The Scholarship

PhD Student (Physics, Applied Mathematics, Simulation Science or Computer Science)

Inverse Modeling and Tomography in Atmospheric Remote Sensing

Ref.  D070/2010

With 4400 staff members Forschungszentrum Jülich is the largest interdisciplinary research centre in Germany focusing its research in the fields of health, environment and energy, and information technology.

For a research project at the Institute of Chemistry and Dynamics of the Geosphere – Stratosphere (ICG-1), we are seeking a Ph.D. student to join our team working on improving new methodology and algorithms for remote sensing measurements. The intention is to identify trace species, temperatures, and cloud properties in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere.

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The Institute of Plant, Animal and Agroecosystem Sciences at ETH Zurich, Chair of Grassland Sciences (Prof. Nina Buchmann), seeks a Ph.D. student in Ecology

Responsibilities
Research within the SNF project Forest ecosystem responses to climatic drivers with focus on CO2 and H2O vapor fluxes of two managed forests in Switzerland. Net ecosystem gas exchange between biosphere and atmosphere will be measured using eddy-covariance. Growth performance will be assessed using pointdendrometers. Tasks include maintenance of two established flux towers, design and maintenance of additional field experiments, sample preparation and analyses,data acquisition, analysis and interpretation,presentation of results nationally and internationally.

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These scholarships were established in 2010 to recognise and support top achieving international students who have gained University Entrance in New Zealand and who will commence an undergraduate degree programme at the University of Canterbury. The first awards will be made in 2011.

The PhD program of the Paris School of Neuroscience provides an outstanding multidisciplinary curriculum to students through seminar series, lab rotations, and research training in top neuroscience laboratories of the Paris region. The faculty includes internationally recognized experts across the large field of the neurosciences from basic molecular and cellular studies, computational science to brain imaging and clinical research.

The program involves rotations in different ENP labs during the first year followed by three years of research in one ENP laboratory towards a PhD. Students design their own programs leading to the PhD with oversight by faculty committees ensuring appropriate depth and breadth of training.

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