met-jobs@lists.reading.ac.uk
To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit
https://www.lists.rdg.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/met-jobs
or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to
met-jobs-request@lists.reading.ac.uk
You can reach the person managing the list at
met-jobs-owner@lists.reading.ac.uk
When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific
than "Re: Contents of Met-jobs digest..."
Please note that attachments can be viewed on the Met-Jobs archive page at http://www.lists.rdg.ac.uk/archives/met-jobs/
Today's Topics:
1. Position: Vacancy for software engineer dealing with remote
sensing of sea-ice at Drift&Noise Bremen (Lasse Rabenstein)
2. Job vacancy: PDRA in Palm oil Sustainability & Conservation
at University of Sheffield (Debbie K Hill)
3. Web Resilience Developer Software Engineer/Programmer II with
UCAR/NOAA (USA) (Roger Brugge)
4. Advance Research Associate & PhD Student Positions at
Memorial University of Newfoundland (Canada) (Roger Brugge)
5. 2 PhDs at the University of Bern (Switzerland) (Roger Brugge)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Message: 1
Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2016 15:45:51 +0200
From: Lasse Rabenstein <rabenstein@driftnoise.com>
To: met-jobs@lists.reading.ac.uk
Subject: [Met-jobs] Position: Vacancy for software engineer dealing
with remote sensing of sea-ice at Drift&Noise Bremen
Message-ID: <c3b9422d-37ea-6f24-d3f9-11c0275f325b@driftnoise.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; Format="flowed"
Dear colleagues,
We are looking to fill the position of a software engineer with a strong
background in *remote sensing of sea-ice*
at the earliest possible date. Job location is Bremen, Germany.
Please check http://driftnoise.com/careers.html for more details.
Best regards,
Lasse Rabenstein
*Drift & Noise *was founded in 2014 as a spin-off of the Alfred Wegener
Institute for Polar and Marine Research. It is a technology driven
consulting company, bringing new surveying solutions to the market.
Drift & Noise runs an automated delivery system for customer-tailored
satellite information, such as near real-time sea-ice images for
shipping in Arctic and Antarctic waters. Another key technology is a
method for air- and shipborne ice thickness measurements.
--
Drift & Noise Polar Services GmbH
www.driftnoise.com <http://www.driftnoise.com>
Dr. Lasse Rabenstein
Managing Partner
Hohenlohestr 8, 28209 Bremen, Germany
Phone: +49 152 53 38 63 67
Commercial Register Bremen
HRB: 29676 HB
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: </archives/met-jobs/attachments/20160704/a63873c9/attachment.html>
------------------------------
Message: 2
Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2016 12:39:07 +0100
From: Debbie K Hill <d.hill@sheffield.ac.uk>
To: met-jobs@lists.reading.ac.uk
Subject: [Met-jobs] Job vacancy: PDRA in Palm oil Sustainability &
Conservation at University of Sheffield
Message-ID:
<CAEZKEhZMjYmo9yXva6OVAbOWox9mNt_J+4tYtw1jLTTCbuT=6A@mail.gmail.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
Post-doctoral Research Associate in Palm oil Sustainability and
Conservation*University
of Sheffield* - Faculty of Science - Department of Animal and Plant Sciences
Location: Sheffield
Salary: £29,847 to £31,656 Grade 7
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Contract / Temporary
Placed on: 15th June 2016
Closes: 15th July 2016
Job Ref: UOS013998
★ View Employer Profile
<http://www.jobs.ac.uk/enhanced/employer/university-of-sheffield/>
*Full-Time, 4 year fixed-term contract, to start asap.*
Working with Dr David Edwards and colleagues as part of the new Leverhulme
Centre for Climate Change Mitigation, we are looking to appoint a Palm Oil
Project Ecologist or Conservation Biologist to develop, organise and manage
the Centre's field trials on enhanced weathering with palm oil plantations
in Malaysian Borneo and possible impacts on biodiversity. You will have
excellent experience in managing large field projects involving complex
logistics together with experience working on ecosystem-scale processes
and/or land management practices at catchment scales in warm climate
regions.
