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Today's Topics:
1. PhD position in Meteorology and Risk Management (jointly
between Univ. Reading and RMS Ltd. in London) (Thomas Loridan)
2. Wind Research Scientist -Job Opening (Cristina Rionda-Gonzalez)
3. PhD Student Position at University of Leeds (UK) (Roger Brugge)
4. Visiting Assistant Professor at Northern Illinois University
(USA) (Roger Brugge)
5. PhD Projects at the University of Edinburgh (UK) (Roger Brugge)
6. PhD Project at Brunel University-London (UK) (Roger Brugge)
7. Vacancy: Scientist I position in the Climate and Global
Dynamics Division at NCAR (USA) (Roger Brugge)
8. Postdoc Postion at CICS-NCNC State University (USA)
(Roger Brugge)
9. Post-doctoral Position at L-IPSL (France) (Roger Brugge)
10. Vacancy: Programme Development Manager with The Glacier Trust
(UK) (Roger Brugge)
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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2014 16:54:41 +0000
From: Thomas Loridan <Thomas.Loridan@rms.com>
Subject: [Met-jobs] PhD position in Meteorology and Risk Management
(jointly between Univ. Reading and RMS Ltd. in London)
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Extreme Wind-Storm Risk in Cities
A crucial part of the estimation of the impact of extreme wind-storms, such as hurricanes, typhoons and winter storms, is the modelling of the interaction between the atmosphere and the surface. Since most damage due to extreme storms occurs in cities, understanding this interaction in urban environments is a high priority.
A NERC Industrial CASE studentship is available for a PhD project in collaboration between the model development team at Risk Management Solutions (RMS, www.rms.com<http://www.rms.com>) and the University of Reading (Sue Grimmond and Janet Barlow). RMS is the world's leading provider of mathematical models and information related to the financial impact of natural catastrophes. The aim of the project is to revisit the methodology used to account for the impact of surface roughness on damaging winds caused by extreme events such as Atlantic hurricanes, Pacific typhoons or windstorms in Europe. This will draw on new characterisations of urban land cover and surface roughness and re-analysis of an extensive database of gust observations in urban areas across the world. Updates to the current modelling framework, for use in an operational setting, will be proposed. The ideal candidate will have a strong interest in numerical modelling, programming and boundary layer meteorology.
Project Description: http://www.met.reading.ac.uk/pg-research/Grimmond_CASE.pdf
Application date: mid-January 2014
Start: Oct 2014
Eligibility: meet NERC requirements http://www.nerc.ac.uk/funding/available/postgrad/eligibility.asp
How to apply: http://www.met.reading.ac.uk/pg-research/pgrapplications.html
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Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2014 20:02:03 +0000
From: Cristina Rionda-Gonzalez
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Subject: [Met-jobs] Wind Research Scientist -Job Opening
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We would like to thank you in advance for the opportunity to post the Research Scientist position we have open in our Company. This position will focus on Meteorology Research.
I have attached more detail on the job position, main duties for this job, the skill and ability we are looking for in this position.
This position pays a competitive salary along with great employee benefits.
My contact information is attached where candidates can sent us their resumes.
Please reach out to me if you have any questions or need additional information.
Regards,
Cristina
Cristina Rionda-Gonzalez
Human Resources Manager
D 305-631-7789 | M 305-505-9144
E cristina.rionda-gonzalez@validusre.com<mailto:cristina.rionda-gonzalez@validusre.com>
Validus Reaseguros, Inc.
2601 South Bayshore Drive Suite 1850 Coconut Grove Florida 33133, U.S.A.
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Message: 3
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 09:07:09 +0000
From: "Roger Brugge" <r.brugge@reading.ac.uk>
Subject: [Met-jobs] PhD Student Position at University of Leeds (UK)
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Forwarded from CLIMLIST...
The School of Earth and Environment at the University of Leeds is
offering a position for a PhD student on
Carbon cycle conundrums: Will the warming feed the warming?
The aim of this PhD project is to better understand the regional
distribution of carbon sinks as well as the underlying drivers,
processes and mechanisms by combining model, observation and synthesis
analyses.
Objectives
The objectives outlined below are suggestive and will also depend on
your interests and background in this area of research:
1) Develop a capability for detecting and attributing spatio-temporal
shifts in the terrestrial carbon cycle. Learning about statistical
methods (e.g. EOF and change point analysis) and applying them on key
time series (e.g. atmospheric CO2 records) in the context of the carbon
cycle. The aim would be to identify coherent signals in a broad range of
observation and synthesis data sets. The Top-Down Approach.
