项目介绍

2025年5月4日

There is a vacancy for a PhD Research Fellow in physical oceanography at the Geophysical Institute. The position is affiliated with the Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research. The position is for a fixed-term period of 3 years with the possibility of a 4th year with career-promoting work (e.g. teaching at the Department).

We seek a motivated and highly qualified PhD candidate to join our team.

About the project/work tasks

The PhD-project will focus on the Antarctic slope front dynamics, with particular focus on the circulation near ice tongues overhanging the continental slope.

The PhD-candidate will set up and run idealised numerical experiments to study how the presence of an ice tongue modifies the slope front current dynamics and the heat flux into an ice shelf cavity further the south. The idealised modelling will be combined with analysis of in-situ observations (moored and shipboard measurements of velocity and hydrography) from the area around Trolltunga, an ice tongue extending northward from Fimbulisen in Dronning Maud Land.

The main supervisor will be Ass. Prof. Kjersti Daae (UiB). The PhD candidate will be enrolled and employed at the University of Bergen and work closely with our growing Antarctic research group at UiB and Dr. Tore Hattermann at the Norwegian Polar Institute. As a PhD-candidate at the Geophysical Institute, you will be affiliated with the Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research (BCCR). BCCR is the largest climate research centre in the Nordic countries and among the leading centres in Europe. The working environment is highly international with around 200 scientists from 37 countries.

Qualifications and personal qualities

• Applicants must hold a master’s degree or equivalent education in physical oceanography, meteorology, climate dynamics, physics, applied mathematics, or related and relevant fields. Master students can apply provided they complete their final master exam before 30 June 2025. It is a condition of employment that the master’s degree has been awarded.
• A good understanding of oceanic physical processes and dynamics is required.
• Good skills in mathematics and scientific programming (ideally Python or Matlab) are required.
• Experience in numerical modelling is an advantage.
• Experience with time series analysis is an advantage.
• Applicants must be able to work independently and in a structured manner and demonstrate good 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 

The fellowship will be for a period of 3 years, with the possibility for a 4th year, consisting of 25 % career-promoting work (e.g. teaching responsibilities at the department) distributed over the employment period. The 4th year is contingent on the qualifications of the candidate and the teaching needs of the department and will be decided by the head of department upon appointment.

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 3 years. The deadline for applying for admission to the PhD programme at The Faculty of Science and Technology 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.

We can 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 540 500,-. 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 the expected date of award of your master’s degree. Your master’s degree must be documented with transcripts and/or diploma before starting in the position.
• 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

The application and appendices with certified translations into English or a Scandinavian language must be uploaded at Jobbnorge.

General information:

Detailed information about the position can be obtained by contacting: 

Associate professor Kjersti Birkeland Daae (kjersti.daae@uib.no), Geophysical Institute, UiB or Prof. Elin Darelius, Geophysical Institute, UiB (elin.darelius@uib.no)

For HR related questions contact HR advisor Maria Svåsand, (maria.svasand@uib.no), Faculty of Science and Technology, UiB

Diversity is a strength that enables us to solve our tasks even better. UiB therefore needs qualified employees regardless of gender, ethnicity, religion, worldview, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, and age.

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.

The successful applicant must comply with the guidelines that apply to the position at all times.

We encourage applicants with disabilities, immigrant backgrounds, or gaps in their CV to apply. By indicating such circumstances in your application, you may receive favourable consideration. We ensure that at least one qualified applicant from each of these groups is invited for an interview as part of our commitment to inclusivity and equal opportunity. For further information about the recruitment process, click here.