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Today's Topics:
1. Postdoctoral research in physical oceanography (Jadranka Sepic)
2. Computational Scientist / scientific programmer position in
Data Assimilation and Earth System Modelling at the LSCE.
(Natasha MacBean)
3. Oxford Doctoral Training Partnership in Environmental
Research (Philip Stier)
4. Fully funded PhD project on Marginal Ice Zone (Aksenov, Yevgeny)
5. ForestRe Job vacancy (Michaela Hegglin)
6. PhD opportunity in Sydney, Australia (Sarah Perkins)
7. Postdoctoral position in biogeochemistry and salinity remote
sensing at LOCEAN/IPSL (Jacqueline Boutin)
8. Verification scientist at the Met Office (Mittermaier, Marion)
9. Post-doc and PhD studentship on Aerosol Effects on Convection
at University of Oxford (Philip Stier)
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2013 14:48:50 +0100
From: "Jadranka Sepic" <sepic@izor.hr>
Subject: [Met-jobs] Postdoctoral research in physical oceanography
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One postdoctoral researcher position on project "Interpreting and
forecasting Adriatic
surface currents by an artificial brain (NEURAL)" is available in the
Institute of
Oceanography and Fisheries at Split, Croatia (www.izor.hr).
The position is opened throughout the project execution, from now up to 14
October
2015. Candidates are encouraged to submit the application as soon as
possible, as the
selection of candidates will be done on first-come first-served basis, for
candidates who
can prove that their competences are sufficient for performing project
tasks.
The foreseen activities of postdoctoral researchers will include:
- High-frequency radar data analysis and quality check procedures
- In-depth data analysis and interpretation of physical processes
- Integration of HF radar and mesoscale atmospheric model data to the neural
network
algorithms
- Assessing of the abilities and skill performance of the system
- Designing and programming of operational procedures for ocean current
forecasting
The candidates are going to work in an interdisciplinary project team
composed of
physical oceanographers, meteorologists, computational scientists and ocean
engineers.
The preferred education of candidates is geosciences (physical oceanography,
meteorology); however, the candidates having education in mathematics and
computational sciences are also eligible if proving their capacities to
perform the project
tasks.
Full project application may be found at
http://jadran.izor.hr/~vilibic/razno/NEURALUKF-
1B-Application.pdf.
Salary of the postdoc is equivalent to the postdoc salary provided by the
Ministry of
Science, Education and Sports of the Republic of Croatia.
Applications with motivation letter, CV and information that prove the
candidate
competences required by the project should be sent to project leader Ivica
Vilibic at vilibic@izor.hr.
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2013 16:05:57 +0100
From: Natasha MacBean <nmacbean@lsce.ipsl.fr>
Subject: [Met-jobs] Computational Scientist / scientific programmer
position in Data Assimilation and Earth System Modelling at the LSCE.
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*Computational Scientist / scientific programmer position in Data
Assimilation and Earth System Modelling at the Laboratoire des Sciences
du Climat et**de l'Environment (LSCE).
*
*Description of responsibilities*
Researchers at LSCE are developing an innovative global Carbon Cycle
DataAssimilation System (CCDAS). The aim of this assimilation tool is to
constrain the parameters of the land-surface model ORCHIDEE and thereby
quantify and reduce the uncertainty of modelled carbon, energy and water
fluxes. The candidate will join the team responsible for the development
of the CCDAS and will contribute to its consolidation and improvement.
Responsibilities will include the improvement of existing tools for
local and global scale assimilation experiments, adaptation of the CCDAS
for the use of more diverse data sources, research into the
implementation of alternative optimisation algorithms, running
simulations and post-processing and analysis of the assimilation
results. The position is initially available for 1 year with the
possibility of renewal for up to 2 years depending on satisfactory job
performance.
*Requirements*
The candidate should have an undergraduate, and preferably master's,
degree(s) in Computational Science, Mathematics or a similar
quantitative physical science, and a broad interest in natural sciences
-- more specifically in biogeochemistry and land-atmosphere
interactions. Priority will be givento those candidates with a
background in data assimilation/inversion and/or work experience in a
research environment. In addition, the candidate should have expert
knowledge of computing tools such as Python, FORTRAN and/or IDL
programming and the UNIX system. The candidate should be highly
motivated with a proven ability to be innovative, dynamic and work
collaboratively with a team of scientists.