2) Perform global simulations with terrestrial biogeochemical models
(e.g. CASA) driven with satellite-derived vegetation data for the period
1982-2011+ and climate forcings. The aim would be to independently
identify regions/ecosystems in which carbon uptake is consistent with
the timing, magnitude and spatial distributions of carbon sinks derived
from synthesis studies (Objective 1). The Bottom-Up Approach.
3) Identify biological, physical, and anthropogenic mechanisms
responsible for temporal changes in carbon uptake derived from
atmosphere and ocean studies (Objective 1) with a focus on the regions
identified in Objective 2. This can be achieved through a set of
simulations with two ecosystem models (JULES and CLM4) of varying degree
of complexity and observational constraints.
Training
Through this PhD project you will learn all the essential tools (models
and observations) that are applied in the study of the global carbon
cycle and how it relates to processes within the Earth system. Hereby,
you will benefit from working within a highly active and
multidisciplinary group of internationally renowned scientists in the
Institute of Climate and Atmospheric Science and in Geography. Dr.
Buermann, Dr. Spracklen and Prof. Gloor have also extensive
international collaborations, and this PhD may also involve
international travel for training purposes.
Requirements
A good first degree (1 or high 2i), or a good Masters degree in a
ecological, physical or mathematical discipline, such as mathematics,
physics, geophysics, engineering, meteorology, geography, or
environmental science. Experience with programming languages is of
advantage.
Funding notes
This is a fully funded project.
Deadline:
Please apply with the usual documents by Feb.28, 2014.
Contact information
Dr. Wolfgang Buermann
Associate Professor
Institute for Climate and Atmospheric Science
School of Earth and Environment
University of Leeds
Leeds LS2 9JT
Tel.: +44(0)113 34 34958
Email: w.buermann_at_leeds.ac.uk
URL: http://www.see.leeds.ac.uk/people/w.buermann
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Message: 4
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 09:08:56 +0000
From: "Roger Brugge" <r.brugge@reading.ac.uk>
Subject: [Met-jobs] Visiting Assistant Professor at Northern Illinois
University (USA)
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The Department of Geography at Northern Illinois University is in search
for a Visiting Assistant Professor specializing in synoptic meteorology.
This position will span the 2014-2015 academic year, with possibility of
renewal for a second year. Ph.D. in atmospheric science, geography or a
related field required at time of appointment. In addition to a
demonstrable background in synoptic meteorology, the ideal candidate
will also be able to teach courses in radar meteorology and impacts of
climate change. For a complete description of the position, including
application procedures, please see
<http://www.hr.niu.edu/employment/JobDetail.cfm?Job=15738>.
Northern Illinois University and the Department of Geography are
interested in and value candidates who have experience working with
students from diverse backgrounds.
Requests for information may be sent to Barbara Voga at bvoga@niu.edu
<mailto:bvoga@niu.edu>.
Regards,
Walker
Walker S. Ashley, Ph.D., CCM
Meteorology Program
Department of Geography
Northern Illinois University
http://chubasco.niu.edu <http://chubasco.niu.edu/>
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Message: 5
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 09:10:55 +0000
From: "Roger Brugge" <r.brugge@reading.ac.uk>
Subject: [Met-jobs] PhD Projects at the University of Edinburgh (UK)
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We have
projects at our Doctoral Training Centre in GeoSciences at the
University of Edinburgh, several in climate research.
Most are NERC funded, which means restricted to UK residents, but there
are some funding possibilities for outstanding candidates from abroad,
and some projects may be available for non UK people. The supervisors
listed under the projects will be happy to answer any questions that you
may have.
Closing date for applications is the 24th of January.
Projects include, for example, effect of aerosols on regional
temperature and precipitation; changes in drought during the last
millennium, but there is much more. This link below will take you
directly Website for the doctoral training centre:
<http://e3partnership.wordpress.com/>
This link below will take you to the GeoSciences homepage where you can
access all of the available projects (including E3 DTP projects; but
some others, and some without UK residence restrictions)
<http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/geosciences/postgraduate/phd/programmes-supervisors/physical-sciences/phd-projects?NotHG=1&cw_xml=index.html>
Gabi Hegerl
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Message: 6
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 09:12:23 +0000
From: "Roger Brugge" <r.brugge@reading.ac.uk>
Subject: [Met-jobs] PhD Project at Brunel University-London (UK)
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The Queen?s Anniversary Prize winning Institute for the Environment at
Brunel University, London, is offering an innovative PhD project on
Climate Change and Aviation via the NERC London Doctoral Training
Partnership.
