Multiple Positions Available
Postdoctoral Position in Ice-Ocean Modeling
Bergen, NorwayPostdoctoral Scientists sought for Climate Process Team
Fairbanks, AlaskaResearch Assistant/Associate in Computational Ocean Modeling
Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Postdoctoral Position in Ice-Ocean Modeling
Bergen, Norway
The Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center (NERSC, Bergen,
Norway) is accepting applicants for a postdoctoral position in ice-ocean
modeling.
The main goal is to include the effects of waves-in-ice into the
ice-ocean model system in use at NERSC. This work will be realized in
collaboration with partners from New Zealand responsible for
waves-in-ice modeling. Data from field experiments and from satellites
will be used for validation. The intention is to integrate the
waves-in-ice module developed during the project into the TOPAZ system
for real-time forecasting and reanalysis of the North Atlantic and
Arctic Oceans.
The successful applicant will work with a dynamic modeling team of 15
researchers and will participate in collaborative project work with
Norwegian and international scientists. The project has access to
national NOTUR2 supercomputing facilities including the 5500 processors
at Parallab, Bergen. There are also possibilities to participate to
oceanographic cruises.
Applicants should hold a PhD and have experience with numerical modeling
of sea ice. Candidates with experience in developing ocean, waves, or
atmospheric models will also be considered. The position will start 1
January 2011, preferably earlier, and run for two years' duration with a
possible extension for one additional year.
Applications should include a curriculum vitae, a publication list, and
the names of at least two references. Complete application packages
should be sent to Laurent Bertino (laurent.bertino [at] nersc.no) and copied
to Johnny A. Johannessen (johnny.johannessen [at] nersc.no).
Application deadline: Wednesday, 1 September 2010.
For further information, please contact:
Laurent Bertino
Email: laurent.bertino [at] nersc.no
Johnny A. Johannessen
Email: johnny.johannessen [at] nersc.no
- Postdoctoral Scientists sought for Climate Process Team
Fairbanks, Alaska
Applicants are sought for postdoctoral scientists to join a Climate
Process Team recently funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF)
and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The
successful applicant will be a postdoctoral scientist located at the
International Arctic Research Center (IARC) with the University of
Alaska Fairbanks.
The project focuses on ocean mixing processes associated with high
spatial heterogeneity in sea ice and the implications for climate
models. The team consists of over ten PIs from leading institutions,
with combined expertise in modeling, observational analysis, and
theoretical work.
The successful applicants will work on various modeling studies using
1-D, 3-D ocean-ice models and fully coupled Community Climate System
Model (CCSM) and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL) climate
models to improve ocean mixing processes associated with high spatial
heterogeneity in sea ice. The position will collaborate with a
postdoctoral scientist hired by and located at Princeton University.
Funding is available for up to three years of support, depending on the
performance of the successful applicants.
Applicants must have a PhD in physical oceanography or related fields
such as applied mathematics or fluid dynamics. Working experiences on
ocean and sea ice model studies and analysis of observational data and
climate model results are desirable.
Applications must include a curriculum vitae, three references, and a
cover letter describing which aspects of the problem they are most
interested in or qualified to work on. Completed application packages
should be sent to Meibing Jin (mjin [at] alaska.edu).
The positions will be open until filled.
For further information, please contact:
Meibing Jin
Email: mjin [at] alaska.edu
- Research Assistant/Associate in Computational Ocean Modeling
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Applications are invited for a Research Assistant/Associate position to
work collaboratively with researchers at the British Antarctic Survey
and the Applied Modelling and Computation Group at Imperial College
London. The position will be based full-time at the British Antarctic
Survey in Cambridge, United Kingdom (UK).
The successful applicant will join a large multi-institutional team
working on the development of advanced ocean modeling techniques. The
post is funded by the UK Natural Environment Research Council and will
be part of a team that is aiming to include the representation of
floating ice shelves in the Imperial College Ocean Model (ICOM). The
position will include the coding of new numerical methods and
functionality, their validation and the application to both idealized
and real world problems.
Applicants applying at Research Assistant level should have a Bachelor's
or Master's Degree (or equivalent) in a numerate subject area (e.g. -
mathematics, physics, computing, engineering, or a related discipline)
and be close to achieving a PhD Degree or equivalent in a related
discipline. Applicants applying at Research Associate level should have
a PhD or equivalent in a numerate subject area. Applicants should also
have experience in the use and development of numerical methods for the
solution of systems of PDEs, ideally on unstructured grids and for
geophysical fluid dynamics applications. Experience in large scientific
computing projects, high performance computing, and ocean circulation
models is desirable.
Application deadline: Tuesday, 31 August 2010 (midnight GMT/BST).
For additional details and application guidelines, please search for
reference number EN20100166 under 'Job Search' at:
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/employment.
For further information, please contact:
Matthew Piggott
Email: m.d.piggott [at] imperial.ac.uk