[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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