Project Description:
Optimisation of aircraft design and operations for climate impact reduction
The future of air travel is likely to be turbulent and uncertain. This
project will address this important issue by investigating the climate
change impacts from and on aircraft at transatlantic cruise altitudes.
This will be achieved by using innovative techniques from climate
science, contrail cloud physics, aerospace engineering and economics. We
will also consider how these effects can be efficiently minimised
through aircraft design and operations. To achieve this you will be
using the latest suite of climate projections (CMIP5).
You will also use the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model to
investigate these future climates in more depth and then apply your
findings to a contrail model to bring new understanding to the uncertain
relationship between contrails and climate. You will collaborate with
atmospheric scientists and aerospace engineers to interpret the results
for industrial impact. The project will be jointly supervised between
the Institute for the Environment and Brunel?s Aerospace Engineering group.
Suitable candidates should have a first degree in physics, mathematics,
or a closely related physical or environmental science.
Applicants should apply via the NERC London DTP website:
<http://london-nerc-dtp.org/how-to-apply/>
The NERC DTP studentships are available to UK nationals and other EU
nationals that have resided in the UK for three years prior to
commencing the studentship. If you meet this criteria, funding will be
provided for tuition fees and stipend. If you are a citizen of a EU
member state you will eligible for a fees-only award.
More information about the Institute for the Environment can be found at:
<http://www.brunel.ac.uk/ife>
The deadline for applications is 9.00am on Monday 17th February 2014
Informal enquiries can be made to Dr. Andrew Russell
(<andrew.russell@brunel.ac.uk>)
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Dr. Andrew Russell,
Programme Director: MSc in Climate Change Impacts and Sustainability,
Institute for the Environment,
Brunel University,
Uxbridge,
UB8 3PH.
Email: andrew.russell@brunel.ac.uk
Blog: http://andyrussell.wordpress.com
Tweet: @dr_andy_russell
MSc in Climate Change Impacts and Sustainability: http://bit.ly/ccismsc
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Message: 7
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 09:13:20 +0000
From: "Roger Brugge" <r.brugge@reading.ac.uk>
Subject: [Met-jobs] Vacancy: Scientist I position in the Climate and
Global Dynamics Division at NCAR (USA)
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An entry level Scientist I position with 12 month base salary support is
open in the Climate and Global Dynamics Division at the National Center
for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado.
The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to the CGD
mission "To discover the key processes in each component of the Earth's
climate system and to understand the interactions among them; to
represent this knowledge in community models that effectively utilize
computing advances; and to apply these models and observations to
scientific problems of societal relevance." To fulfill this mission, CGD
encourages and supports a triad of interdependent activities:
fundamental research into atmospheric and climate processes, community
model development, and the application of these models to research the
earth's climate system.
A Scientist I in CGD has the opportunity to develop an independent
research program within the broad guidelines of the CGD strategic plan
and to shape future plans. Research can be either collaborative or
independent but is expected to take advantage of and contribute to NCAR
as a national center. CGD is a center of the Community Earth System
Model, and virtually all its activities and resources directly or
indirectly support CESM either in the immediate or longer term.
An NCAR Scientist I is roughly equivalent to a university tenure track
Assistant Professor. Appointment to Scientist II (roughly Associate
Professor) is expected sometime within the 5 year Scientist I term,
pending a successful review of scientific productivity and innovation,
contributions to CGD and NCAR programs, community service, and promise
of scientific leadership. The position comes with a share of division
administrative, software engineering, and computing support. Additional
support may by garnered through competitive grants. Information about
NCAR, CGD, the CGD Strategic Plan, and CESM can be found at
<http://www2.cgd.ucar.edu>.
Information for Applicants: To apply for this position, visit UCAR Human
Resources (<http://tinyurl.com/NCAR-Scientist-I-14057>). A Ph.D. or
equivalent experience in atmospheric or related climate science is
required. Applicants should supply a cover letter, a statement of
research interests and how they might contribute to the CGD mission and
strategic plan, a current CV and the names of four potential references.
