InGOS

Vacancy for a post-doctoral position. The incumbent will work on methane (CH4) forward and inverse modelling with a focus on northern hemisphere.

• Application deadline : 17 Feb 2012
• Starting date            : 01 April 2012
• Contract period        : 1 year, with possibility of renewal up to 3 years
• Work place               : RIGC/JAMSTEC, Yokohama

For more information please contact:

• Prabir K. Patra
• Research Institute for Global Change
• 3173-25 Showa-machi, Kanazawa Yokohama 236 0001, Japan
• E-mail : prabir@jamstec.go.jp
• Tel: +81 45 778 5727; Fax: +81 45 778 5496

Website of employer: IMPRS for gGBC
Application deadline: 7 Januari 2012

More information:

Job announcements

The PhD project will include a thorough analysis of the available halocarbon measurement data, and its combination with state-of-the art atmospheric transport models to estimate the European emissions of a wide range of halocarbons down to the country level. Furthermore, campaigns will be performed in Southern Europe (Spain and Crete). The PhD candidate will use a specifically designed gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer (GCMS) to perform measurements of halogenated greenhouse gases in these still under sampled regions of Europe. These campaigns will contribute significantly to filling gaps in the European observation network, and is an important step towards a Pan-European system for the inverse modelling of greenhouse gas emissions.

We are looking for a highly motivated candidate with a Master degree in Environmental/Earth Sciences, Chemistry, Meteorology or Physics. The candidate should be interested in a challenging position between analytical chemistry (including field work) and modelling of atmospheric processes for detection of greenhouse gas emissions. Results of the study will be published in the peer-reviewed literature and will bepresented at international work shops and at the bi-annual AGAGE meetings.
This 3-year PhD project is a joint initiative of the Laboratory for Air Pollution/Environmental Technology (Empa) and IACETH (Prof. Thomas Peter, ETH Zuerich).
For further information contact Dr. Stefan Reimann, phone +41 58 765 46 38, e-mail: stefan.reimann@empa.ch.

Read all on the job and the procedure in Announcement_PhD_Empa

Info from: Richard van Engelen, ECMWF

The main duty of the post is to work on the assimilation of greenhouse gases within the MACC-II project:

• Develop further the assimilation of satellite data on CO2 and CH4 in the Integrated Forecasting System (IFS)
• Explore the potential of assimilating in situ CO2 and CH4 data
• Assess the performance of the data assimilation system for these variables
• Collaborate closely with the MACC-II consultant working on greenhouse-gas modelling on issues such as biases, model deficiencies and background error representation
• Collaborate with MACC-II consultants working on reactive gases to study interactions through the oxidising capacity of the atmosphere
• Ensure developments on greenhouse-gas assimilation are integrated with other developments within the Satellite Data Section, for mutual benefits regarding atmospheric composition and NWP
• Liaise as required with other partners within the MACC-II subproject on greenhouse gases, in particular with regard to the inference of surface fluxes from atmospheric analyses of CO2 and CH4

Remuneration:
Typically within the range of £3,920.00 to £5,429.00 per month net of tax, depending upon qualifications, experience, personal situation and eligibility for expatriation allowance. A deduction of either £31.94 per beneficiary or 4.14% of the monthly remuneration will be made for the supplementary health insurance scheme.

Apply before: 23 december 2011

Starting date: 1 January 2012, or as soon as possible thereafter.

Length of contract: Until 31 July 2014 (the end of the MACC-II project).

Read all from the ECMWF website

Open position for postdoctoral researcher in Earth Observation Science at the University of Leicester (UK). Closing date for application is December 1, 2011.

You will support the characterization and utilization of satellite greenhouse gas (GHG) data within the MACC-II and the InGOS projects, the development of more accurate GHG products in the EOS group, and the wider exploitation of GHG data through models and data assimilation.

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