Jobs:Job-00600

PhD position in Poland - Water-Permafrost Interactions in High Arctic - Svalbard

Institute of Geophysics Polish Academy of Sciences, , Poland
Apply before: 10 February 2022

Posting:

Position:

PhD Position

Apply before:

10 February 2022

We would like to attract your attention to PhD position related to water–permafrost interactions.

The candidate will join the group implementing the project NCN SONATA BIS "Applied remote sensing and geophysical imaging in recognition of the changes of the water balance in High Arctic catchments" at the Institute of Geophysics Polish Academy of Sciences. The project is scheduled for 48 months. The main objective of the project is a comprehensive water balance study in two High Arctic mountainous catchments located in Svalbard to investigate the heterogeneity in the cryo-hydro-meteorological conditions and their seasonal dynamics.

We propose an integrated approach taking into account the freeze-thaw cycles of water in the soil, to describe and model hydrological processes. These cycles influence river discharge by changing the hydraulic properties of the soil and by either contributing to or preventing infiltration. It is planned to use cryo-hydro-geological models for a better understanding of processes linking hydrology and permafrost under varying climatic conditions. In particular, we would like to analyse (i) an influence of active layer thickness on the surface and near-surface water storage, drainage, and routing; (ii) test the effect of surface water, soil moisture, and groundwater on permafrost distribution and degradation; (iii) analyse how active layer thickness changes in the past have altered observed discharge patterns; (iv) and how future permafrost degradation will influence the hydrological regime.

Requirements:

He/She should have a Master of Science Degree or equivalent qualification in geoinformatics, geophysics, geography, physics, environmental or related engineering. It is allowed to submit applications by people who graduate in the coming months and submit the opinion of the master's thesis supervisor about its progress and the obligation to submit the master's diploma by 10/02/2022.
The candidate should have knowledge of hydrology, climatology and permafrost, and will be expected to work partially in the Arctic.
The ideal candidate should be familiar with hydrological measurements, remote sensing methods, geophysical methods, statistical data analysis, and be familiar with programming (MATLAB, R, Python) and GIS (e.g. ArcGIS).
Fluent English enabling the presentation of results at international conferences, communication, reading and writing scientific papers.
Outstanding scientific achievements.
Motivation for scientific work.

Conditions:
the amount of the scholarship: 5000 PLN gross with the employer's costs, which is approximately PLN 3,690 net

Deadline for applications, conditions and procedure of admission as well as the date of the competition result according to the regulations of the IEDS

13 January -10 February 2022 Online recruitment in the IRK system (https://irk.us.edu.pl)
15 February 2022 - knowledge test in the candidate’s discipline
22 February 2022 - interviews with candidates (date and place of interviews depend on the number of applications for specific topics).
23 February 2022 - the date of announcing the list of people admitted to the IEDS

The work will be carried out under the supervision of:
Dr. hab. Marzena Osuch (marz@igf.edu.pl) and dr. Tomasz Wawrzyniak (tomasz@igf.edu.pl), Institute of Geophysics Polish Academy of Sciences

More information on the positions and how to apply:

Please do not hesitate to contact me in case you have any questions.
Best regards,

Marzena Osuch and Tomarz Wawrzyniak

Institute of Geophysics Polish Academy of Sciences

Of interest for:

Terrestrial Working Group

Hydrology Focus Research Group