Initial consideration will be given to applications received prior to
Friday, February 14, 2014.
CGD is a division of NCAR's Earth System Laboratory (NESL). NCAR is a
Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) of the National
Science Foundation. NCAR is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity
Employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.
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Message: 8
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 09:15:19 +0000
From: "Roger Brugge" <r.brugge@reading.ac.uk>
Subject: [Met-jobs] Postdoc Postion at CICS-NCNC State University
(USA)
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Postdoc position at CICS-NCNC State
University currently in recruitment.
NCICS Postdoc Research Scholar (Global Temps)- applications must be
submitted through the NC State employment website:
<https://jobs.ncsu.edupostings32000>
--
Theresa Stone
Program Specialist
Cooperative Institute for Climate & Satellites (CICS-NC)
North Carolina State University
NOAA's National Climatic Data Center
151 Patton Avenue
Asheville, NC 28801-5001
tastone@ncsu.edu <mailto:tastone@ncsu.edu>
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Message: 9
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 09:17:03 +0000
From: "Roger Brugge" <r.brugge@reading.ac.uk>
Subject: [Met-jobs] Post-doctoral Position at L-IPSL (France)
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The laboratory of excellence L-IPSL
<http://labex.ipsl.fr/90-liens-rapides/95-offres-demplois> of the
Institut Pierre-Simon Laplace offers a 2-year post-doctoralposition to
work on climate change modeling over West Africa.
Context:
The Sahel has undergone a severe (large scale and long-lasting) drought
in the 1970s-1980s. West Africa has also undergone a strong paleo
variability, with evidence for a ?green Sahara? about 6000-7000 years
ago. The recent Sahelian drought was probably in large part driven by
the decadal variations of the sea surface temperature. For people of
that region who crucially rely on the monsoon rainfall, anticipating the
possible future variations of the African monsoon system is of great
importance. However, coupled ocean-atmosphere climate model still show a
rather poor skill in simulating the African monsoon, and there is still
a large spread of climate projections on that region. The downscaling
experiments performed under the Cordex program (which did prioritize the
African continent), are at least as dispersed and biased as those from
the global models. Despite the important dispersion, CMIP5 models
suggest a general tendency to a reinforcement of rainfall in central
Sahel, with a slight drying on the Senegal/Guinea coast. This signal may
be related to some robust features found in idealized simulation that
show that CO2 increase produce a rapid reinforcement of ascending
motions in the tropics. This effect could be reinforced by a regional
water vapor positive feedback: increased convergence over the Saharan
heat low brings more water which in turns strengthens regionally the
greenhouse effect. This mechanism share similarities with the response
of monsoon to enhanced Northern hemisphere seasonal insulation that
prevail during the ?green Sahara? period. The general purpose of the
work would be twofold: 1) identify the elements of robustness in climate
simulations (paleo, historical reconstructions and climate change
projections), analyzing the contribution of for instance change in large
scale circulation and SSTs, direct CO2 forcing or regional water
feedback, and 2) question the strategies for downscaling experiments
over West Africa as to their ability to account for the identified
critical mechanisms.
Description of work:
The work will be based in part on the multi-model analysis of CMIP5
simulations (in order to identify robust mechanisms and features),
benefiting from the fact that the same model has been used for past
climate, historical simulations and climate change projections. A
particular focus will be put on the analysis of the radiative forcing
(CO2 and aerosols) and feedback (water vapor) over the Saharan heat low.
To test physical hypotheses about the role of these forcings and
feedbacks on climate change over West Africa, the analysis of existing
simulations will be complemented by dedicated simulations with the LMDZ
atmospheric general circulation model, which is the atmospheric
component of the IPSL Coupled Model (involved in CMIP5). The model can
be run either in global mode or zoomed over a particular region of the
globe. It can be run either in climatic mode or ?nudged? toward the
large scale dynamics of the reanalysis or the results of another
simulation. The LMDZ physical package has also been coupled to the
dynamics of the WRF regional model, which will allow to test the use of
limited area model without modifying the physics. This suite of
configuration will be used 1) to separate local feedbacks from large
scale couplings (using nudging or not at the boundary of the domain, or
imposing idealized diabatic heating like albedo patches over a region,
or more or less interactions with surface), and 2) to perform
big-brother experiments to compare and assess the strengths and
limitations of different downscaling approaches: a reference simulation
run with a fine global regular grid is used as a reference (or model
truth) for various approaches (zoom with or without nudging, limited
area versions).
