Phd Position In Paleoclimate And Paleoceanography At Aarhus University
by Marit-Solveig Seidenkrantz | Published: 09-Dec-22 | Last updated: 09-Dec-22 | Tags : Arctc PhD | category: NEWS
Aarhus University has a new PhD position open in paleoclimate and paleoceanography, the deadline for applications is February 1, 2023. Details are provided below.
Past changes in ocean circulation and climate off
Greenland
Applications are invited
for a PhD fellowship/scholarship at Graduate School of Natural Sciences, Aarhus
University, Denmark, within the Geoscience programme. The position is available
from May 2023 or later.
Title:
Past changes in ocean circulation and climate off Greenland
Research area and project description:
The Ph.D. project will focus on investigating past changes in climate and ocean
circulation off Greenland. This will be done through the multi-proxy
study of marine sediment cores from Greenland shelves and fjords to establish
longer time series of recent centuries and millennia and compare these to
modern ocean and atmospheric conditions.
Within this framework, the
specific approach of the Ph.D. project will be decided in collaboration with
the successful candidate, but potential studies may include a combination of
micropaleontology (foraminifera, diatoms), sedimentology and/or geochemistry
(organic biomarkers, XRF core scanning data, stable isotopes, CaCO3,
TOC).
The position is part of the GreenShelf project funded by the Independent Research Fund Denmark (DFF) and the work will be carried out in an international research environment.
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Qualifications and specific competences:
The PhD candidate should have a Master’s (for the 3-year PhD programme) or
4-years studies (for the 4-year PhD programme) in Geoscience. A degree in
Biology, Chemistry or Physics may also be considered; but in this case, the
student will be required to partake in courses in Quaternary/Marine Geology
during the course of the PhD studies. Experience with sediment core analyses,
micropalaeontology, organic geochemistry, and sea-going experience are
considered advantageous, but not required. Applicants are encouraged to
document any experience with programming and/or statistical treatment of
(paleo-)environmental data.
Applicants are encouraged
to enclose a letter of interest stating their own specific research interests and
how their background and experience would fit into this project on Arctic
paleoclimate and palaeoceanographic reconstruction.
Application deadline: February 1, 2023
Place of employment and place of work:
The place of employment is Aarhus University, and the place of work is the
Department of Geoscience, Aarhus University, Høegh-Guldbergs Gade 2, DK-8000
Aarhus C, Denmark. For further information on the research group in
Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology see: geo.au.dk/paleo
Contacts:
Applicants seeking further information for this project are invited to contact:
Professor Marit-Solveig
Seidenkrantz, Department of Geoscience, Aarhus University, Høegh-Guldbergs Gade
2, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark; mobile phone +45 2778 2897; Email: mss@geo.au.dk (main supervisor)
Dr. Christof Pearce, Department of Geoscience, Aarhus University, Høegh-Guldbergs Gade 2, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark; mobile phone +45 9350 8915; Email: christof.pearce@geo.au.dk (co-supervisor).
How to apply:
For information about
application requirements and mandatory attachments, please see the Application
guide. Please read
the Application guide thoroughly before applying.
When ready to apply, go to https://phd.nat.au.dk/for-applicants/apply-here/ (Note,
the online application system opens 1 December 2022)
- Choose
February 2023 Call with deadline 1 February 2023 at 23:59 CET.
- You
will be directed to the call and must choose the programme “Geoscience”.
- In
the boxed named “Study”: In
the dropdown menu, please choose: “Past changes in ocean
circulation and climate off Greenland (Pcocco)”
For further details see: https://phd.nat.au.dk/for-applicants/open-calls/february-2023/past-changes-in-ocean-circulation-and-climate-off-greenland
and: geo.au.dk/paleo