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Today's Topics:
1. Research Associate in Carbon Cycle Science - Dept of
Meteorology - PennState University (THOMAS LAUVAUX)
2. PhD student scholarship to explore meteorological processes
driving low-stratus and fog events (Martial Haeffelin)
3. Space Internship Network (Roger Brugge)
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2015 18:41:52 -0400 (EDT)
From: THOMAS LAUVAUX <tul5@psu.edu>
Subject: [Met-jobs] Research Associate in Carbon Cycle Science - Dept
of Meteorology - PennState University
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Research Associate position in Carbon Cycle Science - Dept of Meteorology - PennState University
Description
One or more research associate positions are available in the study of the fluxes and transport of greenhouse gases. The positions will focus on analyses of airborne measurements intended to quantify and reduce uncertainty in atmospheric inversions caused by atmospheric transport, and improve quantification of regional-scale CO2 and CH4 emissions. The successful candidates will analyze aircraft data with an ensemble numerical modeling system incorporating uncertainties in both atmospheric transport and greenhouse gas fluxes and boundary conditions. The work will contribute to the Atmospheric Carbon and Transport ? America (ACT-America) study, a 5-year, NASA-funded Earth Venture Suborbital mission led by Profs. Kenneth Davis and Thomas Lauvaux. Research flights are scheduled to begin in the Winter of 2016. The successful candidates should have a strong background in one or more of the following areas: numerical weather modeling and data assimilation, statistics, inverse methods, carbon cycle science, boundary layer meteorology and aircraft data analyses. Strong communications skills, a Ph.D. in atmospheric sciences or a related field, and at least 2 years of postdoctoral research experience are required. The ability to contribute to research and data management, and to assist project graduate students and postdoctoral fellows is beneficial. This is a fixed-term appointment for one year from date of hire with strong potential for continued support. The positions are available beginning July 2015, and will remain open until filled. The salaries will be commensurate with experience, and will comply with The Pennsylvania State University guidelines.
To apply, please upload a current CV, a cover letter, the names and addresses of three references, and a brief statement of research interests and long-term goals at: https://psu.jobs/job/56743
Applications received by April 27, 2015 will receive full consideration.
The Atmospheric Carbon and Transport ? America project
The ACT-America project focuses on 1) improving the atmospheric transport of greenhouse gases over North America; 2) improving regional-scale estimates of CO2 and CH4 fluxes using atmospheric inversion techniques; and 3) evaluating the sensitivity of the Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO-2) column CO2 measurements to regional variability in tropospheric CO2. These goals define the baseline mission and address the three primary sources of uncertainty in atmospheric inversions: atmospheric transport, prior flux estimates, and sparse atmospheric CO2 and CH4 (hereafter C) data. ACT-America will achieve these goals by deploying airborne and ground-based platforms to obtain data that will be combined with data from existing measurement networks and integrated with an ensemble of atmospheric inversion systems. Aircraft instrumented with remote and in situ sensors will observe how midlatitude weather systems interact with C sources and sinks to create atmospheric C distributions. It will be the first mission ever to focus on improving atmospheric inversions via studying synoptic scale atmospheric transport, and will provide unique and direct evaluation of the high-resolution performance of OCO-2 observations. The ACT-America schedule includes a 1-year preparation and integration phase, five 6-week campaigns across four different seasons and 3 years, and one year dedicated to analyses. Each campaign will yield progress towards the three mission goals, and these results will be integrated to achieve the overall goal in the final year of the project.
Penn State is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer, and is committed to providing employment opportunities to minorities, women, veterans, disabled individuals, and other protected groups.
Campus/Location: University Park Campus
Date Announced: 04/03/2015
Job Number: 56743
Work Unit: College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
Department: Meteorology
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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2015 09:58:02 +0200
From: Martial Haeffelin <martial.haeffelin@ipsl.polytechnique.fr>
Subject: [Met-jobs] PhD student scholarship to explore meteorological
processes driving low-stratus and fog events
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Dear Sir/Madam,
You are interested by meteorological phenomenon, observations of the atmosphere and the environment, and would like to work on a research topic with concrete societal implications. You are dynamic, autonomous, conscientious, motivated by working in a dynamic and challenging environment. You hold a master of science and would like to continue your graduate studies PhD.
You have a good understanding of meteorology and physical processes in the atmosphere, and you are an expert in programming in Linux environment. You have good speaking and writing skills in French and English. You are looking for a PhD student position (Scholarship open to citizens of European countries and Switzerland). Read this job advertisement.
Application deadline: 17 april 2015
Sincerely,
Martial Haeffelin
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Dr. Martial Haeffelin, HDR
Institut Pierre Simon Laplace (IPSL)
Directeur Adjoint en charge de l'Observation de la Terre
Site Instrumental de Recherche par T?l?d?tection Atmosph?rique (SIRTA)
Directeur
Adresse: IPSL/LMD - Ecole Polytechnique - 91128 Palaiseau Cedex, France
Mobile: +33 (0)6 7003 1674 Web: http://www.ipsl.fr
Tel Polytechnique: +33 (0)1 6933 5159 Web: http://www.sirta.fr
Tel UPMC: +33 (0)1 4427 6181 Courriel: martial.haeffelin@ipsl.polytechnique.fr
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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2015 09:13:58 +0000
From: "Roger Brugge" <r.brugge@reading.ac.uk>
Subject: [Met-jobs] Space Internship Network
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The Space Internship Network, has several paid placement opportunities for this summer which will be of interest to Geography/GIS/Geomatics and Remote Sensing undergraduates. The closing dates for 2 have just been extended as the scheme is thoroughly oversubscribed on the physics and engineering side, but woefully quiet on this front. Please could you encourage your students to consider applying. There are likely to be some further ones going up in the next few weeks, so they should revisit the website if they're interested. The website can be found at https://sa.catapult.org.uk/space-internship-network-spin-scheme
Best regards
Kathie
Kathie Bowden
UK National Space Skills and Career Development Manager
Institute for Environmental Analytics and UK Space Agency
University of Reading
Harry Pitt Building, 3 Earley Gate, RG6 6AL
E: k.e.bowden@reading.ac.uk<mailto:k.e.bowden@reading.ac.uk>
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