(EG 13 TV-L, part-time)
The position is to be filled on a fixed-term basis for a period of 3 years. The successful applicant will be given the opportunity to pursue a doctorate.
With more than 16,000 students and 3,800 employees, the Technische Universität Braunschweig is one of Germany´s leading institutes of technology. It stands for strategic and performance-oriented thinking and acting, relevant research, committed teaching, and the successful transfer of knowledge and technologies to the economy and society. We consistently advocate for family friendliness and equal opportunities.
Our research focuses are mobility, engineering for health, metrology, and city of the future. Strong engineering and natural sciences are our core disciplines. These are closely interconnected with economics, social and educational sciences and humanities.
Our campus is located in the midst of one of the most research-intensive regions in Europe. We work successfully together with over 20 research institutions in our neighborhood as we do with our international partner universities.
Starting from the earliest possible date, the Institute of Flight Guidance is looking for a

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS

• You have a degree (Master’s or equivalent) in Physics, Engineering, or Meteorology.
• You have good knowledge of the English language; German is a plus.
• You have good programming skills (e.g., Python) in a Linux environment.
• You have first experience in atmospheric and cloud physics, satellite remote sensing, modelling or statistical data analysis.
• You are flexible, can perform under pressure and work well in a team.
• You are aiming for a doctorate.

• You will develop a passive remote sensing method to retrieve the radiative effect of contrails using geostationary imagers (e.g., MTG/FCI, GOES/ABI) and radiative transfer calculations (e.g. libradtran).
• You will apply existing tools to detect contrails and match them to the producing flights, and combine the results with the newly retrieved radiative effect.
• You will apply the model pycontrails/CoCiP and validate its simulated radiative effect against the satellite-based measurements in order to validate the model.
• You will point out weaknesses in pycontrails/CoCiP with respect to modelling the radiative effect and develop and implement model improvements.
• You will publish research findings and participate in national and international conferences.
• You will be involved in teaching at the University (preparation and implementation of courses as well as supervision of students’ work).