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Today's Topics:
1. Postdoc Position in Climate Modeling at the University of
Toronto and the University of Victoria, Canada (Laura Wilcox)
2. PhD Opportunity at Lancaster University Centre for Global
Eco-Innovation (Wild, Oliver)
3. Fully funded 4 yr PhD (or 3 yr PostDoc) at IMAU, Utrecht
University, The Netherlands (Willem Jan van de Berg)
4. Assistant Professor of Ecohydrology or Hydrometeorology at
UNC Charlotte (Brian Magi)
5. opening for research assistant at Pacific Northwest National
Lab, Richland Wa, USA (Rasch, Philip J)
6. FW: Post-doctoral position in Atmospheric Data Assimilation
(Fast, Jerome D)
7. Graduate Study Opportunities in Atmosphere/Ocean Physics at
the University of Toronto (Paul Kushner)
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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2016 15:47:43 +0100
From: Laura Wilcox <l.j.wilcox@reading.ac.uk>
To: met-jobs@lists.reading.ac.uk
Subject: [Met-jobs] Postdoc Position in Climate Modeling at the
University of Toronto and the University of Victoria, Canada
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Postdoc Position in Climate Modeling at the University of Toronto and
the University of Victoria, Canada
This is to announce a postdoctoral research fellowship position on
impacts of aerosol forcing on Northern Hemisphere climate. The project
deals with aerosol forcing influence on Northern Hemisphere circulation,
storm tracks, and snow/sea ice processes, with some focus on the
Canadian sector. It is funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada
(ECCC) and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of
Canada (NSERC). The position will be primarily located at the University
of Toronto, Canada, and will be carried out in close collaboration with
research scientists at ECCC's Centre for Climate Modeling and Analysis
located at the University of Victoria, BC, Canada. Collaborative travel
between the two institutions will take place (expenses for this travel
are included in the project funding). The project includes analysis of
the Canadian Earth System model CanESM and the CMIP archives, as well as
original Earth System Model simulations designed for the project. The
position is linked to ongoing collaborations between ECCC and several
Canadian Universities through the Canadian Sea Ice and Snow Evolution
Network (CanSISE.ca).
This is a two-year research project. The postdoctoral fellowship
appointment will be for one year and renewable for a second year.
For further details, please email the project principal investigators
Paul Kushner (paul.kushner@utoronto.ca
<mailto:paul.kushner@utoronto.ca>) and John Fyfe (john.fyfe@canada.ca
<mailto:john.fyfe@canada.ca>). Application deadline is October 18, 2016,
although late applications will be considered.
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Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2016 10:33:45 +0000
From: "Wild, Oliver" <o.wild@lancaster.ac.uk>
To: "met-jobs@lists.reading.ac.uk" <met-jobs@lists.reading.ac.uk>
Subject: [Met-jobs] PhD Opportunity at Lancaster University Centre for
Global Eco-Innovation
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PhD Opportunity at Lancaster University
The Centre for Global Eco-Innovation is an international alliance, launched in 2012, that supports university-business collaboration. We are advertising a three-year industry-led funded PhD position on monitoring indoor air pollution (ref. CGE 38), supervised by Dr Duncan Whyatt and NAQTS Ltd, to start by January 2017. The application deadline for this position has been extended to Sunday 16 October, and a summary of the project is provided below, with full application details available at:
http://www.globalecoinnovation.org/graduates/projects/national-air-quality-testing-services/
Understanding indoor air pollution using state-of-the-art integrated multi-pollutant air quality monitoring equipment
Air pollution is a global threat with an estimated 7 million people dying prematurely from exposure to both indoor and outdoor air pollution every year. The nascent research area of indoor air pollution is particularly important to quantifying total exposure to air pollution, as the average person spends more than 90% of their time indoors. Modern buildings are considered particularly problematic because of the use of more energy-efficient construction, poorly designed heating, ventilation and air conditioning, and space design.
This project will generate an extensive database (1500-2500 monitoring days covering 10-15 commercial buildings and 30-50 residential buildings) of indoor air pollutants using state-of-the-art automatic sampling equipment. This provides real-time measurements of all pollutants that have been defined as potential health risks including ultrafine particles, nitrogen dioxide, and carbon dioxide (see www.NAQTS.com for more information). The resulting database will provide significant insight into indoor levels of air pollution and their likely sources and supplement current understanding of associated adverse health effects. The database will be augmented with data on the characteristics of individual buildings and used to generate models to assist building design under the constraint of good indoor air quality.
The applicant should, as a minimum, hold a 2:1 in Environmental Science or a similar discipline. Relevant work experience may also be taken into account.