*Home Institution*
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement (LSCE,
Gif-sur-Yvette). LSCE is a joint research unit of the Commissariat ?
L'Energie Atomique (CEA), the Centre National de la Recherche
Scientifique (CNRS) and Universit? de Versailles Saint
Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ). LSCEemploys over 250 researchers covering 30
different nationalities. Their research mission is to contribute to a
better understanding of the interactions between human activities in the
Earth System, environment and climate dynamics at different time scales.
Salary is commensurate with experience, and includes full social and
health benefits.
Applications including a CV, a letter of motivation, research interests and
expertise and the names, addresses, phone numbers and email addresses of
two references should be sent to Philippe Peylin (peylin@lsce.ipsl.fr
<mailto:peylin@lsce.ipsl.fr>) and
Natasha MacBean (natasha.macbean@lsce.ipsl.fr
<mailto:natasha.macbean@lsce.ipsl.fr>). The position is available from
1^st January. Evaluation of applications will continue until a suitable
candidate has been found.
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Natasha MacBean
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement (LSCE)
L'Orme des Merisiers, Bat 701 p.40, Point courrier 129
91191 Gif sur Yvette Cedex, France
Tel: +33 (0)1 69 08 98 16
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2013 16:23:16 +0000
From: Philip Stier <Philip.Stier@physics.ox.ac.uk>
Subject: [Met-jobs] Oxford Doctoral Training Partnership in
Environmental Research
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Doctoral Training Partnership in Environmental Research at Oxford
The Oxford DTP in Environmental Research has been awarded 24 NERC-funded studentships per year and will make a number of additional studentships available, e.g. for international applicants. The programme, starting in October 2014, will admit students to three streams:
* Physical Climate System
* Biodiversity, Ecology & Evolutionary Processes
* The Dynamic Earth, Surface Processes and Natural Hazards
Students will be trained in a multidisciplinary environment, and supported by a wide range of partners who will be actively involved in training, co-supervision, fieldwork placements and project development.
Visit the website at www.environmental-research.ox.ac.uk<http://www.environmental-research.ox.ac.uk> for more details about the programme and how to apply.
There will be an open day in Oxford on Wednesday 27th November, from 11am to 4pm. All are welcome and no booking is required. Details are on provided on the DTP www.environmental-research.ox.ac.uk<http://www.environmental-research.ox.ac.uk> website.
_____________________________________________________
Philip Stier
Climate Processes
Department of Physics
University of Oxford
email: philip.stier@physics.ox.ac.uk<mailto:philip.stier@physics.ox.ac.uk>
web: http://www2.physics.ox.ac.uk/research/climate-processes
phone: +44 1865 272887
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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2013 17:42:17 +0000
From: "Aksenov, Yevgeny" <yka@noc.ac.uk>
Subject: [Met-jobs] Fully funded PhD project on Marginal Ice Zone
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Dear colleagues,
We are looking for a PhD student to study sea and ocean in the Marginal Ice Zone. The project is fully funded by the FP7 grant. Please find the project description at:
http://noc.ac.uk/gsnocs/project/impact-waves-sea-ice-oceans-marginal-ice-zone
The particulars of the project are given below.
Best wishes
Yevgeny Aksenov
Impact of waves on sea ice and oceans in the Marginal Ice Zone
Dr Yevgeny Aksenov<http://noc.ac.uk/people/yka> (National Oceanography Centre), Prof. Daniel Feltham (University of Reading) Dr George Nurser<http://noc.ac.uk/people/agn> (National Oceanography Centre), and Prof. Alberto Naveira Garabato<http://noc.ac.uk/people/acng> (University of Southampton)
The summer extent of Arctic sea ice has experienced a significant decrease during the last several decades. This reduction is driven by a combination of mechanical and thermal processes in the atmosphere, ocean and sea ice itself. Mechanical sea ice floe breakup is caused by (i) the large-scale deformation pattern in the ice cover (e.g. shear), (ii) the random jostling motion of the floes, caused by turbulent and local variations in wind and/or ocean stresses, and, (iii) especially near the ice edge, over the so-called ?marginal ice zone? (MIZ), by incoming ocean waves and tidal motions. As floes break up, the total perimeter (edge length) of a given area of sea ice increases, leading to more rapid lateral melting. The reduction in floe size weakens the resistance of the ice cover to the incoming wave field, thus promoting further jostling motion between the floes, and further lateral melting.
