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Today's Topics:
1. PhD student/Early career Postdoc - Boundary layer processes
and EnKF data assimilation. (Zbigniew Piotrowski)
2. PhD student/Early career Postdoc - Scientific programming
(Zbigniew Piotrowski)
3. Post-Doc in CFD Modeling (Atmospheric-Sciences / Boundary
Layer Meteorology Related Position) (Capehart, William J)
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Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2016 12:29:53 +0200
From: Zbigniew Piotrowski <zbigniew.piotrowski@imgw.pl>
To: <met-jobs@lists.reading.ac.uk>
Subject: [Met-jobs] PhD student/Early career Postdoc - Boundary layer
processes and EnKF data assimilation.
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*PhD student/Early career Postdoc - Boundary layer processes and EnKF
data assimilation.*
Project: *Numerical Weather Prediction for sustainable Europe*
*Salary: 4000-5000/6000-9000 PLN net of tax (approx. 1000/2000 EUR)* and
state health
insurance. Benefits e.g. private health insurance scheme are available.
Final salary will be
negotiated commensurate with experience. Early career status denotes
that (the first) PhD
degree was granted no earlier than in 2011.
*Duration: three years (PhD student), at least one year and up to three
years**
**(Postdoc)*, with the possibility of extension to the fourth year
subject to resources.
*Project leader: dr Zbigniew Piotrowski*
*Location: IMGW-PIB headquarter in Warsaw, Poland*
*-------------------------------------*
PDF version of this ad: http://imgw.pl/attachments/2100_firstteamoffer1.pdf*
*
*-------------------------------------
*
*IMGW-PIB and the Project*
The Institute of Meteorology and Water Management - National Research
Institute is a research-
development unit and the Polish national meteorological and hydrological
service. IMGW-
PIB carries research within the European Consortium for Small-scale
Modeling (COSMO)
www.cosmo-model.org, a coalition of weather services on the development
of operational nu-
merical weather prediction models.
The Numerical Weather Prediction for Sustainable Europe project is
financed by the
European fund within the Smart Growth Operational Programme 2014–2020,
Measure
4.4. "Boosting human potential in R&D sector", through the First Team
1/2016 award of
Foundation for Polish Science. The project aims at accelerating the
operationalization of
the EULAG dynamical core of COSMO model, complementary to the CELO
priority project
of COSMO Consortium.
The research and implementation tasks include integration of EULAG
dynamical core within
the COSMO numerical weather prediction framework. Unique formulation of
EULAG dynami-
cal core employs the lowest model level at the Earth's surface,
moreover, it is capable of carrying
Implicit Large Eddy Simulations, when no explicit subgridscale
parameterization is necessary.
Research and implementation work is needed to fully exploit these EULAG
features to augment
COSMO forecasting capabilities.
COSMO employs data assimilation strategy based on the use of Ensemble
Kalman Fil-
ter(EnKF) approach. Careful adaptation of COSMO EnKF capabilities
developed within the
KENDA and KENDA-O priority projects to the EULAG numerical formulation
is fundamental
for the forecast quality of COSMO-EULAG.
*Summary of the position*
**
The focus of the position is on the investigation and optimization of
numerical and physical
formulation of the COSMO-EULAG at and near the surface. This includes
the assessment
and testing of several strategies for surface and atmosphere
interaction, encompassing both the
established solution of the diffusion equation and evaluation of custom
numerical devices to
enable ILES approach for simulating weather. Physical parametrizations
are to be investigated
to provide meaningful tendencies at the Earth's surface. Technical
adaptation of the COSMO
I/O layer is needed.The successful candidate, in cooperation with the
German meteorological service, will also
work on the implementation of the EnKF data assimilation in COSMO
numerical weather pre-
diction framework. Investigation on the differences in the formulation
of prognostic equations
(of the new "EULAG" and operational "Runge-Kutta" dynamical cores) of
COSMO framework
will result in the necessary code modifications to employ the EnKF
module for the forecast with
the EULAG dynamical core.
*Main duties and key responsibilities*
• Research on the optimal formulation of surface to atmosphere transport
in the context of
additional model level at the surface and the ILES capability of EULAG
dynamical core.
• Participation in the development of the optimal implementation of the
three-dimensional
generalized Laplace operator in curvilinear coordinates in both:
Cartesian and spherical
geometries.
• Investigation, adaptation, implementation and documentation of the
Ensemble Kalman
Filter data assimilation for EULAG dynamical core of COSMO model.
• Preparation of COSMO-EULAG documentation.
• Preparation of scientific publications for the leading journals.
