PhD: Real-Time Fossil Fuel CO2 Emissions Quantification

University of East Anglia; Norwich; Presencial; GBP 20.000 - 24.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Fully funded

Descripción de la vacante

University of East Anglia seeks a highly motivated PhD student to develop near real-time capabilities for top-down fossil-fuel CO2 quantification using atmospheric CO2 and O2 measurements, with tracers such as Radon. Training will cover high-precision gas measurements, time-series analysis in R/Python, and conference/paper presentations.

3–6 months at the UK National Physical Laboratory and potential 1–3 month research visit in Wellington, NZ are included; closing date 16 December 2026; £21,805

Formación

• Strong interest in the carbon cycle and climate change.
• Self-motivation and numerical skills.

Responsabilidades

• Disentangle atmospheric signals into anthropogenic and natural processes.
• Investigate O2 and CO2 fossil fuel emissions ratios for the UK.
• Work towards near real-time top-down ffCO2 emissions reporting for the UK.
• Re-evaluate land and ocean carbon sink partitioning and investigate carbon budget imbalances.

Conocimientos

Numerical skills

Programming (R, Python)

Team player

Herramientas

R

Python

Descripción del empleo

University of East Anglia seeks a highly motivated PhD student to develop near real-time capabilities for top-down fossil-fuel CO2 quantification using atmospheric CO2 and O2 measurements, with tracers such as Radon. Training will cover high-precision gas measurements, time-series analysis in R/Python, and conference/paper presentations.

3–6 months at the UK National Physical Laboratory and potential 1–3 month research visit in Wellington, NZ are included; closing date 16 December 2026; £21,805