Two Doctoral - Zürich, Schweiz - Department of Earth Sciences

    Department of Earth Sciences
    Department of Earth Sciences Zürich, Schweiz

    vor 2 Wochen

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    Job description

    Your tasks will be:

  • To further develop and couple existing numerical models of mantle convection, magma oceans, atmospheric chemistry and surface interaction and recycling, to be applicable to Venus and rocky planets in general.
  • To perform state-or-the-art numerical modelling of coupled (interior-atmosphere) planetary evolution.
  • To compare modelling results to observations of Venus and of exoplanet atmospheres.
  • To present results at conferences and in written research papers.
  • One doctoral student will focus on the coupled atmospheric physics/chemistry + chemical magma ocean model then use it to model coupled atmosphere and magma ocean evolution, while the other will work on implementing mantle volatile transport and the surface-atmosphere interaction and recycling model, then model the long-term atmosphere-interior evolution of exoplanets, although there is some flexibility to make best use of your skills.

    Your profile

  • MSc in Earth science, planetary science, atmospheric science, physics, computational science, or related field.
  • Strong programming and other computing skills.
  • Sound knowledge of the English language, both oral and written.
  • Ability to work collaboratively in an interdisciplinary team.
  • Keen interest in expanding our knowledge about other planets.
  • A curious mind, a positive attitude, a love of research.