There is a vacancy for a PhD Research Fellow in Marine Optics at the Department of Physics and Technology. The position is for a fixed-term period of 4 years including one year compulsory other work (e.g. teaching duties at the Department).
Are you interested in working with optics and challenges on how light is affected by particles in the water and atmosphere? We seek a motivated and skilled PhD Research Fellow to do research on optical properties in the field, the lab and by using computer models.
About the project/work tasks
The PhD project will comprise one or more of the main activities of the optics group at the Department of Physics and Technology. The project is mainly planned to be about spectral matching of remote sensing reflectance from bio-optical radiative transfer models and remote sensing sensors. Further it will be investigated where these models fail and develop look-up tables based on in situ optical measurements. In addition, the project will include improvement of atmospheric corrections of remote sensing spectra for various coastal and fjord waters. It may also be possible to develop the project in another direction within the main activities of the optics group given that we find the right candidate.
Work tasks of this PhD position will include in situ optical measurements in optically complex waters, laboratory calibration and testing of advanced optical instruments. There will be annual possibilities of going on scientific cruises, both locally near Bergen and in the arctic. There are also plans for field work in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard.
Qualifications and personal qualities
- Applicants must hold a master’s degree or equivalent education in physics, oceanography or similar. It is a condition of employment that the master’s degree has been awarded.
- It is an advantage with experience from
- optical measurements in situ and in the laboratory.
- remote sensing (satellites).
- working with computer modelling.
- Applicants must be able to work independently and in a structured manner and have good communication- and collaborative skills.
- Applicants must be proficient in both written and oral English.
Personal and relational qualities will be emphasized. Ambitions and potential will also count when evaluating the candidates.
Special requirements for the position
The University of Bergen is subjected to the regulation for export control system. The regulation will be applied in the processing of the applications.
About the PhD position
About the PhD Research Fellow
The duration of the PhD Research Fellow is 4 years, of which 25 per cent of the time each year comprises required duties associated with research, teaching and dissemination of results.
The employment period may be reduced if you have previously been employed in a qualifying post (e.g. research fellow, research assistant).
About the research training
As a PhD Research Fellow, you must participate in an approved educational programme for a PhD degree within a period of 4 years. The deadline for applying for admission to the PhD programme at The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences is 2 months after you start your position or after the start of the research project that will lead to the PhD degree. It is a condition that you satisfy the enrolment requirements for the PhD programme at the University of Bergen.
The offer:
- a good and professionally stimulating working environment
- salary as PhD research fellow (code 1017) in the state salary scale. This constitutes a gross annual salary of NOK 532 200 (equivalent to pay grade 54). Further increases in salary are made according to length of service in the position.
- enrolment in the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund
- good welfare benefits
Your application must include
- a brief account of the applicant’s research interests and motivation for applying for the position
- the names and contact information for two referees. One of these should be the main advisor for the master’s thesis or equivalent thesis
- CV
- transcripts and diplomas showing completion of the bachelor’s and master’s degrees. If you have not yet completed your master’s degree, please submit a statement from your institution confirming that the master’s thesis has been submitted
- relevant certificates/references
- approved documentation of proficiency in English (if required, cf. English language requirements for PhD admission)
- a list of any works of a scientific nature (publication list)
- any publications in your name
The application and appendices with certified translations into English or a Scandinavian language must be uploaded at Jobbnorge.
General information
For further details about the position, please contact associate professor Arne Kristoffersen, arne.kristoffersen@uib.no, or professor Børge Hamre, borge.hamre@uib.no, at the Department of Physics and Technology, University of Bergen.
For HR related questions contact Thea Thingnes, +47 55 58 20 63, thea.thingnes@uib.no
The state labour force shall reflect the diversity of Norwegian society to the greatest extent possible. Age and gender balance among employees is therefore a goal. It is also a goal to recruit people with immigrant backgrounds. People with immigrant backgrounds and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply for the position.
We encourage women to apply. If multiple applicants have approximately equivalent qualifications, the rules pertaining to moderate gender quotas shall apply.
The University of Bergen applies the principle of public access to information when recruiting staff for academic positions.
Information about applicants may be made public even if the applicant has asked not to be named on the list of persons who have applied. The applicant must be notified if the request to be omitted is not met.
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