Turbulent ocean mixing depends both on surface forcing and the type and extent of sea ice cover. Pack ice suppresses waves, significantly reducing wave-induced mixing of the upper ocean. In the present-day Arctic, however, the reduced summer sea ice cover is expected to lead to increased height of swell waves and swell interaction with ice keels may increase mixing. This increased turbulent mixing will further promote sea ice disintegration by making more oceanic heat available for sea ice melt, increasing the area of highly fragmented sea ice in the MIZ and introducing a positive feedback in the retreat of summer sea ice. In most Ocean General Circulation Models (OGCMs) wave mixing is neglected in the presence of sea ice and the effect of wave-induced mixing in the MIZ is ignored. This introduces a substantial error in both operational forecasts and climate simulations.
The FP7 project Ships and Waves Reaching Polar Regions (SWARP) will develop techniques for forecasting sea ice and waves in the Arctic MIZ. Waves in ice are major hazards for vessels and industrial activities in the polar seas and their impact will increase as marine industries expand in the high latitudes. Despite the many measurements of waves and ocean mixing in sea ice areas being taken during ice camps, presently there is no real-time wave information or forecasts in sea ice covered areas or real-time information on their effects on sea ice and the ocean. The SWARP project will help to fill this gap by developing and implementing sea-ice/ocean models that enable simulation of the pack ice zone and the MIZs.
The student will investigate the impact of waves on the MIZ by using a coupled sea ice-ocean General Circulation Model, the NEMO-CICE configuration developed within the Joint Sea Ice Modelling Project between the UK Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and the UK Met. Office. The student will use the validated NEMO setup including wave external forcing which will be available from the SWARP project. The primary role of the student in the project will be to test (i) the sensitivity of the MIZ ice rheology developed in the SWARP project to ice parameters and (ii) the effects of parameterisation of the ice melting in Marginal Ice Zone on the ice and ocean in the global decadal hindcasts. The student will examine the impact of including a MIZ sea ice rheology and ice break-up due to ice-wave interaction on the model simulations. She/he will study how the vertical ocean mixing in the MIZ affects the ocean and sea ice. Effects of tides and wave pressure on icebergs may also be considered.
The student will interact with project partners and scientists from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC), University of Reading and University of Southampton. Expertise/advice in waves in the ice-covered areas will be provided by SWARP project participants Prof Vernon Squire (University of Otago, NZ), Dr Tim Williams (Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center, NERSC, Norway) and Dr Fabrice Ardhuin (Institut fran?ais pour la recherche sur la mer , IFREMER, France), one of the main developers of the WaveWatch III model and from NOC in-house expertise in running the WaveWatch III model. The student will also benefit from scientific communications within the NEMO System and NEMO Wave Group (http://www.nemo-ocean.eu/).
All doctoral candidates will enrol in the Graduate School of NOCS (GSNOCS), where they will receive specialist training in oral and written presentation skills, have the opportunity to participate in teaching activities, and have access to a full range of research and generic training opportunities. GSNOCS attracts students from all over the world and from all science and engineering backgrounds. There are currently around 200 full- and part-time PhD students enrolled (~60% UK and 40% EU & overseas).
NOC-Southampton is the UK?s largest oceanographic centre and one of the world leading oceanographic institutions. The University of Reading is a world-leading centre in atmospheric modelling. The successful candidate will benefit from the research environment and mentoring at both universities which offer various courses at the Masters and PhD levels, including atmosphere dynamics, meteorology, sea ice physics, climate modelling, programming, etc. The student will gain training in geophysical fluid mechanics, ocean model parameterisation and assessment and in the running of climate model experiments. He/she will receive training in using coding languages such as Matlab, Python and Fortran, in working in Unix/Linux environment and using netcdf libraries where appropriate. The training programme will be individually tailored to the student?s needs.
The correct representation of sea ice processes and sea ice?ocean interactions is important for accurate climate predictions and operational forecasting and this work has the potential to significantly improve the quality of both. The student will be interacting with the UK Met. Office. The developments made in this project are expected to become part of the NEMO ocean model used there.
