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Today's Topics:
1. Atmospheric Chemistry Postdoc Position at MIT (Colette L. Heald)
2. Engineering Doctorate to work on the visualisation of weather
forecasts etc, Reading, UK (Roger Brugge)
3. Vacancy: Observation and Modeling of the West African Monsoon
(Bamba Sylla)
4. Vacancy: Regional Climate Modeling (Bamba Sylla)
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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 10:26:11 -0400
From: "Colette L. Heald" <heald@mit.edu>
Subject: [Met-jobs] Atmospheric Chemistry Postdoc Position at MIT
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We invite applications for an atmospheric chemistry postdoctoral
position at MIT to to work with Professor Colette Heald to investigate
the reactive carbon budget of the atmosphere. The candidate will join a
diverse research group at MIT which studies the composition and
chemistry of the global atmosphere and the interactions of these with
air quality and climate (web.mit.edu/heald/www). Major goals and
responsibilities of the position include developing an improved
description of the reactive carbon budget of the atmosphere (including
gas and particle phase organics) within the GEOS-Chem global model,
communicating and collaborating with the experimental team at MIT making
novel measurements of organic wet deposition, investigating the
constraints offered by these new measurements, presenting results at
scientific conferences and preparing papers for scholarly journals.
REQUIREMENTS: a PhD in atmospheric science, engineering, physics,
chemistry, or related field, experience with global or regional modeling
of atmospheric chemistry, highly effective oral and written
communication skills, and the ability to work as part of a research team.
The position has an anticipated start date of March 1, 2015 or shortly
thereafter. Initial appointment is for one year, with possible renewal
for second year depending upon performance. Additional details about the
position are available by contacting Professor Colette Heald at
heald@mit.edu.
Applicants should send a single pdf including cover letter, CV, and
contact information for 3 references directly to Colette Heald by
October 1, 2014.
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Colette L. Heald, Associate Professor
Departments of Civil and Environmental Engineering & Earth, Atmospheric
and Planetary Science
MIT, Cambridge, MA 02139
heald@mit.edu | http://cee.mit.edu/heald | tel: 617-324-5666
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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 14:57:33 +0000
From: "Roger Brugge" <r.brugge@reading.ac.uk>
Subject: [Met-jobs] Engineering Doctorate to work on the visualisation
of weather forecasts etc, Reading, UK
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We are currently seeking applications for an Engineering Doctorate to work on the visualisation of weather forecasts and renewable energy model output with Prof. Paul Sharkey and Dr Andrew Charlton-Perez at the University of Reading and industrial partners at National Grid PLC. The position is proposed to start by January 2015 but earlier if possible and the deadline for applications is 29th September 2014. For more details please see the attached advertisement and/or contact Andrew Charlton-Perez (a.j.charlton-perez@reading.ac.uk)
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Andrew Charlton-Perez
Associate Professor of Meteorology
MSc programme director
www.met.reading.ac.uk/~sws05ajc<http://www.met.reading.ac.uk/~sws05ajc>
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Message: 3
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 16:00:18 +0100
From: Bamba Sylla <syllabamba@yahoo.fr>
Subject: [Met-jobs] Vacancy: Observation and Modeling of the West
African Monsoon
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WASCAL (West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and
Adapted Land Use) is a research and education-focused institute designed to help tackle the climate change challenge and thereby enhance the
resilience of human environmental systems. It does so by strengthening
the research capacity and infrastructure in West Africa related to
climate change by pooling the expertise of ten West African countries
and Germany. The West African countries include: Benin, Burkina Faso,
C?te d?Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal and
Togo.
WASCAL has its headquarters in Accra, Ghana from where it coordinates
10 graduate schools at different universities in the region. WASCAL also has a Competence Centre in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, where it manages
the climate research activities.
In WASCAL, the impact of climate change on water resources,
agriculture, biodiversity, economies and the livelihood of the
population in West Africa is thoroughly investigated. In this regards,
observational datasets are being gathered and Regional Climate Models
further developed and applied at high resolution to help improve our
understanding of the West African Monsoon dynamics.
Therefore, the Climate Change and Climate Modeling group of the WASCAL
Competence Center seeks to hire a Junior Research Scientist to take part in research on advance understanding of the West African Monsoon
dynamics under climate change. This research will use station datasets
from WASCAL and meteorological services in partner countries combined
with observed gridded products and Regional Climate Models output.
The successful candidate will be expected to
1. Take part on the on-going activities on data collection and assembly through the WASCAL climate observation network
2. Develop methods to characterize the West African Monsoon (WAM) System and advance the understanding of its dynamic
3. Further develop and adapt a Regional Climate Model over West Africa
4. Analyze observation datasets and perform high resolution sensitivity
experiments to understand the role of key features of the WAM and their
interactions under global warming
5. Contribute to the supervision of the graduate students from WASCAL partner countries
6. ?Present the research at regional and international conferences
7. Publish results in peer reviewed journals and/or conference proceedings.
?
