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Today's Topics:
1. PhD Scholarship in African Climate Science for African
citizens (Martin Todd)
2. Barcelona Supercomputing Center: new vacancy (Emanuele Zanchi)
3. Internship in NWP optimization for PV production forecasting
(Samuel Jolivet)
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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2016 11:15:28 +0000
From: Martin Todd <m.todd@sussex.ac.uk>
To: "met-jobs@lists.reading.ac.uk" <met-jobs@lists.reading.ac.uk>
Subject: [Met-jobs] PhD Scholarship in African Climate Science for
African citizens
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The Peter Carpenter African Climate Scholarship
PhD studentship in climate science for African scientists at the University of Sussex
The University of Sussex invites applications for two fully funded PhD scholarships for research into African climate science. The Peter Carpenter African Climate Scholarship is open to citizens of African countries only. The start date is September 2016 or January 2017. The scholarship covers 100% of tuition fees and provides a stipend for living expenses of approximately £14,000.
We invite applications from those with an exceptional academic record including a FIRST CLASS degree in a relevant discipline (e.g. meteorology, physics, environmental science, geosciences, geography) and preferably a Masters degree. (Candidates with the equivalent of an upper second class degree and relevant professional experience/Masters degree may be considered).
Closing date for applications is 10th August 2016.
The PhD programme
The PhD projects will hosted within the Climate Science and Society Research (CSSR) group in the department of Geography, where there is a vibrant research programme into the African climate and related fields (http://www.sussex.ac.uk/geography/research/climateresearch). Our aims are to better understand the nature, causes, impacts and consequences of climate variability/change and their representation in models, leading to improved climate information to inform decision-making in water and agricultural planning and risk management.
The PhD projects will be aligned and associated with major African climate research projects in which the Sussex CSSR group are involved. These include the Future Climate for Africa UMFULA (http://futureclimateafrica.org/project/umfula/), the UpGro GroFutures (www.grofutures.org<http://www.grofutures.org/>) and SHEAR (http://www.nerc.ac.uk/research/funded/programmes/shear/) projects. This will provide a stimulating and supportive context for the PhD research with excellent networking opportunities. The precise focus of the PhD research will depend on candidate's expertise and interests within climate variability/change, extremes, predictability and impacts in water/agriculture. The University offers state-of-the-art computing facilities for climate research.
Climate Change research at Sussex
The CCSR is part of a wider cross-campus Sussex Climate Change initiative (www.sussex.ac.uk/climatechange<http://www.sussex.ac.uk/climatechange>). The network brings together world leading researchers from the University of Sussex and the Institute for Development Studies (IDS) in a multi-disciplinary programme of research and teaching to improve our understanding of how climate change is developing, the impacts on people and the implications for mitigation and adaptation policy and action. As such, our doctoral students are part of a vibrant hub of climate research and teaching.
Contacts
For further information email globalstudiespg@sussex.ac.uk<mailto:globalstudiespg@sussex.ac.uk>
Or informally email m.todd@sussex.ac.uk<mailto:m.todd@sussex.ac.uk>
How to apply
Candidates should (i) mail their CV to m.todd@sussex.ac.uk<mailto:m.todd@sussex.ac.uk> (ii) complete the on-line application at http://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/pg/applying/, clearly stating on the application form that they are applying for the Peter Carpenter African Climate Scholarship, and leaving the research proposal section blank.
Applications should be submitted by August 10th 2016
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Martin Todd
Professor of Climate Change
Chichester 1 Building room 136
University of Sussex
BN1 9QS
UK
Sussex Climate Change Centre<www.sussex.ac.uk/climatechange>
My webpage<http://www.sussex.ac.uk/profiles/249692>
+44 (0)1273873723
M.todd@sussex.ac.uk
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Message: 2
Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2016 13:52:53 +0200
From: "Emanuele Zanchi" <emanuele.zanchi@bsc.es>
To: <met-jobs@lists.reading.ac.uk>
Subject: [Met-jobs] Barcelona Supercomputing Center: new vacancy
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Good afternoon,
We would like to do dissemination of this new vacancy through your mailing
list. Please find below the link:
http://www.bsc.es/about-bsc/employment/vacancies/98escpsuppeng
Many thanks
Emanuele Zanchi
Human Resources
Barcelona Supercomputing Center - Centro Nacional de Supercomputación
Tel. +34- 934137718
<http://www.bsc.es/> www.bsc.es
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Message: 3
Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2016 09:16:49 +0200
From: Samuel Jolivet <samuel.jolivet@reuniwatt.com>
To: met-jobs@lists.reading.ac.uk
Subject: [Met-jobs] Internship in NWP optimization for PV production
forecasting
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Reuniwatt is a French start-up, settled in Reunion Island (Indian
Ocean), Paris and Sydney. Reuniwatt's team has developed a unique and
patented solar power production forecasting tool named Soleka. Soleka
uses artificial intelligence-based techniques, vision systems, numerical
models and satellite images to achieve efficient predictions.
Photovoltaic (PV) production forecasting essentially consists of
predicting the cloud cover above a given site. For irradiance forecasts
beyond some hours ahead, numerical weather prediction (NWP) models are
the only reliable tool to provide such forecasts. The regional NWP model
WRF (Weather Research and Forecasting) is a highly flexible model which
allows irradiance forecasting at high spatio-temporal resolutions. The
quality of regional NWP forecasts is influenced by multiple aspects and
parameters of the respective model. Examples are the choice of physical
parameterisation schemes (e.g. cloud microphysics, convection,
radiation), nesting configuration and grid spacing, time steps, amount
of vertical model layers and external data sources. Finding the optimal
model configuration for a given site is therefore a complex challenge.
Objective:
The objective for this internship is to find optimal WRF configurations
regarding solar irradiance forecasting for various regions around the
world and to develop a system which is able to find these configurations
automatically.
Qualifications:
Bachelor/Master of Science in one of the following fields: Meteorology,
Atmospheric Science, Physics, Remote Sensing, Applied Mathematics.
Skills:
We are looking for a skilled and motivated intern interested in
numerical weather prediction, atmospheric science, radiative transfer
modelling and renewable energies.
Experience with NWP models would be desirable.
Experience with one or more of these tools would be a plus: WRF, NCL, R,
Matlab, shell scripting.
Location:
The intern will be based in Reunion Island (St Pierre).
Duration:
6 months beginning as soon as possible.
Compensation:
€650/month + 1 return flight ticket to Reunion Island.
Contact:
Send your CV and cover letter to jobs@reuniwatt.com with the following
subject: "Optimising NWP".
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Samuel Jolivet*
R&D Engineer at Reuniwatt
14, rue de la Guadeloupe | 97490 Sainte Clotilde | La Réunion | France
www.reuniwatt.com <http://reuniwatt.com>
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