• Communicating the project results by public dissemination activities
and presentations
at the workshops and conferences.
*Personal attributes*
• Enthusiasm to work independently and in a small team.
• Positive attitude towards working in an international environment.
• Ability to communicate with professionals and the general public.
• Dedication to advance the cutting-edge technologies for dynamical
cores of the numerical
weather prediction models.
• Willingness to accept the operational priorities of the national
weather service environ-
ment.
• Commitment to advance the scientific standards at the IMGW-PIB.
*Qualification and experience required*
Commensurate with the applicant's career stage:
• MSc or PhD in physics, engineering or similar.
• Good knowledge of modern high-level language such as Fortran or C++
and Unix working
environment.
• Understanding of statistical concepts behind the Ensemble Kalman
Filter approach.
• Ability to understand and work with complex sets of partial
differential equations such
as primitive equations for atmospheric flows.
/Desired qualifications:/
• Experience in the development of meteorological/geophysical software,
including EULAG
and COSMO models.
• Scientific achievements and peer-review publication record.
• Experience with L A TEX.
The working language is English. Candidate must be able to communicate,
read and write
fluently in English. The successful candidate is expected to be able to
travel several times
a year and collaborate with partners at MeteoSwiss in Zurich and
Deutscher Wetterdienst
in Offenbach. She/He will also participate in the training sessions at
the leading institutions
and/or spend a number of weeks at the fellowships with the foreign
partners. Candidates at the
PhD level are expected to be enrolled in the recognized programme of PhD
studies or to enrol
at the earliest possible opportunity, e.g. at the University of Warsaw.
Candidates advanced in
the PhD processes but who do not possess the PhD student status (e.g.
expecting to defend
the degree within one year) will be reviewed on a case-by-case.
*Our offer*
We offer an unique position which provides the opportunity to work on
leading edge numerical
methods and modelling concepts applied to the next-generation numerical
weather prediction
for Europe, to collaborate with internationally renowned research groups
and major weather
services, and to develop production quality weather prediction software,
within a motivated
team. We offer opportunities for training in the field of modern
technologies, numerical mod-
elling and meteorology, international internships and cooperation, and a
competitive salary
(based upon qualifications and experience).
*Documentation*
Please send the following information to the propoze@imgw.pl with the
keyword BL in the
subject:
• CV and the cover letter explaining the interest and skills of the
applicant,
• email addresses (and, if possible, phone numbers) of the two
academic/professional refer-
ees who may be contacted by the recruiting committee,
• proof of the recent degree certificate and the transcript of records
or similar document
(only at the entry PhD level),
• list of scientific and software development achievements,
• other proofs of qualifications as desired, up to five journal
publications,
• passport-size photo.
*Deadline and policies*
Initial consideration will be given to applications received by the
August, 28th. After this
date, the applications will be considered as long as the position is
filled. Employment will start
on October 1 st , 2016 or as soon as possible after this date.
Submission of the application implies
consent to the processing of the personal data for the purpose of the
selection process. IMGW-
PIB is committed to the equal opportunity policy and all suitable
candidates are encouraged
to apply.
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Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2016 12:38:08 +0200
From: Zbigniew Piotrowski <zbigniew.piotrowski@imgw.pl>
To: <met-jobs@lists.reading.ac.uk>
Subject: [Met-jobs] PhD student/Early career Postdoc - Scientific
programming
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*PhD student/Early career Postdoc - Scientific programming
*Project:*Numerical Weather Prediction for sustainable Europe
**Salary: 4000-5000/6000-9000 PLN net of tax (approx. 1000/2000 EUR)*
and state health
insurance. Benefits e.g. private health insurance scheme are available.
Final salary will be
negotiated commensurate with experience. Early career status denotes
that (the first) PhD
degree was granted no earlier than in 2011.
*Duration: three years (PhD student), at least one year and up to three
years**
**(Postdoc)*, with the possibility of extension to the fourth year
subject to resources.
*Project leader: dr Zbigniew Piotrowski
**Location: IMGW-PIB headquarter in Warsaw, Poland
-----------------------------------------------
*
PDF version of this ad: http://imgw.pl/attachments/2098_firstteamoffer2.pdf
*
-----------------------------------------------
**IMGW-PIB and the Project
*The Institute of Meteorology and Water Management - National Research
Institute is a research-
development unit and the Polish national meteorological and hydrological
service. IMGW-
PIB carries research within the European Consortium for Small-scale
Modeling (COSMO)
www.cosmo-model.org, a coalition of weather services on the development
of operational nu-
merical weather prediction models.
