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Today's Topics:
1. Mathematical modelling of natural catastrophes at RMS London:
paid internship for summer 2016 (Paul Wilson)
2. Caltech/JPL postdocs in cloud and boundary layer dynamics
(Tapio Schneider)
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Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2016 13:26:46 +0000
From: Paul Wilson <Paul.Wilson@rms.com>
To: "met-jobs@lists.reading.ac.uk" <met-jobs@lists.reading.ac.uk>
Subject: [Met-jobs] Mathematical modelling of natural catastrophes at
RMS London: paid internship for summer 2016
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Risk Management Solutions (RMS) is the world's leading provider of mathematical models and information related to the financial impact of natural catastrophes. We have a team of fifty PhD scientists and engineers based in London building mathematical models that predict the distributions of possible damage due to the effects of tropical storms, extra-tropical storms, thunderstorms, storm-surges, freshwater floods and tsunamis. We use a combination of observed data, reanalysis data, numerical, statistical and engineering models and data assimilation. We are the pioneers in the development and application of complex statistical and numerical modelling methods for the quantification of natural hazard risk, and our risk models are the most detailed and comprehensive models of natural catastrophes produced anywhere in the world. Our clients include several hundred insurance and reinsurance companies as well as brokers, banks, hedge funds, regional and local governments, and multilateral agencies.
We are currently trying to fill a 10-12 week summer internship position in our modelling team, to work on quantifying role of natural habitats in reducing the risk of hurricane and storm surges and their impact on insurance losses. Suitable candidates would already have, or be half way through, a PhD in Atmospheric Sciences, Meteorology, Oceanography, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Wind or Coastal Engineering, or similar. They would be used to programming in a UNIX or Linux environment. Strong candidates with a different but equivalent profile would also be considered. Previous experience in catastrophe modelling, or specific expertise in modelling natural hazards, is not necessary.
If you are interested, please send an email, with a covering letter and CV, to london.recruiting@rms.com. Appropriate candidates will be invited for interview in London.
Many thanks,
Paul
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Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2016 10:32:54 +0200
From: Tapio Schneider <tapio@caltech.edu>
To: met-jobs@lists.reading.ac.uk
Subject: [Met-jobs] Caltech/JPL postdocs in cloud and boundary layer
dynamics
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Two Postdoctoral positions in Cloud and Boundary Layer Dynamics
The modeling of the turbulent dynamics of clouds and boundary layers constitutes one of the most important challenges in climate dynamics. Uncertainties in it are the dominant contributor to uncertainties in climate change projections.
Through the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Postdoctoral Scholars Program at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), we invite applications for two postdoctoral research positions to advance the modeling of cloud and boundary layer dynamics. The postdoctoral scholars will use remote sensing data and state-of-the-art large eddy simulations to develop new and improved approaches of modeling the dynamics of boundary layers and convection in a unified framework. The goal is the implementation of the framework as a parameterization in climate and weather prediction models, to study the interaction of clouds and boundary layers with large-scale dynamics.
Candidates are expected to have completed a doctoral degree in atmospheric or oceanic sciences, fluid dynamics, physics, engineering or a related field at the time of the appointment. Experience with numerical models of fluid flows is desirable.
For further information about the position, please contact Joao Teixeira (joao.teixeira@jpl.nasa.gov <http://joao.teixeira@jpl.nasa.gov/>) or Tapio Schneider (tapio@caltech.edu <mailto:tapio@caltech.edu>) or visit our websites: science.jpl.nasa.gov/people/Teixeira <http://science.jpl.nasa.gov/people/Teixeira> and www.climate-dynamics.org <http://www.climate-dynamics.org/>.
Applications with a curriculum vitae, a one-page statement of research interests, and three letters of recommendation should be sent to: Jen Shechet (shechet@gps.caltech.edu <mailto:shechet@gps.caltech.edu>). Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the positions are filled.
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