This position requires
1. An excellent PhD in Atmospheric Science, Climate Science or any other
related field; Candidates that will defend their PhD thesis by December
2014 can still apply
2. Excellent knowledge of the West African Monsoon system and its dynamics
3. Comprehensive experience in working with complex Regional Climate
Models and Land-Surface Models in a HPC environment; Previous experience with the ICTP RegCM4 is an asset
4. Strong ability to generate, process and analyze large datasets.
Previous experience in working on projects or programs such as AMMA,
CORDEX, etc. is desirable
5. Extensive skills in Lunix scripting language (bash, shell, etc.),
programming language (e.g. FORTRAN) and display and analysis tools
(GrADS, NCL, etc.)
6. Ability to assimilate new concepts and adapt to a rapidly evolving scientific and computational environment
7. Excellent oral and written communications skills; Fluency in English and conversant in French
?
WASCAL offers competitive salary and other fringe benefits. All
applications, including curriculum vitae, a list of publications, a
statement of motivation and the names and contact information of three
referees should be emailed to (candidature@wascal.org). Please indicate ?Monsoon? in the subject line.
For further technical information, please contact Dr. Mouhamadou Bamba Sylla (sylla.b@wascal.org; syllabamba@yahoo.fr).
The closing date for applications is November 15, 2014. WASCAL encourages women to apply for this position.
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
?
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Mouhamadou Bamba Sylla, PhD
Senior Scientist on Climate Modeling and Climate Change
West African Science Service Center on Climate Change and Adapted Landuse (WASCAL)
WASCAL Competence Center, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Office : (+226) 50 37 54 23/29/39; Cell: (+226) 77 73 43 11
E-mail: sylla.b@wascal.org
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Message: 4
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 16:00:59 +0100
From: Bamba Sylla <syllabamba@yahoo.fr>
Subject: [Met-jobs] Vacancy: Regional Climate Modeling
To: "Met-jobs@lists.reading.ac.uk" <Met-jobs@lists.reading.ac.uk>
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WASCAL (West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and
Adapted Land Use) is a research and education-focused institute designed to help tackle the climate change challenge and thereby enhance the
resilience of human environmental systems. It does so by strengthening
the research capacity and infrastructure in West Africa related to
climate change by pooling the expertise of ten West African countries
and Germany. The West African countries include: Benin, Burkina Faso,
C?te d?Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal and
Togo.
WASCAL has its headquarters in Accra, Ghana from where it coordinates
10 graduate schools at different universities in the region. WASCAL also has a Competence Centre in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, where it manages
the climate research activities.
In WASCAL, the impact of climate change on water resources,
agriculture, biodiversity, economies and the livelihood of the
population in West Africa is thoroughly investigated. In this regards,
Regional Climate Models are further developed and applied at high
resolution. Therefore, the Climate Change and Climate Modeling group of
the WASCAL Competence Center seeks to hire a Junior Research Scientist
to take part in research on understanding the role of natural and
anthropogenic forcing in medium and long-term regional climate change
and variability over West Africa. This research will use a Regional
Climate Model and statistical techniques to downscale predictions from
IPCC-AR5 GCMs at high resolution (10-15 km).
The successful candidate will be expected to
1. Further develop and adapt a Regional Climate Model over West Africa
2. Perform high resolution regional climate change experiments using a supercomputer
3. Identify and postprocess relevant variables for the impact community
4. Contribute to the supervision of the graduate students from WASCAL partner countries
5. ?Present the research at regional and international conferences
6. Publish results in peer reviewed journals and/or conference proceedings.
?
This position requires
1. An excellent PhD in Atmospheric Science, Climate Science or any other
related field; Candidates that will defend their PhD thesis by December
2014 can still apply
2. Excellent knowledge on state-of-the-art of climate change research over West Africa
3. Comprehensive experience in working with complex Regional Climate
Models and downscaling Global Climate Models in a HPC environment;
Previous experience with the ICTP RegCM4 is an asset
4. Strong ability to generate, process and analyze large datasets.
Previous experience in working on projects or programs such as AMMA,
CORDEX, etc. is desirable
5. Extensive skills in Lunix scripting language (bash, shell, etc.),
programming language (e.g. FORTRAN) and display and analysis tools
(GrADS, NCL, etc.)
6. Ability to assimilate new concepts and adapt to a rapidly evolving scientific and computational environment
7. Excellent oral and written communications skills; Fluency in English and conversant in French
?
WASCAL offers competitive salary and other fringe benefits. All
applications, including curriculum vitae, a list of publications, a
statement of motivation and the names and contact information of three
referees should be emailed to (candidature@wascal.org). Please indicate ?Climate Modeling? in the subject line.
For further technical information, please contact Dr. Mouhamadou Bamba Sylla (sylla.b@wascal.org; syllabamba@yahoo.fr).
The closing date for applications is November 15, 2014. WASCAL encourages women to apply for this position.
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
?
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Mouhamadou Bamba Sylla, PhD
Senior Scientist on Climate Modeling and Climate Change
West African Science Service Center on Climate Change and Adapted Landuse (WASCAL)
WASCAL Competence Center, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Office : (+226) 50 37 54 23/29/39; Cell: (+226) 77 73 43 11
E-mail: sylla.b@wascal.org
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