Opportunity: PhD student for NeuCIM Project
The NeuCIM (Neural Calving Ice Sheet Model) project is funded by the Heising-Simons Foundation and is a collaboration between Georgia Tech, Vanderbilt University and the University of Chicago. The Ice & Climate Group at Georgia Tech is recruiting a PhD student to work on the NeuCIM project starting in Fall 2026 (applying in the 2025/26 academic year). The graduate researcher on this project will use machine learning techniques to develop a new high-fidelity parameterization of ice fracture and calving and implement it within an existing ice sheet model. This project is particularly suited to candidates with research interests in the areas of ice sheet modeling, projections and the application of machine learning and other statistical approaches to modeling the Earth System. No prior experience with machine learning or ice sheet modeling is required to apply for the position. Applications for this position will be submitted either through Georgia Tech graduate programs in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences or Ocean Sciences and Engineering. Interested candidates should email Alex to further discuss the position and group.
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