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Today's Topics:
1. Postdoctoral Position in Coupled Ethical-Epistemic Analyses
for Sustainable Climate Risk Management; Pennsylvania State
University; University Park Campus (Katerina Kostadinova)
2. Postdoc position: Greenhouse Gas emission at urban scale
(INFLUX) (THOMAS LAUVAUX)
3. Research assistant in production and analysis of regional
climate simulations (De)
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Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2015 09:30:12 -0500
From: Katerina Kostadinova <katerina@psu.edu>
Subject: [Met-jobs] Postdoctoral Position in Coupled Ethical-Epistemic
Analyses for Sustainable Climate Risk Management; Pennsylvania State
University; University Park Campus
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Postdoctoral Position
Earth and Environmental Systems Institute
The Pennsylvania State University
A postdoctoral position in *Coupled Ethical-Epistemic Analyses for
Sustainable Climate Risk Management* is available in the Earth and
Environmental Systems Institute at the Pennsylvania State University.
Sustainable Climate Risk Management (SCRiM <http://scrimhub.org>) is an
interdisciplinary research network on centered at Penn State and linking 18
universities and five research institutions in six nations. SCRiM addresses
the question: *What are sustainable, scientifically sound, technologically
feasible, economically efficient, and ethically defensible climate-risk
management strategies?* The network catalyzes fundamental, mission-
oriented, and transdisciplinary research to characterize climate risks and
trade-offs associated with risk management instruments such as mitigation,
adaptation, and geoengineering. It provides unique opportunities for
research, education, outreach, decision support, and professional
development. SCRiM Postdocs enjoy ample opportunities for transdisciplinary
research collaboration as well as professional mentoring by a team of
experts in relevant disciplines.
The successful candidate will join a research team that analyzes two
central areas of concern: (i) the role of coupled ethical-epistemic issues
in climate change science and (ii) how to improve decision-making under
conditions of risk and uncertainty to ensure ethical adequacy. The ideal
candidate would have a strong background in the ethical and/or epistemic
dimensions of scientific practice and an appreciation of the ethical issues
raised by deep uncertainty. Interests in decision-making under uncertainty,
integrated assessment, and in collaborations involving Earth scientists,
statisticians, decision analysts, economists, social scientists, and
philosophers as well as an understanding of climate change mitigation,
adaptation, geoengineering strategies are desirable.
The position will begin in August 2015. Initial appointment will be for a
period of one year, with excellent possibility of renewal for one or more
additional years. The salary will be competitive, commensurate with
experience, and will comply with Penn State University guidelines.
Successful completion of a background check is required prior to employment.
To apply, please email a single PDF file (maximum 10 MB) containing a
letter of interest, a CV, reprints of two manuscripts, and contact
information for three references to jobs@scrim.psu.edu
<jobs@scrim.psu.edu?subject=>. Review of applications will begin on March
23 and continue until the position is filled.
For questions about the potential projects, please contact Nancy Tuana (
ntuana@psu.edu <ntuana@psu.edu?subject=>). The Pennsylvania State
University is committed to affirmative action, equal opportunity, and the
diversity of its workforce.
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Katerina Kostadinova
Administrative Support Coordinator
Network for Sustainable Climate Risk Management (SCRiM
<http://scrimhub.org/>)
Earth & Environmental Systems Institute
219 EES Building, University Park, PA 16802
P: (814) 865-5007
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Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2015 11:35:09 -0500 (EST)
From: THOMAS LAUVAUX <tul5@psu.edu>
Subject: [Met-jobs] Postdoc position: Greenhouse Gas emission at urban
scale (INFLUX)
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Job #55824 (announced on 02/13/2015 )
http://psu.jobs/search/opportunities.html
The Department of Meteorology at The Pennsylvania State University is seeking to fill a postdoctoral researcher position to work on a multi-specie atmospheric flux inversion in the Indianapolis Flux project (INFLUX: http://sites.psu.edu/influx/). The project aims at quantifying the emissions of greeenhouse gases (GHG) over the metropolitan area of Indianapolis using multiple approaches. Current research at Penn State focused on the development of a high-resolution atmospheric inversion system able to quantify GHG emissions at very high resolution (~1km) using the largest urban deployment of GHG sensors with 12 instrumented surface towers. Atmospheric inverse techniques provide an independent evaluation of GHG emissions based on energy use statistics thanks to the use of atmospheric measurements. However, these methods cannot disentangle the contributors at the origin of the emissions in the atmospheric signals, which limits our ability to attribute GHG emissions to specific sectors of the economy. The use of advanced inverse techniques as well as assimilating additional trace gases (non-CO2) are two important avenues for atmospheric monitoring systems to provide process-based information at the urban scale.
