PhD: High-Resolution Climate Modelling Over the Netherlands
Department/faculty: Applied Sciences
Level: Master degree
Working hours: 38 uur per week (Maximum of 38 hours per week (1 FTE))
Contract: Four years
Salary: Maximum of €2612 per month gross
Applied Sciences
The Faculty of Applied Sciences is the largest faculty of TU Delft, with around 550 scientists, a support staff of 250 and 1,400 students. The faculty conducts fundamental, application-oriented research and offers scientific education at the bachelor, master and doctoral levels. The faculty is active in the fields of Life and Health Science & Technology, Nanoscience, Chemical Engineering, Radiation Science & Technology, and Applied Physics.
Job description
Operations at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport are sensitive to critical weather conditions such as fog, low level clouds, heavy rainfall and strong winds, and sudden changes in these conditions. Flight safety and an efficient use of airport capacity require precise information on these weather parameters at a local scale. Climate change will have an impact on weather variability at Schiphol Airport and on the frequency and intensity at which extreme events will occur. With this project, a new, high-resolution weather forecast model HARMONIE (
www.hirlam.org) will be used to investigate the consequences of climate change on the weather parameters that are important for Schiphol Airport. The project aims to evaluate and improve HARMONIE’s capability to represent and resolve mesoscale systems over the Netherlands, e.g. isolated convective cells, cold-air outbreaks, squall lines and the precipitation associated with these systems. Model evaluation and improvement of HARMONIE will be based on: 1) idealised simulations of cumulus convection that will be compared with Large Eddy Simulations results and 2) realistic cases as observed over the Netherlands using the extensive observational network available. This research will be conducted in collaboration with the Weather Research and Development department of the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI) and Wageningen University.
Requirements
Applicants should have an MSc degree with a background in meteorology, physics, astronomy or mathematics and preferably a strong interest in turbulence, statistical mechanics and numerical methods. It would be an advantage to have programming experience in Linux and Fortran and experience in working with large numerical models.
Conditions of employment
The successful candidate will be employed full-time by TU Delft for a fixed period of 4 years within which he or she is expected to write a dissertation leading to a doctoral degree (PhD thesis). The starting salary for a PhD is €2042 gross per month increasing to a maximum of €2612 gross per month in the fourth year. TU Delft offers an attractive benefits package, including a flexible work week, free high-speed Internet access from home, and the option of assembling a customized compensation and benefits package (the 'IKA'). Salary and benefits are in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities. Delft University of Technology strives to increase the number of women in higher academic positions; women are therefore especially encouraged to apply.
Information and application
For more information about this position, please contact H. J. J. Jonker, phone: +31 (0)15-2786157, e-mail:
H.J.J.Jonker@tudelft.nl. If you are interested in this position, please apply before 1 November 2009 by using our on-line application form which can be found at
www.msp.tudelft.nl/applications. Only applications submitted via the on-line application form will be evaluated. If you have problems filling in the form, please contact
phd-tnw@tudelft.nl. When applying for this position, make sure to mention vacancy number TNWMSP09-029. TU Delft is an equal opportunity employer
Closing date 01-11-2009
Enquiries from agencies are not appreciated.
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