Postdoc joining the ERC synergy project Green2Ice to model the evolution of the Greenland ice sheet
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Postdoc joining the ERC synergy project Green2Ice to model the evolution of the Greenland ice sheet
Postdoc joining the ERC synergy project Green2Ice to model the evolution of the Greenland ice sheet, Niels Bohr Institute, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen
We are looking for a highly motivated and dynamic postdoc for a 3-year position, that will commence in February 2026, or as soon as possible hereafter. The postdoc position is part of the ERC Synergy project “Green2Ice”, a collaboration between partners in Denmark, Belgium, France and Canada. The postdoc’s duties will include research within ice sheet modelling as well as teaching. The post may also include performance of other duties.
Our research
The overall vision of the Green2Ice project is to determine when Greenland was ‘green’ by using basal ice and sediments from ice cores to date the presence of ice and then to model the evolution of the ice sheet over the last millions of years.
The Green2Ice project offers a unique opportunity to work within an interdisciplinary team ranging from ice core drilling in Greenland to developing and applying novel dating techniques (cosmogenic and radiogenic nuclides, OSL/IRSL, modelling of gas and isotope diffusion) on all the Greenland deep ice cores to place constraints on past waxing and waning of the Greenland Ice Sheet. Interpretation will include ice sheet modelling with data benchmarking to establish the climatic sensitivity of the Greenland Ice Sheet. The research is world leading and the aim to reconstruct the Greenland ice sheet will lead to a better understanding of sea level rise in the past and in the future.
The project principal investigators are researchers from the University of Copenhagen, Université libre de Bruxelles in Belgium and the CRPG (CNRS, Université de Lorraine) in France. The project will host workshops and meetings and exchange personal between the research groups, also involving early career scientists, including the five postdocs and five PhDs working in the Green2Ice team.
The Copenhagen group in Green2Ice is a part of the section for Physics of Ice, Climate and Earth at the Niels Bohr Institute, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen. The section includes research in ice core science and drilling, ice and climate modelling, geophysics and dynamical systems, and hosts a range of national and international research projects. The section has a dynamic and inclusive research environment with a large group of students and early career scientists.
Information on the Green2Ice project can be found at: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101072180
Information on the Niels Bohr Institute and the section for Physics of Ice, Climate and Earth can be found at: https://nbi.ku.dk/
Your job
You will join an interdisciplinary team to work with modelling of the Greenland ice sheet evolution through the last three million years, and assessing its stability, risk of tipping and contribution to sea level rise in warmer climates.
Your task will be to develop and run numerical simulations of ice sheet flow and evolution based on physical and mathematical principles. In the team, we use a suite of ice flow models including complex ice flow models (PISM) to model the ice sheet evolution, and parameterized models to reconstruct past ice sheet volumes and extent.
You will use data compiled within the project, as well as paleo-climatic model simulation output (e.g. PMIP), to constrain the Greenland ice sheet and climate evolution through time and to develop paleo-climatic forcing scenarios. Further, you will work with the team to investigate the fluctuations of the ice sheet in response to insolation cycles, and the conditions required for glacial expansion as well as deglaciations to occur. This will identify climate thresholds for losing the Greenland Ice Sheet, and investigate the response of the Greenland ice sheet to duration and intensity of past interglacials.
Profile
We are looking for an enthusiastic and independent scientist with the following competencies and experience:
Essential experience and skills:
Place of employment
The place of employment is at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, located in the Niels Bohr Building in Copenhagen. We offer creative and stimulating working conditions in dynamic and international research environment. Our research facilities include modern laboratories, ice field camps and HPC computer facilities.
Questions
For further information please contact Professor Dorthe Dahl-Jensen; email: ddj@nbi.ku.dk
Foreign applicants may find this link useful: www.ism.ku.dk (International Staff Mobility).
Terms of employment
The average weekly working hours are 37 hours per week.
The position is a fixed-term position limited to a period of three years. The starting date is 1. February or after agreement.
The position is covered by the Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff.
Terms of appointment and payment accord to the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations on Academics in the State.
Negotiation for salary supplement is possible.
The application, in English, must be submitted electronically by clicking APPLY NOW below.
Please include
You can read about the recruitment process at http://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/.
Interviews will be held in December.
We are looking for a highly motivated and dynamic postdoc for a 3-year position, that will commence in February 2026, or as soon as possible hereafter. The postdoc position is part of the ERC Synergy project “Green2Ice”, a collaboration between partners in Denmark, Belgium, France and Canada. The postdoc’s duties will include research within ice sheet modelling as well as teaching. The post may also include performance of other duties.
