Doctoral Researcher (f_m_x) – Hydro-Geophysics / Hydrology / Geodesy
This position is part of the Research Unit “https://www.ringlaser.de” “RING: Rotation in Physics, Geodesy, and Geophysics”, funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). RING brings together expertise from several universities, research institutions and a Federal Agency across Germany to improve measurements with laser-optical instruments to observe changes in Earth rotation. The overall goal is to use these observations to enhance geodetic and geophysical applications, such as quantifying mass variations in the Earth system by climate variability and change. The open position is part of the RING project P6, which analyses the effects of atmospheric and hydrological dynamics on long-period rotational measurements, as a joint effort of GFZ, the “https://bkg.bund.de/en/” German Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy (BKG) and the “https://www.kit.edu/english/index.php” Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT).
We are looking for a candidate to investigate the hydrological dynamics in the surroundings of a ring laser at the Geodetic Observatory Wettzell, operated by BKG. The goal is to assess if and how groundwater storage variations and soil moisture changes affect the ring laser measurements through mass-attraction effects and due to tilts caused by surface deformation. The research will be based on hydrological and hydrogeophysical monitoring on the grounds of the observatory and on hydrological modelling of water fluxes and storage variations at local and regional scales. All tasks will be carried out in close collaboration with BKG.
To apply for this job please visit www.gfz.de.
