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| PhD Position in Exoplanetary Sciences at the University of Geneva, Switzerland | Closing date: 2019-04-01
Contact: Emeline Bolmont |
PhD position: Atmospheres of planets around low-mass stars
One 4-year PhD position is currently available at the University of Geneva Department of Astronomy starting on September 1st 2019 with Prof. Emeline Bolmont. The successful candidate will perform simulations of the atmospheres of planets around low-mass stars to prepare for future atmospheric characterization. They will be fully integrated within the Exoplanet Team at the Observatory of Geneva. | | ▸ more | Applications are invited for a research assistant (PhD student) position at the University of Geneva (Geneva Observatory) working with Prof. Emeline Bolmont on the modeling and future characterization of temperate/hot rocky planets around low-mass stars. The successful applicant is expected to work with a global climate model to study the effect of a variety of different parameters on the atmosphere and habitability of planets. The work will involve to run extensive simulations with the 3D Global Climate Model LMDz and analyze the resulting outputs. The LMDz (http://lmdz.lmd.jussieu.fr/) is a generic version of the Earth global climate model used to compute global warming. The student will also work on the implementation of new physical processes in the model, in particular the heat flux due to tidal dissipation inside the planet and the impact of volcanic gases and aerosols on the atmosphere. This PhD will bring an important modeling effort for the preparation of future atmospheric characterization missions (such as the JWST, E-ELT, RISTRETTO and NIRPS).
Setting: The Geneva Observatory offers one of the most vibrant environment worldwide for exoplanet research. Nearly 60 people contributes to the exoplanet team (www.exoplanets.ch), currently including 9 faculty members, 11 postdoctoral researchers, 19 PhD students, and 17 project staff members. Research topics include exoplanet detection, exoplanet characterization (atmospheres, interiors), planetary system dynamics, and instrumentation. Team members are directly involved into a large number of projects, including photometric instruments (CHEOPS, TESS, PLATO, NGTS), high-resolution spectrographs (HARPS, HARPS-North, NIRPS and ESPRESSO) and direct imaging (SPHERE @ VLT). The exoplanet team is also part of PlanetS (www.nccr-planets.ch), a Swiss research network focused on exoplanetary science, which includes ~130 scientists from the Universities of Geneva, Bern, Zurich and the Lausanne and Zurich Polytechnic Schools. The successful applicant will be able to take advantage of this unique collaborative framework and also participate to at least one observational run per year.
The University of Geneva is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity in its workplace.
Start date: September 2019.
Duration: This is a 4-year position.
Salary: ~48,000 CHF/year gross salary, according to rules of the University and Canton of Geneva.
Deadline: Candidates are encouraged to apply by April 1st, 2019, but later applications will be reviewed until the position is filled.
Requirements: A MSc degree in astronomy, astrophysics or related fields.
The successful applicant will be immersed in a team work environment, therefore good team playing abilities and focus will be praised soft skills.
The following application materials should be encapsulated within a single pdf and sent to emeline.bolmont @ unige.ch
- A curriculum vitae (2 pages).
- A cover letter (1 page) listing the names of 2 references/referees.
Up to two letters of recommendation should be sent directly to Prof. Bolmont by the referees themselves.
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