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Today's Topics:
1. PhD position at the University of Innsbruck (Rotach, Mathias)
2. vacancy Weather Impact (Saskia van Pelt)
3. Met Office job (Verney, Fiona)
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2015 08:40:43 +0000
From: "Rotach, Mathias" <Mathias.Rotach@uibk.ac.at>
Subject: [Met-jobs] PhD position at the University of Innsbruck
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To the Met-jobs list administrators
Please disseminate the attached Opening for a PhD position.
Best regards
Mathias
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Prof. Dr. Mathias Rotach
University of Innsbruck
Institute of Meteorology and Geophysics
Innrain 52
A-6020 Innsbruck
+43 (0)512 507 54452
e-mail: mathias.rotach<at>uibk.ac.at
PhD position
Institute of Meteorology and Geophysics, University of Innsbruck
Start: Screening will begin immediately but applications will be considered at least until Feb. 23 2015
Title: Multi-site Weather Generator for complex-terrain applications in snow hydrology
Summary: A doctoral position in Atmospheric Science / Applied Mathematics at the University of Innsbruck is available. The position is within the framework of an ?AW project (HydroGeM3) and deals with the application of random fields in stochastic processes for the benefit of a stochastic 'weather generator'.
Overview
Climate scenario projections suffer from the relatively coarse resolution even of regional climate models. If they are to be employed in applications demanding high spatial resolution (order 100m) as usually is the case in snow hydrology - snow forecast for winter tourism or water availability for hydropower generation, to name a few - usually a statistical downscaling approach is required. So-called weather generators (WGs) are one possibility for this task, which - essentially - create an arbitrarily long synthetic 'weather series' constrained by the available climate information (average and variability of individual variables, correlations and lag-correlations among the variables, and other statistics of the real-world weather). Most generally, WGs produce site-specific statistically consistent time series of atmospheric variables. Many of those atmospheric variables - and in particular those related to precipitation - do not only need to be statistically consistent but also spatially coherent. Several approaches have been proposed to 'spatialize' WGs - and in the present project we want to explore these, with a focus on precipitation (fluid or solid) in complex, i.e. mountainous terrain. As a particular new approach the theory of random fields and stochastic processes will be used to work out, test and implement a conceptual framework to constrain the spatial correlation of the stochastic process(es) at each grid point thus ensuring the spatial consistency of the generated 'weather patterns'.
The work will be performed in the framework of a project called HydroGeM3 and financed by the Austrian Academy of Sciences that is embedded in a larger project with a focus on snow modeling, weather analysis and implications of snow-hydrological conditions in an alpine region. It will be jointly supervised between Dynamic Meteorology (Institute of Meteorology and Geophysics) and Engineering Mathematics (Institute of Basic Sciences in Engineering Science) at the University of Innsbruck and within the framework of a (yet to be formalized) Doctoral School in High Performance Computing.
Applicants are expected to have a strong background in atmospheric sciences and (applied) mathematics and /or geostatistics. Further information can be obtained from
Prof. Dr. Mathias Rotach
Institute of Meteorology and Geophysics, University of Innsbruck
Mathias.rotach<at>uibk.ac.at
Please send your letter of interest, full CV, name and contact of two references to the above address.
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2015 10:57:31 +0100
From: "Saskia van Pelt" <saskia.vanpelt@weatherimpact.com>
Subject: [Met-jobs] vacancy Weather Impact
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Dear sir/madam,
We have a vacancy for a project leader Meteorological Services at our
company Weather Impact in the Netherlands. Can this be posted at the mailing
list? I have attached a pdf with more information.
If you need more information, please let me know. Thank you in advance.
Kind regards,
Saskia van Pelt, PhD
Business Developer
Weather Impact
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2015 11:28:31 +0000
From: "Verney, Fiona" <fiona.verney@metoffice.gov.uk>
Subject: [Met-jobs] Met Office job
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Copernicus Marine Projects Coordinator (CM00118)
Scientific manager role
Salary Information
?39,102 and for exceptional candidates up to ?44,880 + competitive benefits including Civil Service Pension
Background
The Ocean Forecasting Research & Development (OFR&D) group develop, evaluate, maintain and support a range of operational ocean and wave models. The group is responsible for the science behind the reanalyses and the forecasts produced by the Met Office for the world's oceans and regional seas. Increasingly, the OFR&D group are working on coupled Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) systems to investigate coupled ocean-atmosphere forecasting on weather timescales. The group creates products which are central to the EU MyOcean Marine Service and also support Naval operations.
