Publié: 06 juin 2024
Zürich
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ETH Zürich
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PhD position on sensitivity of past warm climates to CO2
100%, Zurich, fixed-term
The Climate Geology group is looking for a curious and motivated PhD candidate interested in combining careful laboratory analyses and model-data comparison to understand Earth's climate sensitivity in past warm time periods.
Project background
This PhD project focuses on the relationship between atmospheric CO2 and the surface ocean temperature during key time windows of the Miocene period, in order to better understand the processes contributing to warm climates during periods of higher than preindustrial greenhouse gas conditions. For this project, ETH has partnered with a research group at Purdue University in the USA, where general circulation models of Miocene climate will be run. Together with the Purdue team, our research team will develop new proxy system models and employ them to more robustly compare the geochemical proxy records with climate model simulations. The project is funded by an SNF grant for four years.
Job description
In this PhD project, you will develop new records of atmospheric CO2 and of changes in the surface ocean temperature. CO2 records will be produced from carbon isotopic fractionation in alkenone biomarkers. New temperature records will be developed from the clumped isotopic composition of coccoliths, calcite plates produced by a family of phytoplankton. Within the project, the PhD student will conduct several short mobility research stays with our project partners at Purdue University in the USA, in order to develop and refine proxy system models and compare the new data with results from climate models, and become familiar with climate modeling. In addition to the research project, you will gain experience in teaching, broader science communication, and/or laboratory management by contributing to departmental teaching, outreach and laboratory tasks constituting up to 10% of the work time.
Profile
The PhD project may start on October 1 2024 or on a mutually agreed upon date thereafter.
Workplace
Workplace
We offer
Our research group and the department feature world-class laboratory facilities and excellent analytical support from professional technical staff. Our group provides a wide exposure to paleoclimate science problems and methods, including the development of new and refinement of existing "proxy" indicators, and field and laboratory culture calibration studies.
We cultivate a collegial and collaborative work environment. We stimulate personal initiative and a progressive increase in PhD autonomy over the course of the PhD project. We employ modern group management software platform to facilitate organization, integrate periods of flexible or home-office work, and to enable prompt and effective feedback between early career researchers and supervisors. Weekly group meetings provide a forum to share work in progress and obtain broad feedback. English is our groups primary language. Like our group, the department is a very international and promotes networking among PhD students and the department through weekly social events and a multi-day annual PhD retreat organized by and for PhD students.
We value diversity
Curious? So are we.
Please submit the following application documents using the ETH online portal:
A single merged PDF document, titled with your last name and initial and application date e:g: 20240630_StollH_application, containing, in the following order
You are also welcome to upload any representative research work you wish to provide (manuscripts for publications with a statement on your contribution to them, or BSc or MSc thesis)
Review of applications will begin on 20th of June 2024 and continue until a candidate is hired.
Please note that we exclusively accept complete applications submitted through our online application portal. Applications via email or postal services will not be considered.
Questions regarding the position should be directed to Prof. Heather Stoll, E-Mail schreiben (no applications by email)
Further information on the department is available at our website.
About ETH Zürich
Curious? So are we.
Please submit the following application documents using the ETH online portal:
A single merged PDF document, titled with your last name and initial and application date e:g: 20240630_StollH_application, containing, in the following order
You are also welcome to upload any representative research work you wish to provide (manuscripts for publications with a statement on your contribution to them, or BSc or MSc thesis)
Review of applications will begin on 20th of June 2024 and continue until a candidate is hired.
Please note that we exclusively accept complete applications submitted through our online application portal. Applications via email or postal services will not be considered.
Questions regarding the position should be directed to Prof. Heather Stoll, E-Mail schreiben (no applications by email)
Further information on the department is available at our website.