International Doctoral Program: Measuring and Modeling Mountain Glaciers and Ice Caps in a Changing Climate (IDP M³OCCA) (ENB)

  • Keywords: Glacier, climate change, surveying, Earth observation, modelling, machine learning
  • Doctoral title: Dr. rer. nat., Dr.-Ing.
  • Language of degree program: English
  • Program duration: 4 years, starting June 1, 2022
  • How to apply: International and national calls for applications via various mailing lists and other channels and at: https://www.idp-mocca.forschung.fau.de/
  • Special features: International teams of supervisors; interdisciplinary program involving several different disciplines (geography, geophysics, geology, mathematics, electrical engineering, computer science); doctoral candidates are explicitly expected to spend time abroad as part of the program; spread over various locations with sub-projects run at FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Technical University of Munich, Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities and the DLR Microwaves and Radar Institute; accompanying curriculum consisting of interdisciplinary seminars, workshops and annual retreats as well as specific courses depending on the candidates’ previous knowledge when starting the IDP.
  • Point of contact at FAU Prof. Dr. Matthias Braun
  • Information about the program