PhD: Smart Ocean Observations & Drift Modelling

Birgitte Furevik; Bergen; On-site; NOK 575,000 - 650,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary as PhD research fellow

Flexible working hours

Training during working hours

SPK pension and mortgage

Insurance through SPK

Pleasant working environment

Six-month mutual trial period

Job summary

The Norwegian Meteorological Institute (MET Norway) in Bergen invites applications for a four-year PhD position in Smart Ocean Observations and Drift Modelling for Marine Applications. The project spans EU Horizon EU-FUSION and WaveForce, with 25% duty work at MET Norway and opportunities to travel for conferences and research visits.

Work includes developing telemetry buoys, expanding OpenDrift with ML, integrating tools into EDITO, and contributing to data processing workflows and

Qualifications

• The MSc or equivalent must be in data science, computer science, physics, applied mathematics, oceanography, meteorology, or a similar field.
• Admission to the PhD programme at the University of Bergen must be possible (average grade C or better).
• Applicants must be proficient in English; working knowledge of Norwegian is beneficial.
• Experience with Python is required; ML experience is advantageous.
• Embedded-systems programming or electrical engineering experience is an asset.
• Experience in signal processing, Fourier analysis, and acoustic modeling is an advantage.
• Field work experience is an advantage; git version control experience is beneficial.
• Independence and teamwork abilities are valued; willingness to travel up to six months for results presentations.

Responsibilities

• Develop small directional buoys with telemetry for coastal applications.
• Extend the drift modelling framework, OpenDrift, to integrate observational data with ML techniques.
• Extend buoys with acoustic sensors and conduct field work at sea and along coast.
• Integrate tools and datasets into the European Digital Twin of the Ocean (EDITO).
• Support visualization tool development and open-access datasets; collaborate with international partners.

Skills

Python

Machine Learning

Embedded-systems

Signal processing

Field work

Git

English fluency

Team collaboration

Norwegian basics

Education

MSc in a relevant field

Tools

OpenDrift

Job description

The Norwegian Meteorological Institute (MET Norway) in Bergen invites applications for a four-year PhD position in Smart Ocean Observations and Drift Modelling for Marine Applications. The project spans EU Horizon EU-FUSION and WaveForce, with 25% duty work at MET Norway and opportunities to travel for conferences and research visits.

Work includes developing telemetry buoys, expanding OpenDrift with ML, integrating tools into EDITO, and contributing to data processing workflows and