The*Numerical Weather Prediction for Sustainable Europe* project is
financed by the
European fund within the Smart Growth Operational Programme 2014–2020,
Measure
4.4. "Boosting human potential in R&D sector", through the First Team
1/2016 award of
Foundation for Polish Science. The project aims at accelerating the
operationalization of
the EULAG dynamical core of COSMO model, complementary to the CELO
priority project
of COSMO Consortium.
The research and implementation tasks of this Project include
integration of EULAG dy-
namical core within the COSMO suite of MeteoSwiss, the first operational
GPU-based weather
forecast. Running redesigned weather forecast suite on GPU results in
energy savings by a
factor of 5. Therefore, it is highly desirable to exploit modern
supercomputing architectures
to reduce the CO2 footprint of weather forecasting. Furthermore,
application of the world-
leading EUlerian-LAGrangian EULAG research model(www.eulag.org) is
expected to benefit
the forecasting scores and to augment Alpine weather prediction at the
sub-km resolutions.
*
Summary of the position
*The focus of the position is on the implementation of the EULAG
dynamical core into the
modern software engineering framework using domain specific language
STELLA and GridTools
library. This will be achieved by performing analytical work on the
legacy Fortran 90 code of
EULAG dynamical core, identifying the possibilities for optimal
implementation of the stencil
operations with corresponding boundary conditions. Furthermore, the
Fortran code will be
translated into C/C++ using STELLA/Gridtools. Backends for the optimal
integration on the
newest generation of accelerators (GPU/Xeon Phi) will be created. In
parallel, the reference
Fortran + OpenACC formulation will be developed. Ultimately, the
COSMO-EULAG suite
will be tested on accelerators aiming at the operational use.
*Main duties and key responsibilities*
• Complete implementation of the EULAG dynamical core in STELLA DSL
and/or Grid-
tools library and integration with COSMO GPU weather forecasting
framework, in par-
allel to the existing Runge-Kutta dynamical core.
• Implementation of Fortran/OpenACC version of EULAG dynamical core
within the
COSMO-GPU weather forecasting framework.
• Participation in the development of the reference Fortran version of
EULAG dynamical
core, in particular with regards to the optimal implementation of the
three-dimensional
generalized Laplace operator in curvilinear coordinates in both:
Cartesian and spherical
geometries.
• Preparation of testing frameworks and documentation.
• Preparation of scientific publications for the leading journals.
• Communicating the project results by public dissemination activities
and presentations
at the workshops and conferences.
*
**Personal attributes*
• Enthusiasm to work independently and in a small team.
• Positive attitude towards working in an international environment.
• Ability to communicate with professionals and the general public.
• Dedication to advance the cutting-edge technologies of scientific
programming in the area
of the computational fluid dynamics.
• Willingness to accept the operational priorities of the national
weather service environ-
ment.
• Commitment to advance the scientific and software engineering
standards at the IMGW-
PIB.
*
**Qualification and experience required*
Commensurate with the applicant's career stage:
• Excellent knowledge of modern C++ and Unix working environment.
• Experience in the development of the scientific software and/or
open-source software.
• Experience with high-performance computing and parallel programming.
/Desired qualifications:/
• Experience with CUDA/OpenACC GPU and hybrid MPI/OpenMP programming.
• Experience with C++ 11 and STL/BOOST libraries would be a significant
advantage.
• Experience with software quality assurance, version control tools and
testing frameworks.• Experience in the development of
meteorological/geophysical software, including EULAG and COSMO models.
• Scientific achievements and peer-review publication record.
• Experience with L A TEX.
The working language is English. Candidate must be able to communicate,
read and write
fluently in English. The successful candidate is expected to be able to
travel several times a
year and collaborate with partners at MeteoSwiss in Zurich. She/He will
also participate in the
training sessions at the leading institutions and/or spend a number of
weeks at the fellowships
with the foreign partners. Candidates at the PhD level are expected to
be enrolled in the
recognized programme of PhD studies or to enrol at the earliest possible
opportunity, e.g. at
the University of Warsaw. Candidates advanced in the PhD processes but
who do not possess
the PhD student status (e.g. expecting to defend the degree within one
year) will be reviewed
on a case-by-case.
*
**Our offer*
We offer an unique position which provides the opportunity to work on
leading edge software and
hardware technologies applied to the next-generation numerical weather
prediction for Europe,
to collaborate with internationally renowned research groups and major
weather services, and
to develop production quality weather prediction software, within a
motivated team. We offer
opportunities for training in the field of modern technologies,
international internships and
cooperation, and a competitive salary (based upon qualifications and
experience).
