Two PhD positions in the field of climate dynamics and earth system modelling

The CriticalEarth Project
Several subsystems of the Earth, so-called tipping elements, may respond abruptly at critical future levels of anthropogenic forcing. It is paramount to identify safe operating spaces in terms of these critical forcing levels, in order to prevent harmful transitions to alternative, undesirable states of the Earth and its subsystems. The mechanisms leading to climate transitions are only partly understood, and reliable warning signals for forthcoming transitions are urgently needed. CriticalEarth addresses these questions in a joint effort of 19 European institutions, combining paleoclimatology, time series analysis, Earth system modelling of past and future climates, applied mathematics and specifically dynamical systems theory.

The CriticalEarth consortium consists of universities and private entities with Researchers who are leading experts on climate dynamics and applied mathematics. The research training is composed of an ambitious scientific programme flanked by essential training courses with ample opportunity for networking at workshops, conferences and shared secondments. In addition to training young Researchers for tomorrow's challenges, CriticalEarth will provide excellent research with impressive scientific and societal impact from day one.