The aim of this project is to undertake detailed field trials of enhanced
weathering and biodiversity impacts in young and mature palm oil catchments
and investigate potential co-benefits on production and protection from
herbivores and pathogens. Biodiversity assessments will focus particularly
on terrestrial and freshwater invertebrates and may use DNA meta-barcoding
analyses. The project will involve working in collaboration with academics,
researchers, and plantation managers, to develop and manage large-scale
replicated catchment-scale experiments and pot-based nursery investigations
in Malaysian Borneo.
This exciting opportunity for undertaking multi-year catchment
manipulations and associated effects on biodiversity will involve extensive
travel and extended periods of field work abroad. You will have excellent
organisational and communication skills and will be expected to disseminate
findings at conferences and in scientific papers to assist the Centre in
achieving its aims and objectives.
You should have a good honours degree in Natural Sciences/Soil
Science/Conservation biology (or equivalent experience) and a PhD in
ecosystem science/land use change/biodiversity. You should have experience
in managing and co-ordinating scientifically robust large-scale overseas
catchment manipulation studies and experience in plant-soil systems and/ or
biodiversity assessments and/ or quantifying tree production-protection.
The Leverhulme Centre for Climate Change Mitigation (LC3M) is one of four
winners of the new Leverhulme Research Centre awards designed to support
fundamental cross-disciplinary research across the whole range of sciences,
humanities and social sciences. Professor David Beerling FRS is Director of
LC3M which has been awarded £10m over ten years to address one of the
greatest challenges facing humanity in the 21st Century: global climate
change. The vision for LC3M is to develop and assess the role of enhanced
rock weathering as a means of safely removing large amounts of CO2 from the
atmosphere to cool the planet while also mitigating ocean acidification.
The Department of Animal and Plant Sciences is one of the largest
departments in the UK devoted to the study of whole organism biology, with
over 45 academic staff, 50 support staff and 130 postgraduate and
postdoctoral researchers. We are ranked joint 3rd in the UK for biology
research and 70% of our research activity has been judged to be
"world-leading" or internationally excellent (RAE 2008). We have a strong
ethos of research-led teaching and a high standard of student recruitment.
We enrol over 180 undergraduate students per year on to 7 degree programmes
and are ranked 4th in the UK for biological sciences teaching (The Complete
University Guide 2010).
The University has achieved the Athena SWAN award for Women in Science,
Engineering and Medicine. The Department has achieved the Athena SWAN
Silver award for Women in Science, Engineering and Medicine.
*Apply online *www.sheffield.ac.uk/jobs *and search for job reference*:
*UOS013998*.
*Informal enquiries to Debbie Hill, PA to Prof David Beerling, at *
d.hill@sheffield.ac.uk
--
Debbie Hill
LC3M Research Support Officer & PA to Prof. David J. Beerling FRS
*Leverhulme Centre for Climate Change Mitigation (LC3M)*
C204, Dept. Animal & Plant Sciences
The University of Sheffield
Alfred Denny Building
Sheffield, S10 2TN, U.K.
Tel: +44 (0) 114 22 20093
*My working week is:*
M, Tu, Th & F: 9.30am to 2.00pm
I'm not at work on Wednesdays
*The University of Sheffield*
Voted number one for student experience
Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey 2014-2015
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: </archives/met-jobs/attachments/20160704/c122d76f/attachment.html>
------------------------------
Message: 3
Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2016 10:15:22 +0000
From: Roger Brugge <r.brugge@reading.ac.uk>
To: "met-jobs@lists.reading.ac.uk" <met-jobs@lists.reading.ac.uk>
Subject: [Met-jobs] Web Resilience Developer Software
Engineer/Programmer II with UCAR/NOAA (USA)
Message-ID:
<B510E661B180DE459DF354D6B8026C1DF9E65C49@vime-mbx5.rdg.ac.uk>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252"
Forwarded from CLIMLIST...
Web Resilience Developer
Software Engineer/Programmer II
NOAA NWS Integrated Dissemination Program (IDP)
Silver Spring, MD
Initial consideration will be given to applications received prior to
4:00 p.m. (MST), Friday, 15 July, 2016.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
The UCAR Visiting Scientist Programs, in cooperation with NOAA's
National Weather Service (NWS)/Office of Dissemination (DISS), is
seeking applications for Software Engineers I/II to support the NOAA
Integrated Dissemination Program (IDP) Geographic Information Systems
(GIS) project.
This position involves the development of an interactive Web map viewer
to fulfill NWS mission requirements using the NOAA nowCOAST Framework.
