UCAR Postdoctoral Fellowship Program at the Naval Research Laboratory
Monterey, California
For further information about the UCAR Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
at the NRL, visit:
http://www.vsp.ucar.edu/VSPtoc.html
or send e-mail to: vsp [at] ucar.edu
For more information about NRL's Marine Meteorology Division, visit:
http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil
Applications will be reviewed quarterly on January 15, April 15, July
15, and October 15
In cooperation with the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), the University
Corporation for Atmospheric Research is seeking postdoctoral level
scientists interested in furthering their research interests and
developing expertise in new areas. Scientists who have recently
received their PhD have an exciting opportunity to work alongside
experienced scientists at the NRL Marine Meteorology Division, which is
located in the beautiful seaside city of Monterey, CA.
NRL conducts a research and development program designed to improve the
basic understanding of atmospheric processes and to develop information
systems that analyze, simulate, predict, and interpret the structure and
behavior of these processes and their effects on Naval systems. For
more information about NRL's Marine Meteorology Division, see their
website at: http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil.
The Atmospheric Dynamics and Predictions Branch focuses on R&D related
to the investigation, analysis and prediction of meteorological
processes throughout the depth of the atmosphere and as part of the
coupled air/ocean/land system. The emphasis is on the troposphere,
where most weather occurs, and on the air-sea interface, where the Navy
operates.
The Meteorological Applications Development Branch uses combinations of
real-time conventional and satellite observations along with numerical
products and climatological databases to develop automated techniques
for on-scene analysis, forecast, and visualization of current weather
conditions.
Specific NRL research interests:
- Global and mesoscale model development
- Atmospheric predictability
- Physical parameterizations
- Boundary layer processes
- Air-sea-land interactions
- Coupled air/land/ocean/ice/wave models
- Aerosol analysis and prediction
- Tropical cyclone analysis and prediction
- Stratospheric dynamics and modeling
- Wind flows around steep terrain
- Assimilation of satellite radiance data
- Assimilation of radar data
- Variational analysis techniques
- Analysis and prediction of moisture
- Massively parallel computing algorithms
- Satellite data processing and display
- Multi-sensor satellite data interpretation
- Expert systems; artificial intelligence
- Boundary layer refractivity
- Effects on electromagnetic propagation
- Analysis and prediction of aviation weather
- Data fusion; nowcasting*
NRL has access to an extremely complete real-time and archived global
database, which includes a large variety of observations from the
world's polar-orbiting and geostationary satellites, as well as the
operational meteorological and oceanographic databases at Fleet
Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center (FNMOC), which is
co-located with NRL in Monterey. NRL supercomputing resources are
provided in part by FNMOC and, remotely, from DoD's extensive
High-Performance Computing network, which offers connectivity to a
variety of supercomputer platforms throughout the U.S. These
supercomputer resources are supplemented by a number of in-house
resources, including a 128 processor Origin 2000 and numerous Sun and
SGI workstations. On-scene data storage is provided by the 24TB Bergen
Data Center.
This program offers two-to three-year postdoctoral fellowship
appointments. Fellows will receive a fixed annual salary and
comprehensive benefits package including group health, dental, vacation
and sick leave, and mandatory participation in the TIAA/CREF retirement
plan. UCAR assists international visitors in obtaining a visa.
How to apply:
There is no application form. Qualified scientists are encouraged to
apply by sending the following materials to the UCAR Visiting Scientist
Programs:
- A cover letter stating the specific name of this program; this letter
should include a general statement of research interests and how these
relate to specific research goals of NRL. - Curriculum vitae with a list of publications and citizenship status.
- Names and addresses of four professional references. It is the
applicant's responsibility to request that the letters be sent to
UCAR/VSP by the application deadline. - PhD thesis abstract, including thesis title.
- Detailed, titled proposal along with an estimate of computer and other
resource requirements 3 pages maximum.)
Applications will be reviewed quarterly on January 15, April 15, July
15, and October 15. Applications will not be reviewed unless they are
complete, including letters of reference. Appointments may commence
anytime during the year.
Send application materials to:
UCAR Visiting Scientist Programs
P.O. Box 3000
Boulder, CO 80307-3000 USA
For further information about this or other UCAR Visiting Scientist
Programs, call 303-497-8649 or send e-mail to: vsp [at] ucar.edu. An on-line
application system is located on the Internet at:
http://www.vsp.ucar.edu
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