Industry Partner
This doctoral research project will be supervised by Lancaster University and National Air Quality Testing Services Limited. NAQTS is a social business that seeks to improve awareness of indoor air quality through widespread public and commercial monitoring. The arising high-quality database will supplement our current understanding of the health effects of indoor air pollution, as well as facilitate academic discussion and public policy development.
Carolyn Hayes
Administration and Graduate Placement Manager, Centre for Global Eco-Innovation
Lancaster Environment Centre, A11 Gordon Manley Building, Lancaster University, LA1 4YQ
+44 (0)1524 510586
c.hayes2@lancaster.ac.uk
http://www.globalecoinnovation.org/
@CGEInnovation
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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2016 10:43:46 +0200
From: Willem Jan van de Berg <w.j.vandeberg@uu.nl>
To: <met-jobs@lists.reading.ac.uk>
Subject: [Met-jobs] Fully funded 4 yr PhD (or 3 yr PostDoc) at IMAU,
Utrecht University, The Netherlands
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Dear all,
I would like to put your attention on the following vacancy at IMAU, Utrecht University, The Netherlands:
PhD student / Post Doctoral researcher in Climate Physics (1.0 FTE)
Job description
The IMAU is looking for a motivated and qualified PhD student (m/f) or postdoctoral researcher to investigate the effect of cloud-albedo interactions on the fate of the Greenland Ice Sheet (GrIS). Enhanced ablation of the GrIS is expected to be responsible for about eleven cm global sea level rise by 2100, however, the exact contribution depends, among other factors like future mitigation measures, on the response of the snow albedo to climate change. In this project, this cloud-albedo effect will be explicitly modeled, leading to improved GrIS mass estimate for given climate scenarios.
In this project the successful candidate will implement an interactive routine for narrowband snow and ice albedo and subsurface heating in the polar version of the regional atmospheric climate model RACMO2. This new routine is closely coupled with the atmospheric radiation routine, hence resolving explicitly all radiative feedbacks between atmosphere and the snow/ice surface. The updated model will be evaluated against dedicated in situ year-round spectral albedo observations on the GrIS and narrowband albedo images from the MODIS, Landsat and WorldView satellites. With the improved model, projections of future mass loss of the GrIS will be made.
The successful candidate will thus work on an interesting mix of numerical models and observations, both in situ and from satellites. All this will lead to improved deglacation estimates of the GrIS for the coming century.
Qualifications
Applicants have an MSc in meteorology, oceanography, geophysics or physics (or a PhD in case of a postdoctoral researcher) and a verifiable interest in climate science. Programming skills (in Fortran, C or similar) and experience with (complex) numerical models are required. Applicants must be able to work independently and reflect on their own activities. Finally, good English oral and writing skills are essential.
Offer
The candidate is offered a full-time position for four years (PhD, three years in case of a PostDoc). The salary is supplemented with a holiday bonus of 8% and an end-of-year bonus of 8,3% per year. In addition we offer: a pension scheme, a partially paid parental leave, flexible employment conditions. Conditions are based on the Collective Labour Agreement Dutch Universities. The research group will provide the candidate with necessary support on all aspects of the project.
PhD: the gross salary starts at € 2,174 and increases to € 2,779 per month in the fourth year of the appointment.
Postdoc: the gross salary is in the range between € 3,044 and maximum € 3,997 per month.
More information and application
More information and the online application form can be found at http://www.uu.nl/en/research/imau/about-us/vacancies <http://www.uu.nl/en/research/imau/about-us/vacancies>.
The deadline for application is October 15th.
Best regards,
Willem Jan van de Berg
w.j.vandeberg@uu.nl <mailto:w.j.vandeberg@uu.nl>
Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research Utrecht
Utrecht University
PO Box 80000, NL-3508 TA Utrecht, the Netherlands
Tel. +31 (0)30 2533273 Fax +31 (0)30 2543163
www.imau.nl <http://www.imau.nl/>
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Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2016 00:46:40 -0400
From: Brian Magi <Brian.Magi@uncc.edu>
To: met-jobs@lists.reading.ac.uk
Subject: [Met-jobs] Assistant Professor of Ecohydrology or
Hydrometeorology at UNC Charlotte
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please post the following to your listserve. thanks very much.
Assistant Professor of Ecohydrology or Hydrometeorology
Department of Geography and Earth Sciences
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
The Department of Geography and Earth Sciences at the University of North
Carolina at Charlotte (UNC Charlotte) is recruiting a tenure-track
Assistant Professor specializing in hydrometeorology or ecohydrology with
expertise broadly related to characterizing water-land-atmosphere
interactions across a range of spatial and/or temporal scales. The position
will begin August 2017. Required qualifications are: 1) a Ph.D. in
Geography, Atmospheric Sciences, Environmental Sciences, or a related
discipline by the time of appointment; 2) the ability to develop and
maintain an externally-funded research program; 3) the ability to
contribute to undergraduate and graduate curricula consistent with
departmental needs; and 4) the ability to contribute to the Department's
interdisciplinary research mission. We encourage candidates whose
experience in teaching, research, and community service has prepared them
to contribute to our commitment to an environment of diversity and academic
excellence.