This map viewer will eventually become operational in the NOAA IDP
infrastructure. In addition, the position will also involve the
enhancement of the IDP-GIS data ingest system and web mapping services
to improve efficiencies, implement additional features and
functionality, and process and display additional NWS datasets. This
position is located in the NOAA/NWS/DISS in Silver Spring, MD.
The successful candidate will work with the nowCOAST lead developer to
develop a JavaScript-based Web Map Viewer for NWS using the nowCOAST
framework.
The successful candidate will develop and maintain existing Python
scripts that use Arcpy, which are employed for automating Administrative
GIS tasks. Includes data ingestion into the enterprise database as well
as the writing of new custom scripts for datasets that cannot be handled
by the existing ingest scripts.
This candidate will also:
Maintain the web resiliency of IDP-GIS web services hosting
environment (Esri stack or OpenGeo GeoServer stack). Maintenance
will involve restoring IDP-GIS map services back to normal
operations following unplanned outages and will require on-call
technical response during non-business hours.
Assist with implementation of future upgrades of IDP-GIS components
(i.e. administrative scripts, map services, data ingest) and other
NOAA Line Offices into operations in close collaboration with system
administrators and database administrators of NWS/NCEP Central
Operations (NCO).
Test and evaluate GIS packages (commercial, open source, in-house),
associated database technologies, data processing software, and
System monitoring software, perform requirements analysis,
documentation, and translate results into design specifications in
coordination with IDP-GIS development team, NCO, and nowCOAST team.
Continue development in various GIS packages, associated database
technologies, and NOAA's real-time operational meteorological,
oceanographic, and hydrologic spatial data sets.
Decision Making and Problem Solving
This employee will receive supervision and guidance by the National
Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)/National Weather Service
(NWS)/IDP-GIS Project Manager (PM) and IDP-GIS Project Lead. The
employee will work as a team member on projects as assigned by the
IDP-GIS PM.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Experience in the implementation, monitoring, and troubleshooting of
applications in an operational Linux environment
Strong knowledge and experience in computer programming and
debugging, relational database software, version control,
documentation, and client-web architecture and development.
Experience with the implementation and maintenance of GIS map services.
Familiarity with the manipulation of spatial data sets (e.g.
meteorological, hydrologic, and oceanographic data, imagery, and
forecasts) in various formats (e.g. Shapefiles, GeoTIFF, NetCDF,
GRIB2, BUFR).
Strong knowledge and experience in software design principles and
performance optimization.
2 or more years of experience with several of the following software
technologies related to processing and display of geospatial data:
o GIS Software – ArcGIS Desktop and Server, FME, GDAL/OGR, GeoServer
o Databases –ArcSDE, PostgreSQL with PostGIS extension
o Languages/Technologies – Python, JavaScript, Java, Subversion,
Apache, Tomcat, HTML.
Education & experience
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or Information Technology or
related field such as Meteorology or Atmospheric Sciences with a
minor in Computer Science or Information Technology along with 4-6
years of experience or equivalent education (e.g. Master's Degree)
preferred.
Employees of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)
and subject to and covered by UCAR policies with respect to all
personnel matters. The selected candidate will receive a fixed annual
salary. Benefits include health and dental insurance, sick and annual
leave, paid holidays, mandatory participation in a retirement fund
(TIAA/CREF), and life insurance. Relocation benefits are not provided
and UCAR will not sponsor a work visa to fill this position.
Please visit the VSP website for application details.
<http://www.vsp.ucar.edu/opportunities/>
Initial consideration will be given to applications received prior to
4:00 p.m. (MST), Friday, 22 April 2016. Thereafter, applications will be
reviewed on an as-needed basis.
The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research is an EO/AAE who
values
and encourages diversity in the workplace.
------------------------------
Message: 4
Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2016 10:16:52 +0000
From: Roger Brugge <r.brugge@reading.ac.uk>
To: "met-jobs@lists.reading.ac.uk" <met-jobs@lists.reading.ac.uk>
Subject: [Met-jobs] Advance Research Associate & PhD Student Positions
at Memorial University of Newfoundland (Canada)
Message-ID:
<B510E661B180DE459DF354D6B8026C1DF9E65C6D@vime-mbx5.rdg.ac.uk>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Forwarded from CLIMLIST...
