CareerPlan

PhD position - Developing drone-based trace gas observations with...

Jülich, NORDRHEIN_WESTFALENFull-time2026-08-19 → 2026-11-03
Hybrid

Core

Establish and perform drone-borne measurements of trace gases using air sampling and GC-MS, and estimate emissions using the EURAD-IM chemistry transport model.

Role type

PhD researcher (atmospheric chemistry & remote sensing)

Builds

Drone-mounted sensor systems and emission quantification models

Domain

Environmental science / Atmospheric chemistry / Climate systems

Deliverable

physical/clinical work

Required skills

Experimental work, Modeling, Air sampling techniques, Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), Programming (Python)

Preferred skills

Experience with drones, Experience with trace gas observations, MSc in chemistry, physics, environmental sciences, or meteorology