An opening in urban-scale air quality modelling exists at the Chair of Model-based Environmental Exposure Science (Prof. Dr. Christoph Knote), Faculty of 伟德国际_伟德国际1946$娱乐app游戏icine, 伟德国际_伟德国际1946$娱乐app游戏 of Augsburg, within a funded research project to be filled as soon as possible. We are looking for a
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PhD student (m/f/d)
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for a fixed-term employment contract of 75% of regular working hours for three years. If the personal and pay scale requirements are met, remuneration will be in accordance with pay group E13 TV-L.

Your duties:

• Conduct Urban-scale air quality simulations for the domain of Augsburg, Germany, and adjacent regions using, e.g., the PALM model (https://palm.muk.uni-hannover.de)
• Develop an approach to simplify the description of the interactions with traffic emissions and the urban background using novel methods (e.g., machine learning)
• Collaborate with partners to evaluate model results against personal exposure measurements
• Contribute to joint statistical analysis of health effects of traffic emissions
• Publish results in peer-reviewed international journals

We offer:

• Flexible working hours and the possibility to work remotely for a fraction of your time
• Dynamic team with expertise in diverse areas (air quality, health impacts, toxicology)
• Strong collaborations with multiple national and international partners
• Support for continuing education possibilities

Your profile:

• Master’s degree in natural sciences
• Strong interest in quantitative analysis of environmental impacts on human health
• Any kind of previous experience with numerical modelling of physical systems, preferably of the atmosphere, ideally proven by a Master’s thesis on a relevant topic
• Communication and organizational skills
• Interpersonal skills to work within a diverse team of scientists

The required qualifications must already be proven in the application documents by relevant scientific certificates.

The 伟德国际_伟德国际1946$娱乐app游戏 of Augsburg promotes professional equality for women and thus explicitly invites qualified female candidates to apply. Furthermore, the 伟德国际_伟德国际1946$娱乐app游戏 of Augsburg stands particularly up for compatibility of family and career. For further information, please contact the Faculty Women's Representative. Applicants with disability (m/f/d) will have preference at otherwise equal suitability, qualification, and professional performance.

Please compile your application composed of the usual documents (CV, transcripts of grades, description of scientific interests, etc.) into a single pdf file and send it via e-mail to Prof. Christoph Knote at the Faculty of 伟德国际_伟德国际1946$娱乐app游戏icine - e-Mail: christoph.knote@med.uni-augsburg.de. The deadline for applications is

May 26th 2024

This job offer as well as further information about the Faculty can be found at http://www.med.uni-augsburg.de.

Please note that only the German version of the job advertisement is legally binding, which can be found on the website: /de/jobs-und-karriere/stellenangebote. This English translation of the job advertisement is provided to help you understand the original German one.