The successful candidate will play an important role in the atmospheric
sciences and the earth and environmental sciences components of our
graduate and undergraduate programs, will contribute to the department's
interdisciplinary teaching and research missions in the geographical and
natural sciences, and will maintain an active, scholarly research agenda
that includes advising students in the department's graduate programs. The
successful candidate is expected to teach courses that contribute to the
B.S. in Meteorology program and the B.S. in Earth and Environmental
Sciences program, particularly the Atmospheric Sciences and Hydrological
Sciences Concentrations.
The Department offers undergraduate degrees in Geology, Earth and
Environmental Sciences, Meteorology, Environmental Studies, and Geography.
At the graduate level, the Department offers an M.S. in Earth Sciences and
participates in an interdisciplinary Ph.D. program in Infrastructure and
Environmental Systems. The Department also offers an M.A. in Geography, a
Ph.D. in Geography, and participates in an interdisciplinary Ph.D. program
in Public Policy.
The Department of Geography and Earth Sciences is an interdisciplinary
community of social and physical scientists with over 30 faculty members
and more than 100 graduate students, and is housed within the College of
Liberal Arts and Sciences. As the largest college at UNC Charlotte, the
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences comprises 20 departments in the
humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and military sciences, as
well as 24 applied research centers and interdisciplinary programs. It
offers eight doctoral degrees, 34 master's degrees and graduate
certificates and 34 undergraduate degrees.
UNC Charlotte is a rapidly growing doctoral-granting urban university
located in the state's largest metropolitan area. The University is a
Carnegie Foundation Community Engagement campus. More than 27,000
culturally diverse students are currently enrolled at the University.
Review of applications will begin October 28, 2016, and continue until the
position is filled. Applications must be submitted electronically at
https://jobs.uncc.edu and include: 1) a letter of application, 2) a
curriculum vitae, 3) a statement of research interests, 4) a teaching
statement, 5) a diversity statement and 6) the names and contact
information of three references. All applicants are subject to criminal
background checks. As a college with diverse faculty, staff, and students,
finalists will be asked during their screening interviews to discuss how
the topics of diversity and inclusion are incorporated into their teaching,
research, and service.
As an EOE/AA employer and an ADVANCE Institution that strives to create an
academic climate in which the dignity of all individuals is respected and
maintained, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte encourages
applications from all underrepresented groups.
We strongly encourage prospective candidates to visit the Department
website (http://geoearth.uncc.edu) prior to applying. For additional
information, contact Dr. Sara Gagné, Search Committee Chair, at
1-704-687-5911 or sgagne@uncc.edu.
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Message: 5
Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2016 20:31:38 +0000
From: "Rasch, Philip J" <Philip.Rasch@pnnl.gov>
To: "met-jobs@lists.reading.ac.uk" <met-jobs@lists.reading.ac.uk>
Subject: [Met-jobs] opening for research assistant at Pacific
Northwest National Lab, Richland Wa, USA
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Hi all,
I am writing to make you aware of an opening as a research assistant in my
group for a recent undergraduate with appropriate skills as described in
the job ad below and a degree in a science area relevant to the position,
or a degree in a related science, engineering, or math field .
If you are aware of strong candidates, please let them know about the
position.
A link to the job ad can be found here:
Please feel free to forward to other relevant venues also.
Thanks in advance for your help, and regards
Phil Rasch
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Phil Rasch
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
902 Battelle Boulevard
P. O. Box 999, MSIN K9-34
Richland, WA, 99352
Phone (509)372-4464, Fax (509)372-6153
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Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2016 21:42:18 +0000
From: "Fast, Jerome D" <Jerome.Fast@pnnl.gov>
To: "met-jobs@lists.reading.ac.uk" <met-jobs@lists.reading.ac.uk>
Subject: [Met-jobs] FW: Post-doctoral position in Atmospheric Data
Assimilation
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Post-Doctorate Position – Atmospheric Data Assimilation
The Atmospheric Sciences and Global Change Division (http://www.pnnl.gov/atmospheric) at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is seeking a postdoctoral scientist to work on data assimilation for cloud-resolving (grid spacing ~1 km) and Large-Eddy Simulation (LES, grid spacing ~10's of m) spatial scales. The post-doctoral fellow will work with a project team (Drs. Jerome Fast, Robert Houze, Samson Hagos, Zhe Feng, Larry Berg, William Gustfson, and Heng Xiao) to create more realistic initial and boundary conditions for simulations of shallow clouds and the transition from shallow to deep convection. This will involve merging extensive in situ (surface monitoring, radiosondes, aircraft) and remote sensing (lidar, radar, satellite) measurements with model predictions to create high spatial and temporal resolution analyses. Development will be based on existing data assimilation packages developed for the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model. In addition, the fellow will be expected to contribute to challenging modeling studies designed to 1) better understand the processes contributing to the initiation, evolution, and organization of convective clouds, 2) improve physics parameterizations, and 3) optimize meteorological sampling locations.
