[Coral-List] PhD student position in coral paleoclimatology

Thomas Felis tfelis at marum.de
Mon Nov 21 02:41:00 EST 2011


MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences
University of Bremen, Germany

PhD student position in coral paleoclimatology

TV-L E13 (66%)
- under the condition of job release -

MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences at the University of 
Bremen (Germany) has an opening for a PhD student position within the 
project “Seasonality and interannual to centennial climate variability 
in the Caribbean during the last interglacial – Combining coral records, 
stalagmite records and climate models (CaribClim II)”, funded by the 
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft within the framework of the DFG Priority 
Program “Integrated Analysis of Interglacial Climate Dynamics 
(INTERDYNAMIK)” (SPP 1266).

The project aims at (1) quantifying the natural range of seasonality and 
interannual to centennial climate variability in the Caribbean during 
the last interglacial, (2) identifying the forcing mechanisms of 
variability on these timescales, and (3) unravelling the role of modes 
of variability (e.g., ENSO, NAO, AMO) and of changes in insolation and 
Atlantic overturning circulation.

The PhD candidate will use fossil corals from the southern Caribbean Sea 
(Bonaire) to reconstruct seasonality and interannual climate variability 
for time intervals of the last interglacial. The work will include 
diagenetic investigations, microsampling, geochemical analyses (oxygen 
isotopes, Sr/Ca), statistical interpretation of proxy records, and 
publication in peer-reviewed international journals. Very good English 
language skills are required. PhD students are requested to attend 
summerschools and to carry out part of their work at foreign 
institutions. Highly motivated students with interest/background in 
paleoceanography/paleoclimatology are encouraged to apply. An academic 
qualification comparable to a German Diplom or MSc degree in a related 
discipline is required.

Salary will be according to the German civil service remuneration system 
TV-L E13 (66%). The appointment is initially for two years with possible 
extension to three years.

Please submit your application (motivation letter, detailed CV, copies 
of certificates, contact details of two referees) under the reference 
number A 188/11 preferably by e-mail as single pdf file to Dr. Thomas 
Felis (tfelis at marum.de). Deadline for applications is December 20, 2011.

As the University of Bremen intends to increase the proportion of female 
employees in science, women are particularly encouraged to apply. In 
case of equal personal aptitudes and qualification priority will be 
given to disabled persons. We welcome applications of people with 
migrant background.

Further enquiries can be addressed to

Dr. Thomas Felis (tfelis at marum.de)
MARUM
University of Bremen
P.O. Box 33 04 40
28334 Bremen
Germany


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Dr Thomas Felis

MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences
University of Bremen	
GEO Building, Klagenfurter St
28359 Bremen
GERMANY

tfelis at marum.de
+49-(0)421-218-65071 (phone)
+49-(0)421-218-65505 (fax)
www.marum.de/en/Dr._Thomas_Felis.html



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