POSITIONS AVAILABLE
PhD Position on
Data-driven derivation of stochastic climate models,
Department of
Mathematics, Imperial College London
Supervisor: Dr G.A. Pavliotis
(g.pavliotis@imperial.ac.uk);
co-Supervisor:
Dr C.J. Cotter (colin.cotter@imperial.ac.uk)
Funded
by the Grantham Institute for Climate Change.
The detailed
project description can be found
at
https://workspace.imperial.ac.uk/climatechange/Public/pdfs/Studentships/2013/GR_2013_42.pdf
Funding
Notes:
Up to 10 Grantham-funded studentships will be available
from October
2013, for new students. Studentships cover home/EU
fees and bursary for
three years and are open to UK and EU
candidates, as well as overseas
candidates who would be able to
pay the difference between home and
overseas fees. Further details
of the fees payable by overseas students
are available on the
College
website
(http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/registry/studentfinancialsupport/tuitionfees).
References:
[1]
C.J. Cotter and G. Pavliotis, Estimating eddy diffusivities
from
noisy Lagrangian observations, Commun.
Math. Sci.
(2009).
[2] F. Kwasniok and G. Lohmann. Deriving dynamical models
from
paleoclimatic records: application to
glacial
millennial-scale climate variability. Phys. Rev. E. (2009).
[3]
G.A. Pavliotis and A.M. Stuart, Parameter estimation for
multiscale
diffusions, J. Stat. Phys. (2007).
Applicants
should contact the supervisors (Dr. G.A.
Pavliotis,
g.pavliotis@imperial.ac.uk and
Dr C.J. Cotter,
colin.cotter@imperial.ac.uk)
directly in order to discuss the potential
projects and submit a
CV, covering letter and the names of two academic
referees.
Supervisors will advise students of any
further/alternative
departmental requirements. The latest date for
applications to
supervisors is *1 February 2013. * Interviews are
expected to be held in
mid February.
Further information
about the Grantham Institute PhD Studentships can be
found
at
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/climatechange/employment