The PhD candidate is expected to have a background in physics, math, earth and environmental sciences or related disciplines, as well as experience in the analysis of observational data and/or numerical simulations. Previous training in meteorology, atmospheric physics, oceanography and/or climate dynamics will be considered a plus.

The PhD candidate will work in the vibrant and diverse environment provided by the atmospheric physics group at the University of Trento, with skills and interests ranging from mountain meteorology to climate and largescale atmospheric dynamics. Unitn is the home of the recently established Masters of Science program in Environmental Meteorology joint with the University of Innsbruck, Austria, and offers a wide range of training and seminar activities. The projects supervisor has just returned to Italy after twenty years in the United States, and is involved in several international collaborations and activities, including panels, workshops and summer schools. Worth of notice is her involvement in a European project aimed at developing and applying Storm- Resolving (that is, very high resolution) Earth System Models to the study of anthropogenic climate change. As they become available, these global simulations at unprecedented resolution will be leveraged as part of the research project. The PhD candidate will be fully immersed in and will greatly benefit from the very active, international and broad research program led by the supervisor.