PhD positions available for glacier mass balance studies at UNBC (Canada)

PhD positions available for glacier mass balance studies at the
University of Northern British Columbia. As part of the Western
Canadian Cryospheric Network (WC2N), we have two funded PhD positions
available starting September 2007 (or earlier) in the Natural
Resources and Environmental Studies graduate program at UNBC. The
first project (working with Peter Jackson) involves maintenance of a
micrometeorological network near Mt Waddington, analysis and
interpretation of Mt Waddington and other data and comparison with
mesoscale model output data to create transfer functions for up- and
down-scaling model output for use in glacier mass balance models, and
possible participation in running of numerical models. The second
position (working with Stephen Dery) involves assessing the role of
blowing snow in the surface mass balance of glaciers. Part of this
student's research will involve numerical modeling of blowing snow in
complex terrain to determine areas of high accumulation arising from
wind redistribution. Considerable scope is possible (and expected) for
the student to design individual projects.

Qualifications include an MSc in the Environmental (e.g. Atmospheric
Science, Physical Geography, Geophysics) or Physical Sciences;
experience with analysis, manipulation and visualization of large
datasets; computer programming and applications for data analysis and
model creation; familiarity with atmospheric numerical models;
experience with meteorological stations and dataloggers. WC2N
involves researchers from UNBC, UBC, SFU, UVic, U Calgary, U Alberta,
U Washington, as well as partners at Natural Resources Canada,
Environment Canada, BC Environment, BC Hydro, Columbia Basin Trust,
etc. Graduate students who are part of this project will be expected
to collaborate and interact with students and researchers at other
nodes of the network, as well as have the opportunity to study at
member universities and in the labs of colleagues involved in the
network.

For more information, to to http://wc2n.unbc.ca and select
"Opportunities -> Graduate" or contact Dr. Peter Jackson,
Environmental Science & Engineering Program, UNBC, 3333 University
Way, Prince George, BC, Canada, V2N 4Z9. email: peterj@xxxxxxx, phone:
(250)960-5985.

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