PhD student position (f/m/d)

Our Institute IMKAAF seeks a highly motivated PhD student (f/m/d) to work on the experimental investigation of droplets splintering on freezing.

The successful candidate will:

• conduct experiments with the new experimental set-up, the Ice Droplet splintEring and Fragmentation eXperiment (IDEFIX);
• participate in experiments on identification of the physical mechanisms of rime-splintering SIP events together with the leading scientists at TROPOS;
• contribute to parameterization development for both SIP mechanisms;
• take part in the measuring campaign investigating SIP in mix-phase clouds.
• The parameterizations developed as a part of this PhD project will be applied for representation of SIP mechanisms in cloud microphysics resolving models.

Persönliche Qualifikation

You have:

• A masters degree in physics, environmental physics, geophysics or meteorology
• Experimental skills and motivation to work in the lab
• Good communication skills, fluent English language in writing and speaking

Organisationseinheit

Salary

Salary category 13 TV-L, depending on the fulfillment of professional and personal requirements.

Contract duration

3 years.

Application up to

31.08.2025

Contact person in line-management

For further information, please contact Dr. Alexei Kiselev, Tel: 0721/ 608-26662, E-Mail: alexei.kiselev@kit.edu 

or visit the home page of IMKAAF https://www.imk-aaf.kit.edu/OpenPositions_1929.php