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Environmental Physics and Irrigation
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The effects of ocean eddies on storm tracks in the Mediterranean Sea |
The proposed study will investigate the effects of ocean eddies on atmospheric storms in the Mediterranean region. It is already established that ocean eddies affect the intensity and the propagation of storms in the Western Boundary Currents, but their effect in the Mediterranean Sea has not been studied. Understanding eddies' effects on the storms in the Mediterranean could improve their representation in climate models and extend weather and climate forecasts skill to longer periods (sub-seasonal to decadal). This may improve our ability to inform farmers about potential risks due to extreme precipitation events.
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Education requirements |
Ph.D. |
Scientific experience |
Climate modeling |
Skills |
(a) experience in running and analyzing WRF model and/or other general circulation models (b) Working in High Performing Computing (HPC) environment (c) Programing language for analyzing big-data such as Python |
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AI / Remote sensing / mechanistic models for irrigation and fertilization in precision agriculture and process-based crop modeling. |
Using artificial intelligence for crop mapping based on satellite imagery. Using satellite and UAV remote sensing to model crop water use against evapotranspiration measurements from an eddy covariance tower or a lysimeter. Improving crop management and yield predictions by assimilating remote sensing estimations of evapotranspiration into mechanistic crop models. Remote sensing modeling of surface energy balance and evapotranspiration. Meteorological modeling of evapotranspiration. Using machine learning for spatial estimations of reference evapotranspiration.
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Education requirements |
Ph.D. relevant to modelling in engineering, agricultural and/or physical sciences |
Scientific experience |
The candidate is expected to have a strong publication record in the fields of AI / earth observation / micro-meteorology / precision agriculture. |
Skills |
Good knowledge of statistics, model performance evaluation, optimization techniques and database management; Abilities to use and write scripts in Matlab / Python or another scientific programming language; Basic knowledge in climatology, micrometeorology, agronomy and use of earth observation data. |
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Hydrology | Soil Physics | Irrigation | Heat transfer | A few ongoing projects including field observational, lab experimental, and modelling studies |
efficient water use and irrigation under climate change | vadose zone drywell injection and infiltration | soil physics water flow and heat transfer | measurement methodology and technology
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Education requirements |
PhD with background in any of the following: hydrology and soil physics; geology and earth science; mechanical engineering; environmental engineering; irrigation science. |
Scientific experience |
experimental, modeling, coding, with publication record in the above fields. |
Skills |
mechanistic understanding of water flow (and preferably heat transfer) in the subsurface and in the soil-plant-atmosphere system, use of hydrological models, ability to write scripts (e.g. Matlab / Python) for models and data analysis and visualization. |
Soil Chemistry
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Plant-microbe interactions |
We study plant microbe interactions from ecological as well as practical points of view
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Education requirements |
PhD in microbiology |
Scientific experience |
molecular techniques are required and bioinformatics skill are preferred |
Skills |
independent as well as working in teams. excellent writing skills. |
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The effect of irrigation with nanobubbles (NB) aerated water on soil N transformations and plant growth |
The research project is based on lab and field studies where we aim to: 1. Study the effect of NB on water flow and O2 availability in the soil 2. Study the effect of NB on soil N transformations and GHG emissions. 3. Study the effect of NB on nutrient uptake and plant metabolisem.
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Education requirements |
Ph.D. |
Scientific experience |
Soil chemistry, Hydrology, Plant physiology |
Skills |
Cable of conducting and analyzing experiments, and writing reports. knowledge in computer programing (Matlab, R, Python). |
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Impact of desiccation cracks on soil N transformations and GHG emissions |
This study aims to evaluate the impact of desiccation cracks and cover crops on GHG emissions from the cracked domain. Using lab and field experiments, we will study the effect of the cracks on soil temperature, evaporation, oxygen availability GHG emissions, and N transformations. We will develop a novel set of tools for measuring gas fluxes inside the cracks
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Education requirements |
PhD |
Scientific experience |
Soil chemistry, hydrology, geology, physics, environmental sciences, |
Skills |
Capable of conducting and analyzing lab and field experiments. English writing. Programing is an advantage (R, Python, Matlab) |
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Updated on: 17/05/22 12:11 |
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