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Doctoral Fellowship within the DFG Graduate School

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Sectors Sustainability, Climate, CSR, EMS
Location Germany (East) - Europe
Type Fixed Term and Permanent Roles
Status Full Time
Level Mid Level
Deadline 01/02/2011
Company Name Potsdam - Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)
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The Potsdam Institut for Climate Impact Research (PIK) invites applications for a doctoral fellowship within the DFG Graduate School 1364, "Shaping the Earth's surface in a variable environment: Interactions between tectonics, climate and biosphere in the African-Asian monsoonal region". The duration of the available fellowship is for three years, available as of April 1st, 2011. A grant of the University of Potsdam is offered to the doctoral fellow on successful completion of each academic year.

The Graduate School is an integral part of the Department of Earth and Environmental Science at Potsdam University, co-hosted by the Departments of Biochemistry and Biology, Physics, as well as the Alfred-Wegener-Institute for Polar and Marine Research (Potsdam), the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) and the Helmholtz Centre Potsdam GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences. The principal objective of research projects in the Graduate School is the investigation of the interaction between tectonics and climate in shaping the surface of Earth at different length and timescales.

The project at PIK will focus on an investigation of spatio-temporal variations of the Indian Ocean sea-surface temperature (SST) as well as in satellite (TRMM) rainfall data, in order to study the mechanisms of the African climate variability due to variations in the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) and the Walker circulation. Furthermore, the project involves the study of spatial occurrences of rainfall extremes and their linking to certain topographic conditions, even on large spatial scales/ distances. The methodological approach will be derived from the field of complex network analysis.

We invite applications within the thematic field. Further details of the Graduate School can be found online. Candidates holding a diploma, MSc or BSc honours degree are invited to submit their applications in PDF format including cover letter, curriculum vitae, copies of relevant certificates, contact information of referees, and a three-page research proposal via email to Dr. Norbert Marwan, . Background in theoretical physics, complex systems, graph theory, applied mathematics is an advantage.

Deadline for applications is February 1, 2011.

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