Analysis Of Mtg-I1 / -S1 Data To Study Atmospheric Chemical Pollution By Lightning

buscojobs España; Málaga; Presencial; EUR 30.000 - 50.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

El Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía busca un candidato para un puesto de doctorado en el grupo TRAPPA, investigando fenómenos eléctricos atmosféricos y su papel químico utilizando datos de Meteosat. La posición ofrece un salario competitivo de 1600 EUR/mes con cobertura de seguridad social completa y costos de vida relativamente bajos en Granada.

Servicios

Cobertura total de seguro social

Costos de vida más bajos en Granada

Formación

• Se requiere un Máster o equivalente en Física, Matemáticas Aplicadas o Ciencias Ambientales.
• Capacidades en Python y Fortran, análisis de datos y un buen nivel de inglés son esenciales.

Responsabilidades

• Desarrollar métodos para cuantificar óxidos de nitrógeno producidos por rayos.
• Investigar el impacto químico de los rayos utilizando modelos y mediciones.

Conocimientos

Alto rendimiento académico

Proficiencia en Python

Proficiencia en Fortran

Fuertes habilidades de análisis de datos

Buen dominio de inglés (nivel C1)

Experiencia con datos satelitales

Modelado atmosférico

Motivado, proactivo, flexible

Educación

Máster en Física, Matemáticas Aplicadas o Ciencias Ambientales

Descripción del empleo

Organisation / Company: Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (IAA - CSIC)

Department

Solar System Research

Field

• Physics » Applied physics
• Mathematics » Applied mathematics
• Computer science » Programming
• Computer science » Database management
• Environmental science » Other

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Positions

Undergraduate Positions

Country

Spain

Application Deadline

10 Jul 2025 - 23:00 (Europe / Madrid)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

37.5

Offer Starting Date

16 Sep 2025

Funding

Not funded by a EU programme

Research Infrastructure

No

Offer Description

We announce a PhD position within the TRansient Plasmas in Planetary Atmospheres (TRAPPA) group at the IAA - CSIC in Granada, Spain. The PhD will investigate atmospheric electricity phenomena, focusing on lightning's chemical role using optical measurements, satellite data, ground-based measurements, and modeling tools like WRF. The project aims to analyze Meteosat Third Generation data to explore correlations between lightning activity and atmospheric chemical pollution.

Requirements

• Master Degree or equivalent in Physics, Applied Mathematics, or Global Change Environmental Science

Skills / Qualifications

• High academic achievement, proficiency in Python and Fortran, strong data analysis skills
• Good command of English (C1 level), experience with satellite data and atmospheric modeling is a plus
• Motivated, proactive, flexible individual

Specific Requirements

Analysis of Meteosat data to quantify lightning-produced NOx and investigate lightning's chemical role using WRF and measurements.

Tasks

• Develop methods to quantify nitrogen oxides from lightning
• Investigate lightning's chemical impact regionally using models and measurements

Additional Information

Duration: 3 years (possible 1-year extension). Salary: 1600 EUR/month (14 payments). The start date is flexible but ideally September 16, 2025. Full social security coverage provided, including health insurance. Living costs in Granada are lower than in other parts of Spain.

Eligibility

Applicants without a completed Master can apply if they plan to complete it by September 2025 and register as a doctoral student at the University of Granada by then.

Application Deadline

July 10, 2025

Selection Process

Applications accepted until July 10, 2025. Final decisions will be communicated before the end of July 2025.