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H2020-MSCA European Training Network
Cloud-MicroPhysics-Turbulence-Telemetry: An inter-multidisciplinary training and research network for enhancing the understanding and modeling of atmospheric clouds ”
14 PhD positions in the EU Horizon 2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie ACTION ITN ETN Project COMPLETE
Applications are invited for 14 PhD positions (“Early Stage Researchers”) to be funded by the Marie-Skłodowska- Curie Innovative Training Network “COMPLETE – Cloud-MicroPhysics-Turbulence-Telemetry: An inter-multidisciplinary training network for enhancing the understanding and modeling of atmospheric clouds within the Horizon 2020 Programme of the European Commission. COMPLETE is a consortium of high profile universities, research institutions and companies located in ltaly, France, Germany, Israel, Poland and UK.
Number of positions available
14 PhD positions
Research Fields Turbulence, Atmospheric physics and dynamics, Environmental monitoring, Scientific computing and data processing
Keywords Warm clouds, turbulent entrainment, remote sensing, radiosondes, LIDAR, aerosol spectrometers, Lagrangian tracking, droplet generators, in-situ experiments, laboratory experiments
Career Stage Early Stage researcher (ESR)
Benefits and salary The successful candidates will receive an attractive salary in accordance with the MSCA regulations for Early Stage Researchers. The exact salary will be confirmed upon appointment and is dependent on the country correction fac-tor (to allow for the difference in cost of living in different EU Member States). The salary includes a living al-lowance, a mobility allowance and a family allowance (if already married). The guaranteed PhD funding is for 36 months. In addition to their individual scientific projects, all fellows will benefit from further continuing education, which includes internships and secondments, a variety of training modules as well as transferable skills courses and active participation in workshops and conferences.
Eligibility criteria Applicants need to fully satisfy three eligibility criteria: Early-stage researchers (ESR) are those who are, at the time of recruitment by the host, in the first four years (full- time equivalent) of their research careers. This is measured from the date when they obtained the degree which formally entitles them to embark on a doctorate, either in the country in which the degree was obtained or in the country in which the research training is provided, irrespective of whether or not a doctorate was envisaged. Conditions of international mobility of researchers: Researchers are required to undertake trans-national mo¬bility (i.e. move from one country to another) when taking up the appointment. At the time of selection by the host organization, researchers must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of their host organization for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to their recruitment. Short stays, such as holidays, are not taken into account. English language: Network fellows (ESRs) must demonstrate that their ability to understand and express them¬selves in both written and spoken English is sufficiently high for them to derive the full benefit from the network training.
A more detailed information on the eligibility criteria can be found in the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
H2020 Guide for Applicants.
General contact persons for COMPLETE
Prof. Daniela Tordella – General Coordinator MSCA-ITN-ETN COMPLETE Department of Mechanics and Aerospace Engineering | Politecnico di Torino 10129 Torino Italy Tel (+39) 011 090 6812| daniela.tordella@polito.it
Dr. Michele Iovieno – Project Manager MSCA-ITN-ETN COMPLETE Department of Mechanics and Aerospace Engineering | Politecnico di Torino 10129 Torino Italy Tel (+39) 011 090 6812| Michele.iovieno@polito.it
Recruitment procedure
Description of the available positions is listed below. All candidates are invited to get in touch with the host institution contact persons. As above specified, applicants will need to prove that they are eligible according to the ESR definition, international mobility requirement and English language proficiency.
Project Abstract: Clouds are the largest source of uncertainty in weather prediction, climate science, and remain a weak link in modeling atmospheric circulation. This is rooted in the fact that clouds depend on the physical and chemical processes over a huge range of scales, from the collisions of micron-sized droplets and particles to the airflow dynamics on the scales of thousands of meters. Since ambiguities related to representation of clouds in cli¬mate models prevail, explorative observations are still needed. The challenge is on the one hand to establish con¬nections across this range of scales, from aerosol and particle microphysics to macro-scale turbulent dynamics in clouds, and on the other to combine knowledge and training across vastly different scientific and engineering disci¬plines. The aim of COMPLETE is to develop an inter/multidisciplinary training network that will prepare high-po¬tential early stage researchers (ESRs) with both scientific and industrially-oriented skills that will advance our un¬derstanding in these multi-scale complex natural phenomena. COMPLETE will vastly improve Europe’s position as a global leader in technology, science and innovation to address climate change challenges. The training pro¬gramme will combine the scientific investigation of specific aspects of cloud physics and related turbulent dynamics with training in key professional skills. This comprises an exceptional experimental programme that includes field experiments, laboratory and numerical simulations, the design and development of advanced fast temperature probes, velocity MEMS and innovative atmospheric mini radio-sondes; all aimed at the production of new, La¬grangian based, cloud fluctuation datasets, required to reduce the fragmentation of results and knowledge in this field.
Beneficiaries: Politecnico di Torino, Imperial college London, Max Planck Institut für Dynamik und Selbstorganisa-tion, Universytet Warszawski, Tel Aviv University, CNRS, Envisens, Pentalum, Sitael
Partner organizations: Max Planck Institut für Meteorologie, Istituto per le Scienze dell'Atmosfera e del Clima/CNR, Bayerische Forschungsallianz, Umweltforschungsstation Schneefernerhaus, MTF z.o.o., I3P, Ramot, Regione Piemonte
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