The Te Moana Mahana project recently opened a PhD position for aspiring doctoral fellows to pursue their research in physical oceanography. The position are detailed below:
Aotearoa Shelf Seas Ocean Heatscape
This PhD is funded by the Te Moana Mahana Project and will support the Ocean Heatscape Work Package. The PhD project would develop research looking to map and understand evolution in ocean temperatures in the shelf seas around New Zealand with opportunities to work with sampling, data analysis and modelling aspects but with an emphasis on new observational approaches using underwater gliders.
The accepted candidate will:
- Be based in Earth Sciences New Zealand in Wellington, New Zealand and enrolled through the University of Auckland PhD programme in the Physics Department.
- Join a collaborative team of ocean and climate scientists.
- Gain access to a pool of oceanographic equipment and infrastructure, as well as supercomputing resources and simulation archives.
- Be funded for a full PhD scholarship of 3.5 years (fees + stipend, subject to funding conditions). Please note that the scholarship will not be extended beyond this.
- Be supervised by Prof. Craig Stevens and Assoc. Prof. Melissa Bowen.
Please find more details about the project and the application process in the advertisement posted on EGU.eu. Please contact Craig Stevens if you require more information.
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