Supervision team:The work will be conducted under the main supervision
of Fr?d?ric Hourdin from Laboratoire de M?t?orologie Dynamique
<http://www.lmd.jussieu.fr> and Sophie Bastin from Laboratoire
Atmosph?res, Milieux, Observations Spatiales
<http://www.latmos.ipsl.fr/> together with colleagues from the two teams
(Cyrille Flamant, Sandrine Bony, Jean-Louis Dufresne....). The work will
be performed in alternance between the two labs with a schedule to be
discussed, and followed jointly by a larger Labex team who will also
imply P. Braconnot (LSCE <http://www.lsce.ipsl.fr>)...
Experience: The applicant will have experience with numerical modeling
of the Earth system based on global or regional model. He/she also have
experience with handling large datasets. The applicant publication
record should show a majority of papers published in English in top
ranking journals.
Duration and salary: The post-doctorate will be recruited for 24
months with a net monthly salary around 2000 euros, commensurate with
experience. This includes social services and health insurance.
Contact for applications:Applications should include a CV, a statement
of research interestsand the names of at least two references including
e-mail addresses and telephone numbers.
Applications should be submitted by e-mail to Cyrille Flamant
(cyrille.flamant@latmos.ipsl.fr <mailto:cyrille.flamant@latmos.ipsl.fr>)
before 15 March 2014.
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Message: 10
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 09:18:30 +0000
From: "Roger Brugge" <r.brugge@reading.ac.uk>
Subject: [Met-jobs] Vacancy: Programme Development Manager with The
Glacier Trust (UK)
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The Glacier Trust
Patrons: Sir Chris Bonington, CVO, CBE, DL, Prof. Doug Benn
Part (or possibly full) time job opportunity
Title: Programme Development Manager (UK and Nepal)
Report to: Robin Garton (Director)
Location: UK based. Part working from home/UK, part in Nepal (approx 50/50)
Term: Up to two years part time (or one year full time) with potential
for extension
The Trust?s Purpose: Climate change is threatening sustainable
agriculture in many parts of the Himalayas. The Glacier Trust works in
partnership with local NGOs, building their capacity to create
sustainable agriculture in these rapidly changing environments. The
Trust also has a higher education programme providing scholarships that
enable Nepali postgraduates to improve the quality of their fieldwork
and research programmes. It is pioneering periglacial studies in Nepal.
Candidate suitability: This post would provide an ideal grounding for
someone wanting to build a career in international development by
working with a relatively new organisation that is looking to increase
its outreach and improve the quality of what it delivers. Flexibility in
time allocation and working arrangements means that it should be
possible to accommodate a candidate during their PhD studies (subject to
discussion) or to accommodate an applicant?s post doctoral research.
There are future possibilities for promotion within The Trust on a full
time basis.
Activities: Estimated allocations of time includes working with the
director on administration (25%); working with NGOs in Nepal and
supporting The Trust?s higher education programme (50%); identifying
funding organisations and drafting funding applications, for which
training and guidance will be provided, (25%).
Qualifications: Applicants should have an MSc (at least) in one of the
following subjects or in a subject closely related: Catchment
hydrology; Carbon sequestration (improving drought resilience);
Improved crop types; Ecosystems; Forest management, fuel
wood reduction and agroforestry;
Bioengineering (preventing
landslides) ;Periglacial geomorphology
Applicants must be able to show competence in report writing, reviewing
literature, team work and above all the ability to communicate
scientific understanding in a developing country. They will need to
demonstrate their potential both to increase The Trust?s outreach and
improve the quality of its programmes
Salary: Up to ?22,000 per annum, depending upon qualification and
experience, or pro rata for part time applicants. Travel costs will be
provided together with subsistence allowances while abroad.
Application: Applicants should be familiar with all aspects of The
Trust?s work (see <www.theglaciertrust.org> ) and submit a letter of
application, not exceeding 2 pages, together with CV by email before
Monday 3 February 2014.
The Glacier Trust North Wing, Roundway House, Devizes, Wiltshire,
SN10 2 EG
Charity registered in England, Number 1124955
E-mail robin.garton@theglaciertrust.org
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