Liège University (the Modelling for Aquatic Systems-MAST group, Department of Astrophysics, Geophysics and Oceanography and the laboratory of Climatology, Department of Geography) is seeking a candidate for a 4-year PhD or 3-year postdoctoral mobility position to project and understand the effect of climate change on the Black Sea’s physics and biogeochemical cycles and to identify the main drivers of change and uncertainties. The position is offered within the framework of the Horizon Europe RIVIERADE project, Improving modelling methods to produce climate services for resilient European seas and coasts in a decadal to multidecadal horizon.
A successful candidate will be expected to:
- Develop and implement an ensemble predicting system for the Black that considers sources of uncertainty on atmospheric forcings, lateral conditions, model parameterization.
- Run and analyse an ensemble of historical simulations, assess its quality and ability to represent the distribution of observation.
- Run and analyse an ensemble of scenarios simulations, assess trends and uncertainties in the physics and biogeochemistry.
- Investigate the impact of using a two-way coupled ocean-atmosphere modelling system on the quality of the prediction and, in particular, on the modelling of extreme events like quasi-tropical cyclone passage.
The position will remain open until filled, but the selection will start from 01 February 2026.
For more information on the offer, requirements, and recruitment process, please download the original announcement.