Research Fellow in Climate Science (Post-doc)

Research Fellow in Climate Science (Post-doc)

University of Tartu

Tartu, Estonia

€ 4100 - € 4600 per month gross

Duties and responsibilities

• The researcher models aerosol dispersion using the HYSPLIT model;
• The researcher analyses satellite-based cloud retrievals for ship-track-like natural experiments of aerosol-cloud interactions using python and collaborates with international partners;
• In addition, the researcher uses various methods to predict unobserved counterfactual cloud properties for cloud areas polluted by anthropogenic aerosols. The researcher analyzes the results in international collaboration;
• The researcher will work for a larger 5-year ERC-funded research project CloudTracker (Tracking Polluted Clouds: the Plausibility of a Strong Aerosol Cooling Effect on Earth’s Climate);
• International-level research in the volume equivalent to at least 1.5 doctoral theses in five years;
• Popularising their specialisation;
• Teaching and student supervision are encouraged.

Required qualifications

• PhD or an equivalent qualification.

Required experience

• It is expected that candidates have experience with one or more of the following: satellite remote sensing; aerosol-cloud interactions. In addition, a strong data-analysis/programming background is expected;
• International-level research in the specialisation, the volume of which so far is equivalent to at least one doctoral thesis;
• Experience with the Python programming language.

Required language skills

• Good oral and written communication skills in English.