[IGSMAIL-8572] AIUB/DGFI-TUM: PhD positions in Reference Systems

[Rolf Dach]

Dear colleagues,

in the framework of a collaborative project, the Astronomical Institute 
of the University of Bern (AIUB, Switzerland) and the Deutsches 
Geodätisches Forschungsinstitut of the Technical University of Munich 
(DGFI-TUM, Germany) are accepting applications for three

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Two PhD Positions at AIUB and one PhD Position at DGFI-TUM
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Positioning, navigation and monitoring of the earth system, especially 
sea level changes, require a very precise and long-term stable, unique 
global reference. The International Terrestrial Reference Frame (ITRF), 
which is calculated on the basis of long observation time series from 
the space-geodetic techniques VLBI, SLR, GNSS and DORIS, provides the 
global reference. However, the accuracy and long-term stability are not 
yet high enough to capture small changes in the Earth system with the 
target accuracy of 1 mm and 0.1 mm/year. Technical advancements in 
observation methods are expanding their individual potential, but this 
has not yet been fully exploited for the ITRF. A new joint project of 
AIUB and DGFI-TUM aims to improve the accuracy and long-term stability 
of future ITRF solutions by more effectively utilizing the strengths of 
different geodetic space techniques.


The complete position description is available at
https://www.bernese.unibe.ch/Stellen/stelle2503.pdf

or

https://www.dgfi.tum.de/media/filer_public/e0/1b/e01b7424-69ab-4a79-9bb2-0f60c279ed31/advertisement_aiub_dgfi-tum_referenceframes.pdf


Please circulate this information within your institute.


With best regards

Manuela Seitz and Rolf Dach