*********************************************
Position 1: Advanced Research Associate in glacial Earth systems
modelling and
dynamics
*********************************************
Context: The fully coupled Earth system (ice sheets, climate, surface
runoff, GIA) over the last glacial cycle.
Research questions: you are advanced enough to have your own and will
also collaborate with research group members on questions related to
interactions between ice-sheets, atmospheric and ocean circulation,
sea-ice, and glacio-isostatic adjustment (so be ready to span many
time-scales).
The outcomes:
1) Computationally tractable coupled Earth Systems modelling of the
glacial cycle using a hierarchy of models.
2) Improved constraints on the fully coupled glacial evolution of the
global ice sheets and associated climate (especially prior to last
glacial maximum) working towards the long-term goal of an
accurately-constrained probability distribution for the full glacial
cycle evolution of ice and climate.
3) Improved understanding of glacial cycle dynamics
This position is part of the large PALMOD German climate modelling
initiative: <https://www.palmod.de/>. The research position will be
based in the glacial dynamics group at MUN (Memorial University of
Newfoundland, St. John's). She/he will have extended visits each year
with PALMOD members in Germany.
Applications are invited from self-motivated candidates with a deep
interest in Earth systems modelling/science. Applicants must have
extensive relevant post-doctoral research experience. Applicants must
also be interested in working in a collaborative environment on
computationally intensive projects and mentoring junior research group
members.
Required qualifications:
- strong publication record in coupled Earth Systems modelling with GCMs
- Solid understanding of geophysical fluid dynamics, CFD, and
atmospheric/ocean physics
- Experience with updating the "physics" of GCMs.
- Experience in F90 coding/debugging, and analysis packages such as
OCTAVE/R/CDO/...
- Experience with Linux/UNIX systems, shell scripting,...
Starting salary is 66,928 Euros per annum (equivalent) with standard staff
benefits. The position has more than three years of funding. Start date:
Aug
1/16 or as soon as possible thereafter.
The group has a dedicated 920 core cluster and access to further
computational resources through ACEnet and other Compute Canada
affiliates.
Associated benefit: the spectacular natural environment of
Newfoundland, Canada
Interested applicants should contact:
Lev Tarasov
Canada Research Chair in Glacial Dynamics Modelling
Department of Physics and Physical Oceanography
Memorial University of Newfoundland
St. John's, NL A1B 3X7
<lev@mun.ca>
<http://www.physics.mun.ca/~lev/>
include the following:
1. A cover letter including name, academic status and contact
details, as well as the names and contact details of two or their
faculty advisers from whom confidential letters may be sought.
2. A statement of interest including long-term academic plans, research
interests,...
3. A CV, including any teaching and mentoring experience
4. A self evaluation of strong and weak research skills, skills you
particularly want to develop, and likes and dislikes associated with
research and modelling.
************************************************************************
Position 2: Fully funded PhD studentship in coupled climate and ice sheet
modelling
************************************************************************
The project has two major goals:
1) Develop a probability distribution for pre-Eemian glacial maximum
ice thickness and associated deglacial evolution. This will in turn
enable:
2) Improve constraints on the size of the Eemian high-stand through
data-calibrated coupled glacial systems modelling (with coupled ice
sheet, climate, GIA, surface runoff models).
More deeply, the project aims to improve understanding of coupled ice
sheet and glacial climate dynamics through comparison between the last
two deglacial intervals.
Applications are invited from candidates with an interest in climate
modelling and Earth systems science. Applicants must have their BSc
and/or Masters degree in physics, geophysics, applied mathematics, or
closely related fields. Applicants must also be interested in working
in a collaborative environment in computationally intensive projects.
Required skills:
-Some experience in using FORTRAN or C, and analysis packages such as
OCTAVE/MATLAB
-Knowledge of general physics (even better with understanding of
fluid dynamics and/or atmospheric or ocean physics)
-Fluency in relevant maths (linear/matrix algebra and differential
equations and vector calculus)
The group has a dedicated 920 core cluster and access to further
computational resources through ACEnet and other Compute Canada
affiliates.
