PhD Candidate in Glaciology & Glacial Hazard Modeling

1000scholars; Zürich; On-site; CHF 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

ETH Zürich in Zurich seeks a Doctoral Student in Glaciology and Glacial Hazards to join the ICEFAL project. The successful candidate will map hanging glaciers, perform high-elevation field measurements, and collect ice-temperature data for thermo-mechanical modeling to assess stability and hazard indices.

We expect a Master’s degree in a relevant field and strong English. The position is four years, 100%, fixed-term, based in Zurich, with collaboration across VAW-Glaciology and WSL.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in geophysics, physics, environmental or earth science, environmental engineering, or related fields.
• Excellent knowledge of English, both in oral and written form (C1 to C2)

Responsibilities

• Create an inventory of hanging glaciers using manual mapping and possibly machine-learning aided approaches.
• Perform field measurements at high-elevation sites in Switzerland.
• Collect measurements of ice temperatures, complemented with mass balance measurements, firn cores, and analyses of long-term ice-avalanche monitoring data
• Drive a state-of-the-art thermo-mechanical model (Elmer/Ice) to investigate the past and future evolution of the temperature field of the studied glaciers and stability.
• Predict basal temperatures of hanging glaciers and intersect with stability criteria to derive a hazard index for hanging glaciers in the study region

Skills

Master’s degree

English proficiency

Education

Master’s degree in geophysics/earth science

Job description

ETH Zürich in Zurich seeks a Doctoral Student in Glaciology and Glacial Hazards to join the ICEFAL project. The successful candidate will map hanging glaciers, perform high-elevation field measurements, and collect ice-temperature data for thermo-mechanical modeling to assess stability and hazard indices.

We expect a Master’s degree in a relevant field and strong English. The position is four years, 100%, fixed-term, based in Zurich, with collaboration across VAW-Glaciology and WSL.