Eligibility & Funding Details:
This project has FP7 support funding via the project ?Ships and Waves Reaching Polar Regions? (SWARP). The studentship fees will be covered by the University of Southampton (SOES) at UK/EU home rates only. Non-EU students are required to match the difference between the UK home and overseas rates for the studentship fees.
The successful candidate will have a degree, 2.(i) at least, in physics, applied mathematics, engineering, or a similar numerate discipline. He/she will demonstrate an aptitude for learning new skills and for using physical principles to solve applied problems. No prior oceanographic knowledge is required. The main approach in the PhD project will be numerical modeling and experience in programming in high-level languages, such as Fortran or C is welcomed, although not essential.
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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2013 17:18:10 +0000
From: Michaela Hegglin <m.i.hegglin@reading.ac.uk>
Subject: [Met-jobs] ForestRe Job vacancy
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Please take note of the attached job advertisement. The job may be of interest to people with met/geography/maths/agriculture background.
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Message: 6
Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2013 23:31:57 +0000
From: Sarah Perkins <sarah.perkins@unsw.edu.au>
Subject: [Met-jobs] PhD opportunity in Sydney, Australia
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Ph.D. vacancy in the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for ClimateSystem Science at the University of New South Wales Climate Change ResearchCentre, Sydney Australia:
A comprehensive understanding of Australian heat waves: past, present and future.
Deadline: January 31st for international applicants, April 30th for domestic candidates (Australian citizens and permanent residents, and New Zealand citizens).
PhD Scholarship (~$25 000 p/a, Australian Postgraduate Award equivalent rate), or students successful in gaining an Australian government PhD scholarship will be eligible for a PhD top-up of $12 000 PA.
Applications are invited for a high-level PhD scholarship to work on a project investigating the drivers of observed Australian heatwaves, and their future projections from numerical climate models.
The frequency and duration of Australian heat waves is increasing. Existing theories include natural and human influences, however the relative roles of specific heat wave drivers are undefined. Using an ensemble of contemporaryclimate models from the 5th Climate Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP5), this project will determine the individual and combined roles of anthropogenic activities, natural forcings and internal variability that shape heat wave manifestation. Plausible future projections of heat waves will beascertained, based on the ability of models to simulate the appropriate mechanistic connections. This comprehensive analysis of past, present, and future changes in heat waves will provide essential resources for the adaptation, mitigation and preparedness towards such events.
The aims of this study are to:
1) Evaluating the ability of climate models simulate heat waves for the right physical reasons.
2) Differentiating between the anthropogenic and natural components behind observed changes in heatwaves.
3) Investigating the roles of internal climate drivers governed by synoptics and low frequency variability.
4) Exploring future projections of heat waves from climate models, using a range of scenarios forced with specified concentrations of anthropogenic emissions.
The PhD scholarship is tenable for a period of 3 years + 6 months extension (ifgranted), with the successful candidate able to mold the project to match their background, interests and expertise. Applicants should have a strong academic track record including an Honours Class I or equivalent. Honours graduates with a strong academic track record in physics and/or mathematics are particularly encouraged to apply.
The AustralianResearch Council Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science is an international research consortium of five Australian universities (The University of New South Wales, Monash University, The University of Melbourne, The University of Tasmania and The Australian National University) and a suite of outstanding national and international Partner Organizations. http://www.climatescience.org.au<http://www.climatescience.org.au/>
Applicants should send a full academic transcript including details of the grading procedures at your university, a short CV, copies of any publications and an expression of interest to Melissa Hart via coecss.grad@unsw.edu.au<mailto:bronwen.smith@unsw.edu.au>. For further information about the project, contact Sarah Perkins via sarah.perkins@unsw.edu.au<mailto:sarah.perkins@unsw.edu.au>.
