I am happy to announce a PhD position in glacial hydrology and subglacial carbon cycling at University of Copenhagen.
Recently, there has been discoveries of massive emissions of CH4 and CO2 from the subglacial environment of the Greenland Ice Sheet, but our understanding of the source and the magnitude of emission is very limited. A new project, MetICE, will try to unravel some of the mysteries of subglacial carbon cycling using field measurements and isotope studies.
To perform part of this work we seek a highly motivated PhD student with prior experience in Arctic field work involving either hydrology and or greenhouse gases. An integral part of the project is also to develop low-cost sensors for CH4 in air and water (see our proof-of-concept paper on this: https://www.atmos-meas-tech.net/13/3319/2020/amt-13-3319-2020.pdf).
In the PhD you will work in a team of researchers (Thomas Blunier from Ice and Climate, Niels Bohr Institute, UCPH; Thomas Röckmann from IMAU, Utrecht University and Christian Juncher Jørgensen, Aarhus University). The PhD is based in Copenhagen (the happiest city on the planet) and involves frequent field work at the Greenland Ice Sheet near Kangerlussuaq, Greenland.
The PhD is fully funded for three years at Danish PhD salary. Deadline for application is September 30th 2020 with a planned start of the PhD February 1st 2021.
To apply for the position and read more about the project visit the following link:
Please also contact Jesper Riis Christiansen (jrc@ign.ku.dk) for more info!
Jesper Riis Christiansen
Lektor
Københavns Universitet
Institut for Geovidenskab og Naturforvaltning
Sektion for Skov, Natur og Biomasse
Rolighedsvej 23,
1958 Frederiksberg C
DIR 35 33 69 42
MOB 30 26 16 76
