Position Title: PhD Research Fellow

Job Type: Full-Time, 3 years

Starting Date: As soon as possible (~ 4 months to process VISA and relocation)

Department: Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University at Qatar and Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Denmark (PhD enrolment)

Research Field: Air Quality Modeling and Monitoring

Major/ Essential Duties of Job: 

• Research activities related to the development of a model system for air quality at address level and personal route exposure for Qatar based on the Operational Street Pollution Model (OSPM)
• prepare or assist in writing manuscripts for publication in refereed journals and other technical publications

Occasional Duties: 

• have independent or supervisory roles in research
• participate in preparation of proposals to funding agencies and supervision of new graduate and/or undergraduate students

Salary/ Pay Basis: Commensurate up to 2,500 USD/ Monthly (based on qualifications). The conditions for employment will be according to the employment structure for scientific personnel at universities in Denmark. The salary will be according to the agreement between the relevant labour organization and the Danish Government. Outstanding foreign candidates may qualify for a reduced taxation scheme during the first five years of employment.

Location: Doha, Qatar (2 years) and Roskilde, Denmark (1 year)  (relocation is necessary).

The project will be supervised by assistant professor Konstantinos E. Kakosimos at the Texas A&M University of Qatar and senior scientists Matthias Ketzel and Steen Solvang Jensen at the Aarhus University.

Benefits (Qatar only): furnished housing, annual home leave allowance, schooling for dependents,vehicle allowance,medical insurance and relocation and repatriation expenses

To submit your application, please click on the "APPLY" button. Please include the following documents: Cover Letter, CV, Contact information of 3 referees. Reference letters can also be attached

Deadline: 15. April 2015

Required Education and Experience: 

• Master degree in Physics, Chemistry or Engineering or a closely related field
• Strong theoretical research implementation
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Experience: 

• Atmospheric Chemistry & Physics Experience in Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
• Programming Languages (Fortran, C++, Python etc.)
• Atmospheric dispersion of pollutants
• Measurements of atmospheric pollution and meteorology

Aarhus University offers an inspiring education and research environment for 44,500 students and 11,500 members of staff, ensuring results of a high international standard. The budgeted turnover for 2015 amounts to DKK 6.2 billion. The university's strategy and development contract are available at www.au.dk/en.

The Department of Environmental Science is a newly established and highly interdisciplinary department under the Faculty of Science and Technology at Aarhus University. The expertise ranges from physics, chemistry, microbiology and mathematical modelling to social science, geography, economics and policy analysis. Both basic and applied research is conducted on some of the major challenges facing society, such as pollution and pollution control mechanisms, management of soil, water, air and biodiversity, protection of ecosystem services, climate change, and energy systems. Currently, about 130 staff and PhD-students are working at the department.  Further information may be found athttp://www.envs.au.dk

The PhD student will be affiliated with the Section for Atmospheric Modelling. The section conducts research targeted towards an understanding of fundamental atmospheric processes involved in atmospheric transport of air pollution. The section develops and applies local to hemispheric scale air pollution models that integrate with environmental and health impacts, economic considerations and climate changes. The aim is to provide the highest capability in Denmark for research, development, application, teaching and decision support within the area of air pollution modelling and integrated assessment modelling.

The PhD student will spent about 2 years of the PhD at Texas A&M University at Qatar. The Chemical Engineering Program at Texas A&M University at Qatar was developed in 2003 with the opening of the Branch Campus at Qatar. The Program follows the Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas program and the Diploma are valued as such. We currently have 12 faculty, 6 academic staff, approximately 40 research staff and approximately 30 graduate and 100 undergraduate students within the Department. For further information on aspects of the program please refer to http://chen.qatar.tamu.edu