international
project focus, the willingness for long term visits abroad in
Austria / Graz and in Santiago de Chile is a perquisite for the
position.

The position is limited to three years. The salary level is according
to German public service regulation.

Your profile

You have a master/diploma degree in Environmental Sciences,
Engineering, Physics, Geography or Meteorology. Programming and computer
skills (FORTRAN, C, MATLAB, GIS) are indispensable. Good communication
skills in English are required, Spanish would be beneficial.

We are looking forward to your application until 15th of September 2007

For further information please contact (after 2nd September):

Dr. Peter Suppan
Tel.    + 49 (0) 8821-183239
e-Mail:    peter.suppan@imk.fzk.de


Please send your application to:

Institut für Meteorologie und Klimaforschung
Dr. Peter Suppan
Kreuzeckbahnstr. 19
82467 Garmisch-Partenkirchen / Germany