Our research
The overall vision of the Green2Ice project is to determine when Greenland was ‘green’ by using basal ice and sediments from ice cores to date the presence of ice and then to model the evolution of the ice sheet over the last millions of years.
The Green2Ice project offers a unique opportunity to work within an interdisciplinary team ranging from ice core drilling in Greenland to developing and applying novel dating techniques (cosmogenic and radiogenic nuclides, OSL/IRSL, modelling of gas and isotope diffusion) on all the Greenland deep ice cores to place constraints on past waxing and waning of the Greenland Ice Sheet. Interpretation will include ice sheet modelling with data benchmarking to establish the climatic sensitivity of the Greenland Ice Sheet. The research is world leading and the aim to reconstruct the Greenland ice sheet will lead to a better understanding of sea level rise in the past and in the future.
The project principal investigators are researchers from the University of Copenhagen, Université libre de Bruxelles in Belgium and the CRPG (CNRS, Université de Lorraine) in France. The project will host workshops and meetings and exchange personal between the research groups, also involving early career scientists, including the five postdocs and five PhDs working in the Green2Ice team.
The Copenhagen group in Green2Ice is a part of the section for Physics of Ice, Climate and Earth at the Niels Bohr Institute, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen. The section includes research in ice core science and drilling, ice and climate modelling, geophysics and dynamical systems, and hosts a range of national and international research projects. The section has a dynamic and inclusive research environment with a large group of students and early career scientists.
Information on the Green2Ice project can be found at: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101072180
Information on the Niels Bohr Institute and the section for Physics of Ice, Climate and Earth can be found at: https://nbi.ku.dk/
Your job
You will join an interdisciplinary team to work with modelling of the Greenland ice sheet evolution through the last three million years, and assessing its stability, risk of tipping and contribution to sea level rise in warmer climates.
Your task will be to develop and run numerical simulations of ice sheet flow and evolution based on physical and mathematical principles. In the team, we use a suite of ice flow models including complex ice flow models (PISM) to model the ice sheet evolution, and parameterized models to reconstruct past ice sheet volumes and extent.
You will use data compiled within the project, as well as paleo-climatic model simulation output (e.g. PMIP), to constrain the Greenland ice sheet and climate evolution through time and to develop paleo-climatic forcing scenarios. Further, you will work with the team to investigate the fluctuations of the ice sheet in response to insolation cycles, and the conditions required for glacial expansion as well as deglaciations to occur. This will identify climate thresholds for losing the Greenland Ice Sheet, and investigate the response of the Greenland ice sheet to duration and intensity of past interglacials.
Profile
We are looking for an enthusiastic and independent scientist with the following competencies and experience:
Essential experience and skills:
- You have a PhD in ice flow and/or climate modelling, glaciology, geophysics or similar
- You are highly experienced in numerical modelling based on mathematics and physics, and you have solid knowledge of glaciological and/or paleo-climatic data
- You have good technical skills in programming and data processing
- Proficient communication skills and ability to work in teams
- Excellent English skills written and spoken
- You have published high-quality peer-reviewed papers in international journals
- You have a curious mindset with an interest in climate change in past and present, glaciology, paleo-climatology, and the Arctic
- You are well-organized, self-motivated, and capable of working independently and efficiently in a collaborative team setting
- You have an interest in being part of an international and interdisciplinary team
Place of employment
The place of employment is at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, located in the Niels Bohr Building in Copenhagen. We offer creative and stimulating working conditions in dynamic and international research environment. Our research facilities include modern laboratories, ice field camps and HPC computer facilities.
Questions
For further information please contact Professor Dorthe Dahl-Jensen; email: ddj@nbi.ku.dk
Foreign applicants may find this link useful: www.ism.ku.dk (International Staff Mobility).
Terms of employment
The average weekly working hours are 37 hours per week.
The position is a fixed-term position limited to a period of three years. The starting date is 1. February or after agreement.
The position is covered by the Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff.
Terms of appointment and payment accord to the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations on Academics in the State.
Negotiation for salary supplement is possible.
The application, in English, must be submitted electronically by clicking APPLY NOW below.
Please include
- Curriculum vitae
- Diplomas (Master and PhD degree or equivalent)
- Research plan – description of current and future research plans
- Complete publication list
- Separate reprints of 3 particularly relevant papers
You can read about the recruitment process at http://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/.
Interviews will be held in December.