University of Bergen is a city university. Parts of the campus are in fact situated in the town centre. We have about 15.000 students and nearly 3.200 employees. UiB is renowned for its research which holds a high European standard and we have several Centres of Excellence (CoE). The University of Bergen has a strong international profile which entails close co-operation with universities all over the world.

At the Department of Geophysics there is a vacant position as Postdoctoral Fellow in carbon cycle modelling within the project «CARBOSEASON» for up to 4 years, financed by The Research Council of Norway.

The postdoctoral position is a temporary appointment, the chief objective being to qualify the selected candidate for work in senior positions in their disciplines. The term of employment for this position is up to 4 years.

It is not possible for any person to work under more than one temporary appointment for the same institution.

The candidate will work with ocean and land carbon cycle model components within the framework of the Bergen Climate Model (BCM). The goal of the project is to optimise carbon cycle models with respect to the observed seasonal cycle and thus contribute to improved future climate scenarios.

Interdisciplinary knowledge of the earth system including carbon cycle biogeochemistry, climate dynamics and numerical mathematics are expected.

Experience in the programming language FORTRAN, the operating system UNIX, and the handling of complex data sets must be available. The successful candidate will work in a lively interdisciplinary scientific environment and should have good team working skills.

For further information about the position please contact Professor Christoph Heinze
(e-mail: christoph.heinze@gfi.uib.no).

Applicants must have achieved a Norwegian doctorate in meteorology, geo-ecology, oceanography, physics, mathematics, biology or related disciplines or equivalent education abroad, or have presented the dissertation for assessment by the closing date for applications. It is a prerequisite that the dissertation has been approved before appointment is granted.

The teaching language will normally be Norwegian.

Salary will be in accordance with level 54 (code 1352) on the government salary scale; currently NOK 394,900 gross p.a. In the case of particularly highly qualified candidates a higher salary may be considered.

State employment shall reflect the multiplicity of the population at large to the highest possible degree. We have therefore adopted a personnel policy objective to ensure that we achieve a balanced age and sex composition and the recruitment of persons of various ethnic backgrounds. Persons of different ethnic backgrounds are therefore encouraged to apply for the position.

The successful applicant must comply with the guidelines that apply to the position at any time.

The University of Bergen applies the principles of public openness when recruiting staff to scientific positions.

Application and CV are to be sent via Jobbnorge:
https://secure.jobbnorge.no/visstilling2.aspx?stillid=45282&lang=EN

Copies of diplomas and testimonials as well as scientific works including a list of publications (all in 3 copies/sorted in 3 identical bundles) should be sent to The Department of Geophysics, The University of Bergen, Allégaten 70, NO-5007 Bergen, Norway.

Applications sent by e-mail will not be considered.

Closing date for applications: 7 March 2008.

Quote reference number: 08/2107