PostDoc in physical oceanography (m/f/d)

European Commission; Deutschland; Vor Ort; EUR 45.000 - 60.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

The European Commission is seeking a PostDoc in physical oceanography to analyze unique mooring data related to Atlantic Water transformation. The successful candidate will engage in research cruises, collaborate with partners, and lead publication efforts by leveraging skills in data processing and analysis in an international work environment.

Leistungen

Flexible working hours

Mobile working up to 50%

Health promotion and company fitness

Support for work-family compatibility

Qualifikationen

• PhD in physical oceanography or related discipline required.
• Strong programming skills in Matlab or Python.
• Experience with ship-based field work is an asset.

Aufgaben

• Performing research for the MIXSED project.
• Participating in research cruises for data acquisition.
• Processing and analyzing oceanographic data.

Kenntnisse

Physics

Geophysical fluid dynamics

Programming in Matlab or Python

Ausbildung

PhD in physical oceanography, climate physics, or a related discipline

Jobbeschreibung

Organisation/Company Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung Research Field Environmental science Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Established Researcher (R3) Country Germany Application Deadline 5 Aug 2025 - 05:01 (UTC) Type of Contract To be defined Job Status Other Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

Area of research:

Scientific / postdoctoral posts

Job description:PostDoc in physical oceanography (m/f/d)

Background
Warm Atlantic Water flows northward in the eastern Nordic Seas toward the Arctic Ocean. Along this pathway atmospheric cooling leads to water mass transformation. The Atlantic Water then leaves the surface in Fram Strait between Greenland and Svalbard in a region where the horizontal density gradient at the surface is large. The properties that are set in Fram Strait affect both the mid-depth interior Arctic Ocean and the overflow water forming North Atlantic Deep Water. We have deployed three moorings in a triangle in Fram Strait to resolve submesoscale gradients in this last region of water mass transformation of the Atlantic Water.
Here we advertise a Postdoc position at AWI that will analyze this unique mooring data set. A particular focus will be on quantifying the temporal variability from hours to seasons of submesoscale gradients in the surface mixed layer in Fram Strait. Dynamical analyses will reveal the processes participating in the transformation of Atlantic Water. You may participate in shipboard work in Denmark Strait and Fram Strait in 2026 (mooring deployment and recovery). Historical data from those areas may also be analyzed to better quantify the background conditions in whichthe novel submesoscale resolving observations are embedded. You'll bepart of the DFG-AEI collaborative project MIXSED; more details on the position can be found here www.mixsed.uni-hamburg.de/news.html .


Your Tasks

• Performing research to achieve the goals of the MIXSED project
• Participation in research cruise(s) and data acquisition at sea
• Processing, documenting, and analysing oceanographic data
• Collaborating with project partners to interpret physical oceanographic data, especially a Postdoc at the University of Hamburg who will perform similar analyses using data from the bottom mixed layer near Denmark Strait
• Leading the publication and presentation of the research results

Your Profile

• PhD in physical oceanography, climate physics, or a related discipline
• Strong background in physics, especially (geophysical) fluid dynamics
• Strong programming skills in e.g. Matlab or Python
• Experience with (ship-based) field work and analysis of simulated or sensor-derived data is an asset
• Very good spoken and written English (approximately equivalent toCEFR levelC1)

Further Information
The AWI is characterized by

The AWI is characterized by

• our scientific success - excellent research
• collaboration and cooperation - intra-institute, national and international, interdisciplinary
• opportunities to develop – on the job and towards other positions
• an international environment – everyday contact with people from all over the world
• flexible working hours and the possibility ofmobile working up to 50% of regular working hours
• health promotion and company fitness with Hansefit and Wellhub
• support services and a culture of reconciling work and family

AWI values diversity and actively promotes gender parity, as well as an open, inclusive environment that provides equal opportunities. We are convinced that diverse teams and a variety of perspectives enrich our work and our daily collaboration. In a continuous process of learning and reflection, we aim to ensure that all our employees can be themselves and feel a sense of belonging. We welcome applications from qualified people regardless of binary and non-binary genders, race and nationality, ethnic and social background, religion, age, physical abilities, neurodivergence, sexual orientation, and other identities.


Applicants with disabilities will be given preference when equal qualifications are present.


AWI fosters work-family compatibility in various ways and has received several awards as a result of this commitment. And as a new international member of our team, you can be sure that we will help you settle in. Our Family Office and International Office will be glad to support you, even before you start at AWI.

This research center is part of the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centers. With more than 42,000 employees and an annual budget of over € 5 billion, the Helmholtz Association is Germany's largest scientific organisation.