Associated benefit: the spectacular natural environment of
Newfoundland, Canada
Start date: Sept 6/16
Details of graduate studies in Physics and Physical Oceanography at
Memorial University can be found at
http://www.mun.ca/physics/graduate_students/
Interested students should contact:
Lev Tarasov
Canada Research Chair in Glacial Dynamics Modelling
Department of Physics and Physical Oceanography
Memorial University of Newfoundland
St. John's, NL A1B 3X7
<lev@mun.ca>
<http://www.physics.mun.ca/~lev/>
include the following:
1. A cover letter including their name, academic status and contact
details, as well as the names and contact details of two or their
faculty advisers from whom confidential letters may be sought.
2. A statement of interest including long-term academic plans, research
interests,...
3. A short resume/CV, including a list of courses taken, and grades.
4. A self evaluation of strong and weak research skills, skills you
particularly want to develop, and likes and dislikes associated with
research and modelling.
------------------------------
Message: 5
Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2016 10:18:51 +0000
From: Roger Brugge <r.brugge@reading.ac.uk>
To: "met-jobs@lists.reading.ac.uk" <met-jobs@lists.reading.ac.uk>
Subject: [Met-jobs] 2 PhDs at the University of Bern (Switzerland)
Message-ID:
<B510E661B180DE459DF354D6B8026C1DF9E65C9B@vime-mbx5.rdg.ac.uk>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Forwarded from CLIMLIST...
------------------------------------------------------------------
2 PhDs in Paleolimnology, University of Bern, Switzerland
------------------------------------------------------------------
Two PhD positions (3-4 years) are open for enthusiastic young
researchers to work in the Paleolimnology research group at the Oeschger
Centre for Climate Change Research & Institute of Geography, University
of Bern, Switzerland
<http://www.geography.unibe.ch/research/paleolimnology_group/index_eng.html>
<http://www.oeschger.unibe.ch>
Novel ultrahigh-resolution scanning techniques have opened new avenues
for the biogeochemical analysis of varved lake sediments. The
Paleolimnology Group at the University of Bern is currently exploring
frontiers in hyperspectral imaging techniques which, in combination with
µXRF and advanced analytical techniques (HPLC, GC-MS, ICP-MS) provide
unprecedented insight into paleoclimatic and paleoenvironmental changes.
According to their interests, the candidates will work in one of the
following areas/projects:
- Anoxia and meromixis in varved lake sediments: explore the use of
diagnostic sedimentary pigments to trace anoxia and meromixis in lake
sediments since the Industrial Period and/or in Holocene times (lakes in
Switzerland and Poland)
- Paleoweather: Explore the potential of ultrahigh-resolution
biogeochemical analyses of varved sediments (µXRF and Hyperspectral
Imaging) to infer seasonal climate variability or extreme weather/floods
(lakes in Switzerland and Poland)
- Methodological development in VNIR, SWIR Hyperspectral Imaging of
lake sediments: technical development (hardware, software), calibrating
new substances (sedimentary pigments, minerals), developing new proxies.
The successful candidate holds a Master in earth or environmental
sciences, physical geography, geological sciences, environmental
chemistry or similar. The candidate is motivated and interested in
learning advanced laboratory techniques (HPLC, GC-MS, uXRF) and will be
trained to analyse large data sets from innovative imaging techniques.
Experience with lake sediments or remote sensing is an additional asset
but not a precondition. Strong language skills (English) are expected.
The candidate will enrol in the Graduate School of Climate Sciences,
University of Bern <http://www.climatestudies.unibe.ch/>.
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Martin Grosjean, Oeschger Centre & Institute of
Geography
Salary: Swiss NSF PhD Fellowship (47,000 to 50,000 CHF, 100%).
The positions are available from October 1, 2016 (for 36 months),
negotiable.
Review of applications starts on August 1, 2016 and continues until the
positions are filled.
Informal enquiries should be made and applications (ONE pdf with CV,
letter of motivation, transcript of MSc with Grades, publication list,
addresses of three referees) should be sent to:
Prof. Dr. Martin Grosjean, Oeschger Centre, University of Bern;
Falkenplatz 16, 3012 Bern, Switzerland,
martin.grosjean@oeschger.unibe.ch
<mailto:martin.grosjean@oeschger.unibe.ch> ; Tel: + 41 31 631 31 47
------------------------------
Subject: Digest Footer
_______________________________________________
Met-jobs mailing list
Met-jobs@lists.reading.ac.uk
https://www.lists.rdg.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/met-jobs
------------------------------
End of Met-jobs Digest, Vol 631, Issue 3
****************************************
