ArcTrain is recruiting for the 3rd cohort

ArcTrain invites applications for new PhD positions!

ArcTrain follows the scientific objective of advancing the understanding of variability and feedbacks in Arctic and North Atlantic oceanic and cryospheric processes. Along this central research theme, ArcTrain provides structured training to PhD students in an interdisciplinary framework of paleoclimatology, oceanography, environmental physics and climate science.

ArcTrain offers a multifaceted qualification program, including research stays at partner institutions in Canada, land- and ship-based field courses, joint annual meetings and structured training workshops.

For the third phase of ArcTrain, the University of Bremen and the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research invite applications for:

12 PhD positions in the fields of:

HB-1	Benchmarking sea ice remote sensing by data from the MOSAiC expedition
HB-2	Numerical modelling of land-fast sea ice distribution and season in the Arctic
HB-3	Drivers of Quaternary changes in organic carbon flux in Greenland marginal seas
HB-4	Modelling Greenland Ice Sheet collapse during MIS11
HB-5	Water mass ventilation and climate relevant circulation in the subpolar North Atlantic
HB-6	Impact of varying sea-ice cover on input of wind energy, internal waves, and mixing
HB-7	Impacts of cross-shelf oceanic exchange on melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet
HB-8	Understanding the Holocene sedimentary system in the western Baffin Bay
HB-9	Pelagic carbonate production and sedimentation in a changing Arctic
HB-10	Linking ocean warming and glacier mass change in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago
HB-11	Modelling the impact of Greenland meltwater and icebergs on North Atlantic
HB-12	Tracing meltwater controlled material flux from Greenland in its marginal seas

Follow the links for detailed project descriptions. It is recommended to contact Prof. Michal Kucera ([Bitte aktivieren Sie Javascript]) or the responsible investigators of the individual projects for further information. All positions are for a fixed term of 3 years. The latest starting date for each position is October 1^st, 2019. Salary corresponds to a 2/3-position according to TV-L/TVöD E13.

The University of Bremen and the Alfred Wegener Institute are particularly aiming to increase the number of female researchers. Applications from female candidates, international applications and applications of academics with a migration background are explicitly welcome.

In case of equal personal aptitudes and qualification priority will be given to disabled persons.

Applications should be submitted with the reference number A108/19 to

Prof. Dr. Michal Kucera, MARUM, Universität Bremen, Leobener Straße, 28359 Bremen, Germany

or electronically to ([Bitte aktivieren Sie Javascript]) formatted as a single PDF document (max. 2 MB), stating the project(s) to which the application is directed. The application documents are specified in the project descriptions. The call is open until the positions are filled. The review of applications will commence on 24^th May 2019.