PhD positions “Interdisciplinary climate research”, Germany

The International Max Planck Research School on Earth System Modelling (IMPRS-ESM), located in Hamburg, Germany, offers PhD positions to outstanding students interested in interdisciplinary climate research. Our doctoral candidates contribute to the understanding of the earth system through the application, evaluation, and development of a spectrum of earth system models at different levels of complexity and at various spatial and temporal scales. Emphasizing the physical system, the school encompasses the broader field of earth sciences, including economics and social sciences. The IMPRS-ESM strives to attract a diversity of talented women and men from all nationalities to research in the earth system sciences.

The PhD program is open to applicants holding a Master’s degree (with written thesis) in physics, geophysical sciences (inclusive meteorology and oceanography), ecology, mathematics, computer science, engineering, economics, or political science. Also students currently still working on their MSc thesis are encouraged to apply.

Please apply online through our website until January 23, 2022. The selection procedure includes an interview (fixed date: February 8, 2022). Doctoral candidates receive financial support of about 1,800 Euros/month for a period of three years. There are no tuition fees but a semester fee is charged by the university. Funding will be available starting March 2022.

For questions, please contact office.imprs@mpimet.mpg.de.

Internet: imprs-esm.mpimet.mpg.de

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