Postdoc Position: Himalaya Glacier Lake-Ice Dynamics

This two-year postdoc position offers an exciting opportunity to advance our understanding of glacier dynamics and improve the accuracy of mass loss predictions for lake-terminating glaciers.

Your job

You will play a central role in our research on Himalayan glaciers, with a specific focus on lake-terminating glaciers. Using state-of-the-art modelling, remote sensing techniques, and field measurements, you will investigate the calving behaviour of lake-terminating glaciers and the additional mass loss resulting from proglacial lake formation. You will also assist in a field campaign to the Himalayas, where you will collect essential data on glacier thickness, surface properties, and lake bathymetry, providing critical ground-truthing for the model. By utilising a glacier ice flow model, you will simulate a selected lake-terminating glacier in the Himalayas and validate the results using both in-situ and remote sensing data. This position offers close collaboration with colleagues from the Institute for Marine and Atmospheric research Utrecht (IMAU) and various international research groups.

Your qualities

We look forward to your application if you have the following qualifications:

• a PhD in glaciology, geosciences, or a related field in environmental sciences obtained within the past five years;
• experience in numerical modelling, preferably in glacier dynamics;
• previous field experience, with the ability and willingness to conduct fieldwork in challenging conditions;
• familiarity with remote sensing techniques;
• a proven ability to conduct independent research, as well as to work effectively as part of a research team;
• excellent command of English (working language).

Our offer

We offer:

• a position for one year, with an extension to two years upon a successful assessment in the first year;
• a working week of 28 hours and a gross monthly salary between €3,345 and €5,278 in the case of full-time employment (salary scale 10 under the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities (CAO NU));
• 8% holiday pay and 8.3% year-end bonus;
• a pension scheme, partially paid parental leave and flexible terms of employment based on the CAO NU.