Ph.D Student, Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, Delft University of Technology

Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Aerospace Engineering Delft Institue of Earth Observation and Space Systems

Association of Universities in The Netherlands - VSNU

Ph.D Student
Delft, 2629 HS (Abroad), 40 hours per week
Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Aerospace Engineering
Job description

Theresearch project aims at the determination of the marine geoid onregional scales by constraining a shallow-water hydrodynamic model within-situ hydrographic data, radar altimetry data, and terrestrial andairborne gravity data. The project is offered in co-operation with theWater Research Centre at Delft University of Technology.
Requirements

Required education/skills:University Graduate
Candidatesare expected to have a university degree (MSc) in geodesy, geophysics,oceanography, aerospace engineering, physics or applied mathematics.Experience with the application of mathematical, statistical andcomputational tools to Engineering problems, software development(Fortran, C++, …) and data processing is preferable. The chosencandidate will be an enthusiastic person with good communicativeskills, expecially in written and spoken English. He or she must beopen-minded and capable of working independently and in a small team.
Job type: ENG_Onderzoek/ Advies
Workfield(s):
- Research trainees, non-tenured lecturers, researchers(Scientific discipline: Engineering)

Organization

Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Aerospace Engineering
Delft Institue of Earth Observation and Space Systems
TheFaculty of Aerospace Engineering has a reputation for excellence ineducation and highly relevant research, and as a world leader in thefield, works closely with industry and other world-class researchinstitutes.

DEOS, now the Department of Earth Observation andSpace Systems of the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, is the result ofa major refocussing of research and educational programmes at DelftUniversity. Geodesy and space technology have been added to theexisting expertise of DEOS to form the centre for space systems, earthobservation and geomathematics in The Netherlands.

Conditions of employment

Estimated maximum salary per month: eur 2000 - 2500
Salary: scale 10.
Maximum salary amount in Euro's a month 2394
Employment basis: Temporary for specified period
Duration of the contract: Period of 4 years
Maximum hours per week: 40
Additional conditions of employment:
According Collective Labour Agreement (CAO) Dutch Universities.

Additional Information

Additional information about the vacancy can be obtained from:

Prof.Dr.-Ing.habil. Roland Klees
Telephone number: +31 15 27882348
E-mail address: r.klees@lr.tudelft.nl

Or C. Sluijs-Coemans
Telephone number: +31 15 2781153
E-mail address: c.sluijs@lr.tudelft.nl
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