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We are seeking a PhD candidate for the project CRYOSUB: Mountain Cryosphere Subgrid Parameterization and Computation, starting 1 March or 1 April 2009.
The expected outcome of this project is a method that allows for continental-scale modeling of permafrost, snow and glacier mass balance in mountain areas under present and simulated future climate. This is important because the mountain cryosphere influences a large proportion of the global land mass and population, experiences high rates of climate change and is currently inadequately resolved in regional climate models due to the dominating influence of sub-grid variability. This project will provide a proof of concept for the inclusion of topography sub-grid schemes into climate models as well as applications of mountain cryosphere models over large mountain ranges.
Applicants are required to have successfully completed a Masters level degree in a relevant area, e.g., Climatology, Meteorology, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Computational Geography or Earth Sciences. Programming skills (low level such as C/FORTRAN and high level such as Matlab/IDL) and experience with GIS are important assets. You have a very good standard of written and spoken English and will be working in a heterogeneous and multi-disciplinary environment. Mountaineering skills are welcome. You will receive the standard PhD salary according to the Swiss National Science Foundation.

Curriculum Vitae, transcripts and contact details (including e-mail addresses and phone numbers) for two references should be sent with your letter of application to:

Dr. Stephan Gruber
Department of Geography
University of Zurich-Irchel
Winterthurerstrasse 190
8057 Zurich, Switzerland