Phd Opportunity

The MPOWIR Mentoring Physical Oceanography Women To Increase Retention is offering a Ph.D. scholarship at UNSW Climate Change Research Centre in Sydney, Australia. The research focuses on the Southern Ocean circulation's dynamics and its climate role, emphasizing eddy mixing and jet-topography interactions. Applicants should have a strong academic background in physics or mathematics. The scholarship lasts for 3 years with a possible 6-month extension.
Ph.D. Opportunity - UNSW Climate Change Research Centre

Sydney, Australia
About the Project

We are inviting applications for a high-level Ph.D. scholarship to investigate poorly understood physics related to the dynamics of the Southern Ocean circulation and its role in the climate system.
Aims of the Study
• To develop a process-based understanding of eddy mixing focusing on jet-topography interactions through a combined theoretical and observational approach.
• To implement this understanding by assessing and potentially improving the representation of these effects in state-of-the-art climate models.

The project will involve the design and implementation of experiments with a numerical model of the interaction of an idealised Southern Ocean circulation with topography, and the analysis of a variety of observations of Southern Ocean circulation to motivate these experiments and test the relevance of the understanding derived from them.
Research Opportunities

There is the opportunity to apply this understanding to the task of climate model evaluation and improvement.
Requirements
• A strong academic track record, including an upper-level Honours Class I or equivalent.
• Honours graduates with a strong academic track record in physics and/or mathematics are particularly encouraged to apply.
• International students are also encouraged, but must additionally apply for a UNSW International Research Scholarship.

The Ph.D. scholarship is tenable for a period of 3 years + 6 months extension (if granted), with the successful candidate able to shape a project to match their background, interests, and expertise.