PhD Student in Polar Dynamical Meteorology

Institute of Geography (GIUB) and the Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research (OCCR) at the University of Bern
Start of employment: or by agreement
Employment is fixed term for 3 years.

The Cloud Dynamics group affiliated with the Institute of Geography (GIUB) and the Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research (OCCR) at the University of Bern invites applications for a PhD position on constraining precipitation efficiency of large-scale deep cloud systems using water isotope observations. This position is part of the SNSF funded Starting Grant project PERISCOPE (

PhD project available The PhD candidate will investigate precipitation formation processes in midlatitude and polar deep cloud systems, such as warm conveyor belts (WCBs) and atmospheric rivers (ARs) associated with the warm sectors of extratropical cyclones. The main objective is to assess conversion efficiency (i.e. the in-cloud component of precipitation efficiency), which is a key var...