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Dr. Sarah Perkins
Research Associate
ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science
sarah.perkins@unsw.edu.au<mailto:sarah.perkins@unsw.edu.au>
Twitter: @sarahinscience
www.sarahinscience.com
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Message: 7
Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2013 22:14:00 +0100
From: Jacqueline Boutin <jb@locean-ipsl.upmc.fr>
Subject: [Met-jobs] Postdoctoral position in biogeochemistry and
salinity remote sensing at LOCEAN/IPSL
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The Laboratoire d'Oc?anographie et du Climat -- Exp?rimentation et
Approches Num?riques (LOCEAN)/ Institut Pierre Simon Laplace (IPSL)
invites applications for a 15 months, possibly renewable, postdoctoral
position. The position is opened in the frame of the EU FP7 Carbochange
(carbochange.b.uib.no)and of the European Space Agency SMOS+SOS
(www.smos-sos.org) projects. The successful candidate will join a LOCEAN
team which has a lead expertise in salinity remote sensing and air-sea
CO_2 fluxes.
The research project aims at demonstrating the contribution of new
satellite sea surface salinity, SSS, to other existing remotely sensed
products (sea surface temperature, ocean colour, altimetry) for
improving regional air-sea CO_2 fluxes estimates.
The SMOS (Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity) mission launched in november
2009 has demonstrated the capability of the satellite L-band radiometry
to sense SSS. Almost 4 years of SMOS SSS data are now available. The
Aquarius satellite mission delivers SSS since more than 2 years. At 10
days-100x100km^2 scale, the precision of the SMOS and Aquarius SSS is on
the order of 0.2-0.3 in tropical and subtropical regions.
The estimate of the air-sea CO_2 flux at regional scale, based on in
situ measurements, is challenging due to the sparse measurements of the
CO_2 partial pressure at the ocean surface, pCO_2 . Hence the
reliability of the estimated fluxes strongly relies on the methods used
to extrapolate the in-situ pCO_2 measurements. Satellite sea surface
temperature and chlorophyll have been widely used in the past in such
methods, as they contain information about physical and biological
processes driving pCO_2 variability. On another hand, several studies
have shown that SSS brings complementary information, that could, in
particular, help to understand and identify the processes which control
the pCO_2 signatures associated with various water masses and
biogeochemical provinces. In this project, we propose to use the
satellite SSS data, in conjunction with in situ pCO2 (in particular but
not exclusively the ones available in the SOCAT data base), in regions
well and accurately sampled by SMOS and by ship pCO_2 , for 1)
interpreting the observed pCO_2 variability, 2) developing new
methodology for extrapolating pCO_2 and 3) demonstrating the potential
of new satellite SSS at improving air-sea CO_2 flux estimates at
regional scale.
Applicants should have a background in ocean biogeochemistry, and
preferentially in ocean remote sensing. They should have significant
experience in data processing.
The position starts in January 2014 and is located at UPMC-PARIS 6
University. The net monthly salary is about 1900 euros per month,
commensurate with experience. Applicants should submit a CV, a letter of
interest and the names (email and telephone numbers) of three references
toJ. Boutin (jb@locean-ipsl.upmc.fr; tel: 33 1 44 27 47 65).
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Jacqueline Boutin
LOCEAN
UPMC - Tour 45-55-5eme etage
Case 100
4, place Jussieu
75252 PARIS Cedex 05 - FRANCE
email: jb@locean-ipsl.upmc.fr
Tel: 33 (0)1 44 27 47 65 - Fax: 33 (0)1 44 27 38 05
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Message: 8
Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2013 09:02:25 +0000
From: "Mittermaier, Marion" <marion.mittermaier@metoffice.gov.uk>
Subject: [Met-jobs] Verification scientist at the Met Office
To: "'met-jobs@lists.reading.ac.uk'" <met-jobs@lists.reading.ac.uk>,
"vx-discuss@rap.ucar.edu" <vx-discuss@rap.ucar.edu>
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Hello,
this is an exciting opportunity to be part of a team that enjoys building new capability and exploiting it for scientific endeavour.
http://careers.metoffice.gov.uk/lumesse/view_job.php?https://iframe.recruitmentplatform.com/met_office/external/details.html&nPostingId=142&nPostingTargetId=238&id=Q5JFK026203F3VBQB79LO8NXG&lg=UK
Regards
Marion
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Dr Marion Mittermaier Manager: Model diagnostics and novel verification
Met Office FitzRoy Road Exeter EX1 3PB United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)1392 884830 Fax: +44 (0)1392 885681
E-mail: marion.mittermaier@metoffice.gov.uk http://www.metoffice.gov.uk
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/people/marion-mittermaier
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Message: 9
Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2013 11:29:19 +0000
From: Philip Stier <Philip.Stier@physics.ox.ac.uk>
Subject: [Met-jobs] Post-doc and PhD studentship on Aerosol Effects on
Convection at University of Oxford
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Post-doctoral research position on aerosol effects on convective cloud microphysics
Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics, Department of Physics, University of Oxford
We are looking for a researcher in the dynamic Climate Processes Group<http://www2.physics.ox.ac.uk/research/climate-processes> within the Department of Physics at the University of Oxford. The post is available immediately for a fixed-term period of 3 years.
