PHD POSITION: DEVELOPMENT OF A STOCHASTIC GENERATOR OF PRECIPITATION AND TEMPERATURE FOR SMALL CATCHMENTS

Type of contract: fixed-term – 3 years
Expected hiring date: 01/10/2020
Desired level of study: Master of Engineer Diploma in Earth / climate sciences, Applied Mathematics or Statistics.
Gross salary: between 1500 € and 2000 € (depending on experience)

Required skills
Master 2 or Engineer Diploma in Applied Statistics, or in Earth or Climate sciences with a good knowledge of statistics. A good knowledge of the software R (or equivalent) and definitive interest in developing scripts is also required. Ability to work with spatial data would be appreciated.
Ability and interest to work in a team. Good knowledge of English for interactions with Swiss partners.

Constraints and risks
PhD funded by the Swiss Confederation.
The research can be conducted in French or English. Non-French speaking candidates are expected to learn French basics to facilitate communication and integration into the lab.

Location: France, INRAE Centre de Lyon-Grenoble.

Details: EXAR3_thesis_WGEN_PhD.pdf