Vacancy No. 283/2025
Scientist in the Field of Aerosol and Cloud Research (f/m/d)
Clouds play a key role in the Earth's climate system, as they can have either a warming or cooling effect depending on their composition. The interaction with ice-nucleating particles (INPs) is particularly important, as these particles initiate the formation of ice crystals, thereby influencing the radiative properties of clouds and formation of precipitation. As part of the European research infrastructure ACTRIS (Aerosol, Clouds and Trace Gases Research Infrastructure), we at KIT contribute to a better understanding of these processes and to high-quality data for climate modelling. To this end, we work in international teams on quality assurance of INP data and organize validation experiments in the AIDA (Aerosol Interaction and Dynamics in the Atmosphere) cloud simulation chambers operated at IMKAAF.
Job description
As a member of our ACTRIS team at IMKAAF, you will take on key responsibilities in the quality assurance of INP measurement data:
- Putting the new ACTRIS cloud simulation chamber at IMKAAF into service
- Validation and comparison of INP measurement instruments using state-of-the-art technology
- Establishment of guidelines for INP measurements within the ACTRIS network
- Conducting quality audits at ACTRIS stations across Europe
- Organizing and conducting training sessions and workshops
Personal qualification
Your Profile:
- Completed university degree and PhD in meteorology, physics, physical chemistry, or a related field
- Solid knowledge of aerosol physics
- Practical experience in measuring atmospheric aerosols, ideally including ice-nucleating particles (INPs)
- Experience in the evaluation, analysis, and visualization of measurement data using Python
- Team spirit, organizational skills, and excellent communication abilities, ideally in English and German
- Willingness to travel for work, including to remote observatories in extreme climatic conditions or at high altitudes
Organizational unit
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research Atmospheric Aerosol Research (IMKAAF)
Starting date
01.10.2025
Salary
Salary category 13, depending on the fulfillment of professional and personal requirements.
Contract duration
2 years
Applications accepted until
27.07.2025
For further information about the position, please feel free to contact:
Dr. Kristina Höhler, kristina.hoehler@kit.edu, +49 721 608-608-28690.
Application
Please apply online using the button below for this vacancy number 283/2025 .
Personnel Support is provided by
Ms König
phone: +49 721 608-25077,
Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
We prefer to balance the number of employees (f/m/d). Therefore we kindly ask female applicants to apply for this job.
Recognized severely disabled persons will be preferred if they are equally qualified.