The Met Office expect to be a significant contributor to the Copernicus Marine Service, the operational continuation of the EU MyOcean Marine Service, through coupled Global model forecasts and SST/Sea Ice analyses and through the provision of forecast and reanalysis services for the North-West European Continental Shelf.
Job Purpose
Due to the size and importance of the Copernicus Marine Service to the Met Office there is a need for someone to coordinate the Met Office activities in Copernicus Marine projects.
The project involves partners from a number of different countries and so this will require coordination both between staff in the Met Office, primarily in Science but also including TIS and other areas, and external partners. It will also require the post-holder to engage with the Delegated Authority for the Marine Service (Mercator-Ocean), the developers of the technical delivery solution and with other parts of the Copernicus Marine Service
As well as coordinating the overall Met Office contribution to Copernicus Marine, the post-holder will also lead the Copernicus Marine North-West Shelf (NWS) project (which includes a number of UK and international partners) and lead a small team to undertake the operational transitions of the Forecasting Ocean Assimilation Model (FOAM) configurations for shelf seas. Offers will be made subject to successful tendering for the Copernicus Marine NWS MFC; given the Met Office has led the NWS MFC since its inception in 2009 we are optimistic that our tender will be successful.
Job Responsibilities
Coordinate the Copernicus Marine NWS project to ensure the Copernicus NWS Marine Environment Service delivers robust operational forecasting as contractually agreed.
Coordinate the operational upgrades for the FOAM shelf models with customers (primarily Copernicus and the Navy), the Working Group for the Operational Suite (WGOS) and the system development teams.
Line manage staff responsible for the FOAM shelf model upgrades and operational support.
Support the activities in other Met Office Copernicus Marine operational services, including particularly the Global Coupled and OSTIA reanalysis, analysis and forecasting including coordinating, and contribute where appropriate, to system design and review documentation.
Foster engagement within and outside the Met Office to identify priorities and dependencies and enable the routine development and delivery of the Copernicus Marine operational services.
Engage with key stakeholders including Copernicus Marine users and providers of other Copernicus Marine Services to ensure thorough insight into the project requirement and to maximise Met Office benefit from the Copernicus Marine Projects.
Liaise with Met Office Climate scientists involved in components of the Copernicus Climate Change Service relevant to ocean and marine climate data records and climate re-analyses.
Lead on engagement with the EC's Delegated Authority on the Copernicus Marine Service (Mercator-Ocean) in all issues related to the day-to-day running and short-term planning of the Met Office contribution to the Marine Service.
Support the Head of Ocean Forecasting in planning the strategic direction of the Copernicus Marine activities.
Coordinate involvement of Met Office staff at Copernicus Marine events to ensure representation is appropriate and well supported.
Essential Qualifications, Skills & Abilities
1. Good first degree (UK 2:1 or above) in a mathematically or physically based science.
2. An understanding of the science and technical challenges associated with producing an operational forecast.
3. Experience in service delivery in an operational environment.
4. Experience leading scientific/service delivery projects.
5. A willingness to travel frequently in Europe.
6. Strong team working skills.
7.Demonstrated ability to coordinate between people of different backgrounds and role levels (including senior management).
8. Strong written and oral communication skills, including the ability to produce detailed technical documentation and the ability to chair meetings.
Desirable Qualifications, Skills & Abilities
1. Good background in Marine R&D or relevant geophysical science.
2. Demonstrated experience in leading/project managing large scientific/service delivery projects.
Additional Supplementary Information
Please note, if you do not currently have permission to work in the UK, we will be unable to provide this for you for this vacancy.
Fiona Verney HR Resourcing Team Leader - Operations & Science
Met Office, FitzRoy Road Exeter Devon EX1 3PB United Kingdom
Tel: Resourcing - 01392 886596
E-mail: fiona.verney@metoffice.gov.uk<mailto:fiona.verney@metoffice.gov.uk> http://www.metoffice.gov.uk
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