The successful applicant will develop innovative approaches to quantify sectoral emissions in the urban inverse framework, taking advantage of intensive flask measurement campaigns. Experience in inverse techniques, data assimilation, or applied statistics is required. The candidate will use statistical methods to explore the spatial and temporal structures in the atmospheric data and their relationships with various proxies of urban activities. For example, Bayesian statistical techniques, geostatistical methods, or ensemble approaches could be applied to the large collection of GHG measurements to better understand the urban metabolism.
The initial appointment is for one year with opportunity for renewal for an additional one year contingent on funding. Interested applicants should upload a CV, a cover letter describing your research interests, and names of three references. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. The position can start as early as May 2015 .
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Thomas Lauvaux
Research Scientist / Adjunct Assistant Professor of Meteorology at PennState
MS 233-301H, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
4800 Oak Grove Drive
Pasadena CA 91109-8099 USA
Voice: +1 818 354 7061
Fax: +1 818 354 0966
All opinions expressed here are my own, and do not represent
the opinion or policy of NASA, JPL, or Caltech.
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Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2015 15:40:52 -0500
From: De ?lia, Ramon <Deelia.ramon@ouranos.ca>
Subject: [Met-jobs] Research assistant in production and analysis of
regional climate simulations
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Research assistant in production and analysis of regional climate simulations
Ouranos is a consortium in regional climatology and adaptation to climate change. Working with partners and collaborators, the consortium develops the knowledge necessary for impact assessment and tools to aid in adaptation to climate change in Quebec and other regions of Canada (www.ouranos.ca<http://www.ouranos.ca>).
We are looking for a young regional climate specialist to contribute to the "KlimEx" collaborative research project with LMU (Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich) with a particular expertise in the use and analysis of a Regional Climate Model (RCM). The position will focus on producing and analysing a very large ensemble of RCM projections, driven by about thirty members of a single global climate model. This project is funded by the Bavarian Government.
Job description:
- Test configuration and run the CRCM5 (Canadian Regional Climate Model) on the Super-MUC (http://www.lrz.de/services/compute/supermuc/) over limited area domains covering Bavaria and parts of North America;
- Ensure basic quality control of outputs in terms of its historical simulated climate;
- Investigate natural climate variability in relation with the historical climate and its projected change, with
- special interest towards extremes;
- Interact with the project collaborators to ensure proper follow-up of project;
- Contribute to the writing of scientific articles and scientific documents;
- Communicate results to the project collaborators and in scientific conferences.
Education and experience:
- An experienced MSc or recent PhD in atmospheric science, engineering, mathematics, geosciences or a related discipline;
- Experience in running a dynamical climate model and analysing its output;
- Solid knowledge in scientific programming and statistics;
Skills and abilities:
- Solid knowledge in scientific programming in a Linux environment with shell scripts and various programming languages (e.g., FORTRAN, C);
- Excellent skills in analysing very large data archives with data analysis software and tools such as Python, R, MATLAB, including validation against observational datasets;
- Ability to work on a High Performance Computer is an asset;
- Very good knowledge of regional climate modelling;
- Able to work independently and take relevant initiatives;
- Strong ability to synthesize results and direct them towards problem solving;
- Demonstrated skill in written and oral communication in English, and oral in French is an asset;
- Able to travel outside Quebec (e.g., Bavaria);
Duration: Fixed-term contract for the project starts in spring 2015 for three years. Location: Ouranos, 550 Sherbrooke St. W., 19th floor, Montreal (Qu?bec), Canada
Please send your curriculum vitae to: ressources.humaines@ouranos.ca<mailto:ressources.humaines@ouranos.ca> before March 12, 2015, 5:00 pm
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