This position is part of the BACCHUS project (Impact of Biogenic versus Anthropogenic emissions on Clouds and Climate: towards a Holistic UnderStanding), an European FP7 Collaborative Project aiming to quantify key processes and feedbacks controlling aerosol cloud interactions by combining advanced measurements of cloud and aerosol properties with state-of-the-art numerical modelling. The focus of this position will be on aerosol effects on convection with an emphasis on convective cloud microphysics through an innovative setup of cloud microphysics closure studies combining Monte-Carlo parcel model studies with single-column and global simulations using the Convective Cloud Field Model, an advanced convection parameterisation within the aerosol-climate model ECHAM-HAM.
The successful applicant will guide the cloud microphysics parameterisation development in the group and is expected to develop original research strategies. The results should be presented at national and international meetings as well as published in high-impact publications. This post offers the possibility to co-advise a doctoral student and potentially other teaching opportunities.
Applicants should have a doctorate in atmospheric physics or a related field and ideally a strong background in cloud physics, experience in cloud microphysics parameterisations in process and global models and potentially a background in aerosol-cloud interactions. As the overall projects bridges global climate models, cloud resolving modelling, remote sensing and process studies this post would suit a candidate with interests beyond an already established demonstrated track record in global or process modelling.
The closing date for applications is 12.00 noon on 6 January 2014. All applications need to be submitted online through the University of Oxford Recruitment Webpage<https://www.recruit.ox.ac.uk/pls/hrisliverecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.jobspec?p_id=110873> also providing further details on this post.
Please direct informal enquiries to Dr Philip Stier (philip.stier@physics.ox.ac.uk<mailto:philip.stier@physics.ox.ac.uk>).
PhD (DPhil) studentship on aerosol effects on convective clouds and climate
Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics, Department of Physics, University of Oxford
We are offering a fully funded (for UK/EU applicants) studentship, to be affiliated with the newly founded Oxford Doctoral Training Programme in Environmental Research<http://www.environmental-research.ox.ac.uk>.
The primary objective of this project is to investigate aerosol effects of on convective clouds as basis for improved estimates of the anthropogenic climate effects. Theoretical considerations emphasise the importance of mixed and ice cloud microphysics for aerosol effects on convective clouds; yet, current global climate models generally do not even simulate ice-cloud microphysics for convection. This project will combine high-resolution aerosol-cloud modelling with detailed representations of aerosol and cloud microphysical processes with extensive analysis of data from field campaigns and remote sensing. One emphasis of this work will be the improvement of next-generation global aerosol climate models.
This project is part of BACCHUS, an European Union collaborative project aiming to quantify key processes and feedbacks controlling aerosol cloud interactions, and is closely aligned with related research funded by the European Research Council in the Climate Processes group. BACCHUS will establish datasets of advanced measurements of cloud and aerosol properties in unprecedented detail in combination with state-of-the-art numerical modelling. This project opportunities to experience collaborative research in a consortium of 20 leading international partners, including ETH Zurich and the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology.
More details on this PhD project can be found on the Climate Processes jobs webpage<http://www2.physics.ox.ac.uk/research/climate-processes/jobs>. The closing date for applications is 24 January 2014. Application for this studentship can be made through the Oxford Doctoral Training Programme in Environmental Research<http://www.environmental-research.ox.ac.uk>.
Please direct informal enquiries to Dr Philip Stier (philip.stier@physics.ox.ac.uk).
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Philip Stier
Climate Processes
Department of Physics
University of Oxford
email: philip.stier@physics.ox.ac.uk
web: http://www2.physics.ox.ac.uk/research/climate-processes
phone: +44 1865 272887
[cid:4CB534D4-C6E2-4CB1-AFEB-778C82120708@nat.physics.ox.ac.uk]
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