The candidate should have demonstrated expertise in data assimilation. An understanding of the processes represented by cloud microphysics and convective parameterizations used by atmospheric models is desirable. Proficiency with FORTRAN and coding experience in atmospheric modeling are required, and the ability to modify, compile and run WRF is essential. Familiarity with U.S. Department of Energy Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) data products is useful, but not required. Teamwork and strong communication skills for engaging with project teams at PNNL and the broader climate research community are also important.
The successful candidate will join the team of PNNL researchers that are expanding the knowledge of fundamental atmospheric processes, developing state-of-the-art modeling capabilities, and improving understanding of how human and natural systems interact. Working across disciplines, we integrate theory, measurements, and modeling at molecular to global scales.
Use the following link, https://pnnl.jibeapply.com/jobs/305637/Post+Doctorate+RA+-+Climate+Science?lang=en-US for the full position description with specific requirements and details on how to submit your application. Or visit http://jobs.pnnl.gov and search for Job ID 305637 under the current job openings.
Jerome Fast
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Jerome Fast
Atmospheric Sciences and Global Change Division
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
P.O. Box 999, MSIN K9-30
Richland, WA 99352
Tel: (509) 372-6116 Fax: (509) 372-6168
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Message: 7
Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2016 19:43:30 +0000
From: Paul Kushner <paul.kushner@utoronto.ca>
To: "met-jobs@lists.reading.ac.uk" <met-jobs@lists.reading.ac.uk>
Subject: [Met-jobs] Graduate Study Opportunities in Atmosphere/Ocean
Physics at the University of Toronto
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Graduate Study Opportunities in Atmosphere/Ocean Physics at the University of Toronto
This is to announce the availability, at the Department of Physics in the University of Toronto, Canada, of several graduate research opportunities in Atmosphere/Ocean Physics. Our Department is home to one of the world's foremost groups in the study of physical processes in oceans and atmospheres. The group carries out fundamental research in areas of physics related to (1) geophysical fluid dynamics using theory and computation, (2) experimental design and implementation of global observational/remote sensing systems, and (3) state-of-the-art analysis of observed global-scale data. Although the group is focused on fundamental science, its research bears directly on a host of applications including international scientific assessments of global climate change and stratospheric ozone depletion, environmental impacts of atmospheric pollution including tropospheric ozone and biomass burning, and prediction of weather on Earth and other planets, ocean circulation, the Arctic and the cryosphere, and climate on all timescales. See http://www.physics.utoronto.ca/research/eapp for more about the Department's work in atmosphere/ocean physics and related Earth System Physics disciplines.
We welcome you to apply to join us as a prospective graduate student with a B.Sc. in Physics or a cognate discipline, including Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering Science, Environmental Physics, and of course Atmospheric/Oceanic science. Whatever your background, we value your quantitative skills and only require in addition an eagerness to learn and curiosity about these fascinating areas of research and study.
If you are interested in joining us you should apply directly to the Department of Physics via its website (http://www.physics.utoronto.ca/students/graduate-program), and should indicate clearly your interest in studying Atmosphere/Ocean Physics in your application. The deadline for applications for the 2017-2018 academic year is December 1, 2016.
If you have further questions about opportunities in theoretical, computational, and experimental fields of research in Atmosphere/Ocean physics, please contact Prof. Paul Kushner (paul.kushner@utoronto.ca), Nicolas Grisouard (nicolas.grisouard@physics.utoronto.ca), or Prof. Debra Wunch (debra.wunch@utoronto.ca).
Potential advisors in our group: Nicolas Grisouard, Dylan Jones, Paul Kushner, Christopher Lee, Richard Peltier, Kimberly Strong, Kaley Walker, and Debra Wunch.
More useful links:
Life in Toronto: http://www.sgs.utoronto.ca/prospectivestudents/Pages/Life-in-Toronto.aspx.
Our group's website: https://www.physics.utoronto.ca/research/eapp.
• • • •
Prof. Paul Kushner • paul.kushner@utoronto.ca • http://uoft.me/pjk
PI of CanSISE Network (cansise.ca)
Climate Dynamics • Atmospheric Physics • Cold-Climate Processes
Department of Physics • University of Toronto
60 St. George St., Toronto, ON, Canada, M5S 1A7
416.946.3683
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