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Today's Topics:
1. A two-year postdoc position in regional climate modeling at
Uni Bjerknes Centre (Beate Klementsen)
2. Academic Positions in Atmospheric Sciences at NUIST, China
(Yan Yin)
3. Vacancy: Earth Observation Consultant at VEGA (Roger Brugge)
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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2011 07:33:39 +0200
From: Beate Klementsen <Beate.Klementsen@uni.no>
Subject: [Met-jobs] A two-year postdoc position in regional climate
modeling at Uni Bjerknes Centre
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A two-year postdoc position in regional climate modeling at Uni Bjerknes Centre
A two-year position as postdoc in regional climate modeling is available at Uni Bjerknes Centre, a department of Uni Research AS and part of the Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research (BCCR). The BCCR is a national Centre of Excellence awarded by the Research Council of Norway in 2002 and is a collaboration between Uni Research, the University of Bergen, the Institute for Marine Research and the Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Centre.
The position is at the GREEN group (Global and Regional climatE projEctioNs), which works with the Norwegian Earth System model and regional climate modeling. GREEN has several projects with different countries. The postdoc will be involved in research related to high-resolution climate projections for selected continents. The prospective candidate should be a self-starter who is comfortable taking initiative and working both independently and as part of a group.
Applicants must have achieved a PhD in Atmospheric Sciences, Physics, Mathematics or similar at the time of appointment.
Good communication and writing skills in English and a desire to engage in international collaborative research is essential. Experience with data analysis visualization tools is essential (e.g. Matlab, IDL, R, GrAds). Programming experience is a plus. Previous applied use and skills in regional climate modelling are requirements for the position. Experience with the WRF or REMO models is a great advantage.
Salary is decided by agreement. Uni Research AS has employee pension and insurance agreement. The successful applicant must comply with the guidelines that apply to the position at any time.
Further information about the position can be obtained from Dr. Michel d. S. Mesquita (michel.mesquita@uni.no<mailto:michel.mesquita@uni.no>, +47 55583818) and Dr. Stefan Sobolowski (stefan.sobolowski@uni.no<mailto:stefan.sobolowski@uni.no>, +47 55583825). For more information about Uni Research and BCCR, please refer to http://uni.no and http://www.bjerknes.uib.no.
Applications must be submitted by e-mail to Beate.Klementsen@uni.no<mailto:Beate.Klementsen@uni.no>. The application must include a complete overview over education and previous practice (CV), list of publications, certified copies of certificates and diplomas, as well as names and addresses of 2 scientific references.
Application deadline: November 15, 2011.
The application should be marked: 11/11219.
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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2011 02:38:38 +0100 (BST)
From: Yan Yin <yyatnuist@yahoo.co.uk>
Subject: [Met-jobs] Academic Positions in Atmospheric Sciences at
NUIST, China
To: met-jobs@lists.reading.ac.uk, Roger Brugge
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Dear Colleagues,
I would like to bring your attention to the academic positions in atmospheric sciences at Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology (the formally Nanjing Institute of Meteorology), China. Applications for both parttime or fulltime employments are acceptable (See the attachment for more details).
Best regards,
Yan Yin?
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Yan Yin PhD
School of Atmospheric Physics
Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology
219 Ningliu Road,
Nanjing 210044, China
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Phone: 86-25-58731207
Fax:???? 86-25-58731207
Email: yyatnuist@yahoo.co.uk
????????? yinyan@nuist.edu.cn
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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2011 07:33:11 +0000
From: "Roger Brugge" <r.brugge@reading.ac.uk>
Subject: [Met-jobs] Vacancy: Earth Observation Consultant at VEGA
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The following vacancy has arisen at VEGA.
If interested in applying please email careers@vegaspace.com<mailto:careers@vegaspace.com>.
If you require further information, you can contact Derek Greer, Chief Operating Office, VEGA Space Limited: Derek.Greer@vegaspace.com<mailto:Derek.Greer@vegaspace.com>
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VEGA JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title
Earth Observation Consultant [J2386]
Recruitment Contact
To apply please send CV and covering letter to careers@vegaspace.com<mailto:careers@vegaspace.com>
Closing Date for applications
25th November 2011
Location
Welwyn Garden City
Anticipated Job start date
Jan 2012
Duration
Permanent
Comments
A senior technical member of staff, recognised as an expert in their field and providing significant support in winning business
Objective
VEGA Space intends to expand its commitment to developing EO data driven applications and services to be applied both in the commercial domain and in governmental/scientific areas such a climate change.
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate an expert technical knowledge of at least one area of EO data analysis, Due to the close relationship between VEGA Space Ltd and our parent company, there is an expectation that exploitation of SAR data will be a major (but not sole) driver in the activity.
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic senior self starter to work in close support to our sales team, prepare proposals, start-up and execute projects/studies and contribute to new and ongoing EO related services.
The candidate may be required to travel within Europe and must be willing and able to liaise with clients and subcontractors when needed.
Responsibilities / Duties
? Working with the sales team to promote VEGA in the EO and SAR fields
? Liaise with clients to fully exploit opportunities
? Writing proposals for new work in the Earth Observation field with a focus on SAR, climate change and commercial services.
? Supporting to in house SAR QC activities and evolutions when needed
? Performance of scientific and engineering activities on studies and major projects.
Qualifications / Experience
? Science based degree in physics or remote sensing
? Post-graduate experience working with SAR data
? Experience of working in a commercial environment
Essential Skills
? Understanding of EO data and/or services at an expert level
? Understanding of SAR, SAR image formation processing.
? Understanding of EO data and EO data quality or cal/val
? Experience in the use of SAR images and applications
? Experience of proposal writing
Desirable Skills
* Experience in ESA EO actvities
* Experience in commercial EO activities
* Good appreciation of business
* Experience of EO related to climate change monitoring or long term data preservation.
Qualities
Innovator, team player and comfortable working in an international environment.
Enthusiastic self starter.
Must be willing and able to travel within Europe
Further Details
All roles within VEGA Space are advertised for a minimum of one month to ensure maximum visibility to potential candidates. However, if a successful candidate is found before the advert expires the role will be closed. We would therefore advise any candidate to apply as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
Benefits
Competitive salary plus a comprehensive benefits package including holiday, life assurance and a contributory pension scheme are offered to the successful candidate
Security
In line with Asylum & Immigration Legislation, all applicants must be eligible to live and work in the EU. Documented evidence of eligibility will be required from candidates as part of the recruitment process. Furthermore, in view of the nature of the work the company is in, all potential employees will undergo stringent reference and identity checks.
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