PhD Position Available
Sea Ice Remote Sensing
Norwegian Meteorological Institute
Oslo/Tromsø, Norway
Application deadline: Sunday, 7 June 2020
For more information and to apply, go to:
https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/187710/phd-position-in-s…
For questions, contact:
Thomas Lavergne
Email: thomas.lavergne [at] met.no
The Norwegian Meteorological Institute invites applications for a PhD position in sea ice remote sensing. This full-time, three-year position will be located in Oslo, Norway, with some travel and longer research stays in Tromsø, Norway.
The successful candidate will further develop algorithms for detecting and quantifying sea ice (particularly sea-ice concentration) from several types of satellite sensors. The focus will be on microwave radiometers (i.e., AMSR2, and CIMR), and synthetic aperture radars (SAR; e.g. the Copernicus Sentinel-1 satellites). The candidate will also work on data fusion, and thus develop inverse methods to efficiently combine sea-ice information from the two types of instruments, with the goal of preserving simultaneously the high spatial resolution of the SAR images, and the accuracy of microwave radiometer signal. The work will include design, implementation, and mathematical inversion of satellite simulators, that are computer models of how satellites image the Earth. The position will involve processing large amount of satellite data. Good software programming skills will be advantageous.
Qualifications include:
- M.Sc. in oceanography, meteorology, physics, or applied mathematics, preferably combined with knowledge of satellite remote sensing and degree must be obtained before the candidate can be hired;
- Scientific programming with prior experience in Python is a plus;
- Prior experience with remote sensing, sea-ice, ocean, or atmosphere forecast models, bayesian statistics, or data assimilation are advantageous; and
- Fluency in English, as well as good command of Norwegian, or willingness to learn Norwegian.
An overseas research stay is planned as part of the PhD project.
Applications should include a curriculum vitae, scanned copies of the original certificates/diplomas, transcripts of grades, and the names of two references.
Application deadline: Sunday, 7 June 2020
For more information and to apply, go to:
https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/187710/phd-position-in-s…
For questions, contact:
Thomas Lavergne
Email: thomas.lavergne [at] met.no