About the position

Position as PhD Research Fellow in Active Learning for Arctic observing systems available at the Department of Geosciences.

Starting date is as soon as possible.

The fellowship period is 3 years.

A fourth year may be considered with a 25 % workload that may consist of teaching, supervision duties, and/or research assistance. This is dependent upon the qualification of the applicant and the current needs of the department.

No one can be appointed for more than one PhD Research Fellowship period at the University of Oslo.

Job description

The PhD fellow will contribute to the development of an observing system for land‑atmosphere fluxes of carbon, water, and energy in Arctic environments. Observations from eddy flux towers, drones carrying meteorological sensors and gas analyzers, soil sensors, and satellite imagery are fused with land-surface models using data assimilation. The goal is to develop an adap...