We are currently seeking an outstanding and highly-motivated Ph.D. student to start a thesis on dendroclimatology on September 1, 2019. The research to be undertaken will broadly aim to better understand past climatic variability in the aftermath of major volcanic eruptions during the Common Era, both in terms of volcanic cooling and hydro-climatic impacts across the globe. The PhD position is part of the large Swiss National Science Foundation “Sinergia” project CALDERA – Effects of large volcanic eruptions on climate and societies (2.8 M US$, over 48 months), and the successful candidate will , and collaborate with paleoclimatologists, volcanologists, statisticians, and climate scientists at WSL, Geolab Clermont-Ferrand, ETH Zurich, Sorbonne University, University of Cambridge, Trinity College Dublin, University of Minnesota and the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS).
The successful candidate will be based at the Institute for Environmental Sciences, and work up to 4 years with scientists within the Swiss Tree-Ring Lab (www.dendrolab.ch) at the University of Geneva and the CALDERA research team.
The ideal candidate would have a MSc degree in climate science, ecology, environmental science or a related field, and past experience with climate reconstructions and programming with R, Matlab or similar software. S/he would be characterized by intellectual curiosity and self-motivation as well as strong quantitative experience and a demonstrated ability to conduct independent research.
If interested, please attach a resume or CV to a message that briefly outlines your background and research interests to Prof. Markus Stoffel (Esta dirección de correo electrónico está siendo protegida contra los robots de spam. Necesita tener JavaScript habilitado para poder verlo.).