*
Documentation*
Please send the following information to the propoze@imgw.pl with the
keyword DSL in the
subject:
• CV,
• cover letter explaining the interest and skills of the applicant,
• email addresses (and, if possible, phone numbers) of the two
academic/professional refer-
ees who may be contacted by the recruiting committee,
• proof of the recent degree certificate and the transcript of records
or similar document
(only at the entry PhD level),
• list of scientific and software development achievements,
• other proofs of qualifications as desired, up to five journal
publications,
• passport-size photo.
*Deadline and policies
*Initial consideration will be given to applications received by the
August, 28th. After this
date, the applications will be considered as long as the position is
filled. Employment will start
on October 1 st , 2016 or as soon as possible after this date.
Submission of the application implies
consent to the processing of the personal data for the purpose of the
selection process. IMGW-
PIB is committed to the equal opportunity policy and all suitable
candidates are encouraged
to apply.
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Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2016 16:55:29 +0000
From: "Capehart, William J" <William.Capehart@sdsmt.edu>
To: "met-jobs@lists.reading.ac.uk" <met-jobs@lists.reading.ac.uk>
Subject: [Met-jobs] Post-Doc in CFD Modeling (Atmospheric-Sciences /
Boundary Layer Meteorology Related Position)
Message-ID: <AC266680-6542-4786-8F79-A994C3943990@sdsmt.edu>
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The Mechanical Engineering Department at the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology seeks applications for a full-time Post-Doctoral Fellow in computational fluid dynamics. Responsibilities will include developing simulations of fluid flow through porous media using commercial software or open source software. In addition, the position requires preparation of peer-reviewed publications and research proposals, as well as advising undergraduate student researchers. Teaching undergraduate courses in fluid mechanics may be negotiated. The successful candidate must be proficient with commercial CFD software and/or open source software, and should have substantive experience in developing fluid flow models using C/C++, Fortran and/or Matlab. In addition, the candidate must possess excellent oral and written communication skills. Preference will be given to candidates that have experience in modeling flow through porous media, modeling turbulent flow, and modeling natural atmospheric flows. Experience with Agent Based Modeling is beneficial, but not required. Experience in modeling atmospheric phenomena or biological systems will be considered a bonus.
Candidates must have completed an earned PhD in Mechanical Engineering or a related field prior to the start of employment. Employment renewal for this position depends on availability of research funding and performance.
Established in 1885, the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology is a science and engineering research university located in Rapid City, South Dakota. South Dakota Mines is a public university offering bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in engineering and science. Known for our academic rigor, we maintain a 14:1 student-to-faculty ratio. Our students benefit from immersive learning experiences including undergraduate research, co-ops/internships, and numerous nationally competitive engineering teams. Our graduates have a 98% placement rate and an average starting salary of over $63,000. Our Research Programs are concentrated in four areas: energy and environment; materials and manufacturing; STEM education; and underground science. South Dakota Mines is a growing university that enrolls over 2800 students from 47 states and 46 countries.
Rapid City is in the Rushmore Region of South Dakota. The state's second largest city (with an urban population of 72,638 and metropolitan population of 141,431) is nestled at the foot of the beautiful Black Hills. Mount Rushmore, the Badlands National Park and Crazy Horse Memorial are all within an hour of the University. Rapid City enjoys a relatively mild climate and offers year-round recreational opportunities, including, hiking, bicycling, skiing, snowboarding, fishing, and hunting, to name a few. For more information about South Dakota Mines and Rapid City, visit: www.sdsmt.edu and http://visitrapidcity.com/. South Dakota Mines is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and offers an excellent comprehensive benefits package including paid medical and life insurance for our employees, as well as medical, dental and vision coverage for spouses and dependents; retirement plans; paid holidays; and a generous vacation and sick day allowance. Individuals interested in this position must apply online at http://www.sdsmt.edu/employment. Human Resources can provide accommodation to the online application process and may be reached at (605) 394-1203. Review of applications will begin August 19, 2016, and will continue until the position is filled. Employment is contingent upon completion of a satisfactory background investigation.
================================================================
Bill Capehart <William.Capehart@sdsmt.edu> Associate Professor
Atmospheric & Environmental Sciences Program Director
Civil and Environmental Engineering Hydrometeorology
201 Mineral Industries Building
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Skype: wcapehart
501 East Saint Joseph Street Ph: +1-605-394-1994
Rapid City, SD 57701-3995 Mobile: +1-605-484-5692
=================== http://capehart.sdsmt.edu ==================
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