Job Description

About us

The Bubble Exchange in the Labrador Sea project, or BELS, is an international effort to understand the mechanisms influencing the transfer of gases between the atmosphere and ocean in high wind conditions. Dr Helen Czerski (UCL) and Professor Ian Brooks (University of Leeds) are leading the part of BELS focused on understanding bubble-mediated gas transfer, and the wider collaboration includes scientists from Germany, the USA and Canada. The data collection for the project will occur during a five week research cruise in the Labrador Sea in late 2023. This project represents a rare opportunity to collect and analyse detailed near-surface bubble data during high wind conditions in the open ocean, and the data set will be extremely valuable for ground-truthing gas transfer models and parametrizations.

About the role

During five weeks at sea on a German research vessel, the UCL/Leeds team will collect an extensive range of data from instrumented buoys to complement the chemical and physical oceanography undertaken by other members of the BELS collaboration. The PDRA will have the option of joining the research cruise. At sea, specialised bubble cameras, gas sensors, ADCPs and a hydrophone will be used to collect data that can distinguish between various hypotheses about how and when gas moves into the ocean and to study the relationships between bubble populations, dissolved gas saturation and water flow patterns. The PDRA will be responsible for the majority of the quality control, organisation and data analysis, under the supervision of the PI and co-I. Following the initial data analysis, the PDRA will work with the wider BELS team to understand how the small scale mechanisms we observe link to the larger oceanographic processes studied and modelled by others.

About you

The successful applicant will have a PhD in a relevant branch of the physical or mathematical sciences, and experience of managing and analysing experimental data. Some familiarity with fluid flows, multiphase flows, bubbles, air-sea gas transfer or broader oceanic and atmospheric science is highly desirable. Excellent organisational skills are essential. Experience in programming for data analysis (Matlab, Python, etc.) is required, as is the ability to work both independently and as part of a team, and a flexible approach to problem-solving. You should have good communication skills and a track record of publishing research in high quality journals.

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As London\'s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world\'s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL\'s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian, and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people and LGBTQI+ people.

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