Vacancies at the IMAU
Postdoc position
Postdoc position in the Field of Climate Dynamics (1.0 FTE)
We are looking for a postdoc with an interest in climate dynamics to join the Horizon-Europe project Climtip (climate tipping points: uncertainty-aware quantification of earth system tipping potential from observations and models and assessment of associated climatic, ecological, and socioeconomic impacts), within a large European consortium.
Your research will focus on two subjects:
- the efficient determination of tipping behaviour in Earth System Models (ESMs), particularly on how to identify multi-stable regimes in these models; and
- on the application of rare event techniques to tipping in ESMs. One key goal here is to develop techniques to efficiently determine transition pathways using advanced Machine Learning techniques. Additionally, the application of these techniques will be extended to more detailed climate models, in determining transition probabilities of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation and the Subpolar Gyre. Read more.
PhD position
PhD Position in the Field of Physical Oceanography
To date, the characterisation of centennial climate variability as well as our understanding of the underlying mechanisms is very limited, and efforts towards improving the representation of centennial variability in climate models are sparse. In this PhD position, you will help us understand the mechanisms of centennial variability in the global ocean.
Both geological reconstructions and model simulations indicate that the large-scale ocean circulation, and more specifically the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), likely plays an important role in centennial variability. We currently lack a spatio-temporal description of centennial AMOC variability and lack a mechanistic understanding of the underlying physical mechanisms of this variability. Such an understanding is key to interpret the observed climate variations over the last centuries, to better interpret recent and ongoing changes, and to improve climate model projections by including an evidence-based representation of internal variability on all relevant time scales. Read more.
Vacancies at the Faculty of Science
10 Jobs
Assistant/Associate Professor at the Bijvoet Centre for Biomolecular Research
Contribute to cutting-edge research and mentor future scientists in the areas of molecular biology, biochemistry and biophysics!
PhD position on Computer Science Education with Generative AI
In this PhD project, you will investigate the relationship between computational thinking skills and the use of GenAI for programming!
Three PhD Positions in History and Philosophy of Physics, Biology and Science
An exciting opportunity to be part of an ERC project on the legacy and contemporary relevance of Niels Bohr. Interested? Join our team!
PhD Position in Mathematical and Algorithmic Biology
Extend the mathematics of theoretical computer science to create new theories of biological & cultural evolution in cancer, metascience & other domains.
PhD Position in Theoretical Physics
Join our EU project to characterise colloidal gels for new sustainable materials. Make a real impact at the intersection of academic and industrial research!
Postdoc position in the Field of Climate Dynamics
Join us as postdoc and help to quantify transition probabilities of climate tipping events!
PhD in chemical biology of glycans and glycoconjugates
Do you want to unravel the roles of glycans in health and disease using a wide range of methods? Keep reading and apply.
PhD Position in the Field of Physical Oceanography
Join the team and help us understand the mechanisms of centennial variability in the global ocean!
PhD Position in Algebraic Geometry
This PhD position in algebraic geometry at Utrecht University is part of the ERC Consolidator Grant Surfaces on fourfolds. Join us in this exciting project!
Assistant Professor in Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology
Are you an expert in Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology? Join us to start your own lab in an international and supportive environment!