We are offering a funded PhD position (a FPI scholarship from the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation, and Universities) within the national project Climate-Smart Optimal Aircraft Operations for Next Generation Aviation (ClimAtion), funded by the Spanish AEI Knowledge Generation Projects and Predoctoral Contracts
The selected candidate will join the Aircraft Operation Lab at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, under the supervision of Prof. Manuel Soler, and will collaborate closely with an international team of researchers.
Research topics include:
- Contrail Modelling
- Contrail Detection and Radiative Forcing estimation using ground and remote sensing devices.
- Quantification of contrail-induced climate impact
What we offer:
- Four-year full-time contract
- Competitive gross salary (that of the FPI scholarship, plus additional economical supplements, ranging between 24,5k€ and 30k€ per year)
- A young, dynamic, highly qualified, and collaborative research team
- Opportunities to attend international conferences to present your work
- Possibility to undertake a research internship abroad
- Participation in national and European projects.
What we (ideally) seek:
- Outstanding academic record and strong motivation to pursue a PhD.
- MSc holder with background in Aerospace Engineering, Mathematics, Data
Science/AI, Climate Science, Physics. - International experience; team-working and communications
skills. - Ability to deal independently with scientific and engineering challenges.
Interested?
Send your CV, transcript of records for your BSc and MSc, and a motivation letter before 5th December to mariaper@pa.uc3m.es and masolera@ing.uc3m.es. Reference letters are also welcome, though they are not a must given the short notice.