Dear colleagues,
There is an open PostDoc position at DLR (German Aerospace Center) Oberpfaffenhofen, Institute of Atmospheric Physics in the group for high-resolution contrail modelling. The project duration is three years.
We have been employing a particle-based ice microphysics code for many contrail-related modelling studies over the last >10 years. See e.g. http://www.pa.op.dlr.de/~/SimonUnterstrasser/publikationen.html The present research topic is on understanding contrails from airplanes with hydrogen combustion, where the initial formation process differs from that of conventional contrails from kerosene combustion. The work is part of a larger collaborative effort using contrail in-situ measurements, LES models and GCM. Eventually, we come up with an estimate of the contrail mitigation potential of a decarbonized aviation using hydrogen as energy carrier.
Clearly, this work is of interdisciplinary nature and a background on aerosols, cloud microphysics and/or CFD is welcome. More information can be found here: https://www.dlr.de/dlr/jobs/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-10596/1003_read-51393/ Even though the job description is in German, the position is clearly open to persons with no German language skills.
Feel free to forward this mail to interested PostDocs. If you have questions on the position, do not hesitate to contact me.
Thank you and best wishes, Simon
-------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Simon Unterstraßer Deutsches Zentrum fuer Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. in der Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft Institut fuer Physik der Atmosphaere
Muenchner Strasse 20 D-82234 Wessling
Telephone +49 8153 28 2553 Telefax +49 8153 28 1841 E-mail simon.unterstrasser@dlr.demailto:simon.unterstrasser@dlr.de Internet http://www.pa.op.dlr.de/~SimonUnterstrasser/