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Research Associate for the Project “L5 Future Climate Applications of Mixing Parameterisations in Earth-System Models” as part of the Collaborative Research Center TRR 181 § 28 Subsection 3 HmbHG, Hamburg

Location:

Hamburg, Germany

Job Category:

Other

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Yes

Job Reference:

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Posted:

25.04.2025

Expiry Date:

09.06.2025

Job Description:

Research Associate for the Project “L5 Future Climate Applications of Mixing Parameterisations in Earth-System Models” as part of the Collaborative Research Center TRR 181 § 28 Subsection 3 HmbHG

Institution: Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences, Department of Earth System Sciences, Institute of Oceanography

Start date: as soon as possible, fixed until 30.06.2028 (This is a fixed-term contract in accordance with Section 2 of the academic fixed-term labor contract act [Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz, WissZeitVG]).

Scope of work: part-time

Weekly hours: 75 % of standard work hours per week

Your responsibilities:

Duties include academic services in the project named above. Research associates may also pursue independent research and further academic qualifications. They may also pursue doctoral studies outside of working duties.

Duties include academic services in the TRR 181, a DFG funded collaborative research center that involves several German universities and research institutes and aims at better understanding and consistently representing energy transfers between different dynamical regimes in mathematical and numerical models.

The subproject L5 applies and assesses the effect of the energetic mixing closure IDEMIX in climate states that are very different from today’s. While previous and ongoing work of L5 focuses on the past, we now aim to investigate an extreme future climate state without the Earth’s major ice sheets. By applying the internal wave model IDEMIX to consistently parameterize the wave-induced mixing, we want to analyze how the barotropic tidal current changes associated with ice sheet melt and sea level rise impact the internal tide generation, propagation, and dissipation. The successful candidate will be part of the theoretical oceanography group at Universität Hamburg, working under the supervision of Dr. Friederike Pollmann and Dr. Alexa Griesel as well as Prof. Dr. Carsten Eden. Collaboration with Dr. Sophie-Berenice Wilmes (Bangor University) is planned with a particular focus on the barotropic tidal modeling during these extreme climate states. The successful candidate will also be a member of the project’s research training group ENERGY, which connects the participating universities and research institutes and provides dedicated training courses, ample opportunity for (international) networking, and a mentoring program to support career development.

Your profile:

A university degree in a relevant field.

Completed M.Sc. or equivalent in physical oceanography, meteorology, physics, applied mathematics or related relevant fields.

Genuine interest in independent research in the fields of oceanography and numerical modelling, in data analysis and in the presentation and publication of scientific results.

Applicants should have excellent English skills and enjoy working in an international and interdisciplinary team.

We offer:

• Reliable remuneration based on wage agreements
• Continuing education opportunities
• University pensions
• Work-life balance opportunities
• Health management
• Educational leave
• 30 days of vacation per annum

Universität Hamburg—University of Excellence is one of the strongest research educational institutions in Germany. Our work in research, teaching, educational and knowledge exchange activities is fostering the next generation of responsible global citizens ready to tackle the global challenges facing us. Our guiding principle “Innovating and Cooperating for a Sustainable Future” drives collaboration with academic and nonacademic partner institutions in the Hamburg Metropolitan Region and around the world. We would like to invite you to be part of our community to work with us in creating sustainable and digital change for a dynamic and pluralist society.

Severely disabled and disabled applicants with the same status will receive preference over equally qualified non-disabled applicants.