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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Times">GNSS
Postdoctoral Opportunity</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times"><br>
<br>
<i><span style="color:maroon">Deadline: </span></i></span></b><b><i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Lucida Grande';color:maroon;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">To receive maximum consideration, applications should be received by
April 15, 2016.</span></i></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times">The
UCAR Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere and Climate
(COSMIC) Program is initiating a postdoctoral fellowship program to support and
encourage the advancement and application of Global Navigation Satellite System
(GNSS) remote sensing for atmospheric and Earth sciences. GNSS Radio
Occultation (RO) is a powerful observational technique with demonstrated impact
on space weather, climate, and numerical weather prediction. The upcoming
launch of the COSMIC-2 constellation in early 2017 will usher in a new era of
RO technology. When compared to existing RO systems, this operational mission
will provide improved data quality due to higher signal to noise ratio,
multi-GNSS constellation retrievals, deeper penetration into the moist atmospheric
boundary layer, and a higher number of occultations per day. The COSMIC-2
mission will extend the existing data record of RO. With more than 10 million
neutral atmospheric profiles, and nearly 5 million ionospheric profiles
processed from more than 10 satellite missions spanning 20 years, the COSMIC
Data Analysis and Archive Center (CDAAC) is recognized as a world leading RO
data provider.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times">This
fellowship program is designed to support early career scientists who are
interested in GNSS remote sensing and would like to begin their careers working
with a group of scientists whose research interests include new retrieval
technology, space weather, numerical weather prediction, and weather and
climate processes.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times">Location</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times">All
COSMIC fellows will work within the COSMIC program office in Boulder, Colorado.
The COSMIC program is one of nine programs within the UCAR Community Programs
(UCP) umbrella. Its mission is to develop innovative observational techniques
that use signals from Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), and to
support the application of these techniques in research and operations for the
broad Earth Science Community.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times">Qualifications</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times">A
recent Ph.D. or Sc. D. degree granted in an area of research that is related to
atmospheric science, climate, space weather, remote sensing, or engineering.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times">Areas
of Research</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times">All
COSMIC fellows are expected to pursue a research agenda that includes GNSS
radio occultation. Leveraging the unique characteristics of RO by combining
with other remote sensing systems is encouraged. Potential topics may include,
but are not limited to, the following:</span></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times">Numerical Weather Prediction</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times">Climate</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times">Space Weather</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times">Water Cycle</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times">RO Science</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times">Improved GNSS and RO retrieval development</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times">Emerging GNSS research opportunities, including GNSS reflectometry</span></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:Times;color:maroon">Deadline:
</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-family:'Lucida Grande';color:maroon;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">To receive maximum consideration, applications should be
received by April 15, 2016.</span></i></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times"><br>
Application Packages</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times"><br></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times">All
applications must include the following elements:</span></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times">Statement of research, not to exceed three pages (PDF)</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times">Curriculum Vita (PDF)</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times">Transcripts (PDF)</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times">A list of four references (names and email address)
(PDF)</span></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times"><br>
The statement of research is a critical component of the application package.
It should contain a clear statement of your research interests and how they
would align with the broader mission of the COSMIC program.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times"><br>
Please send all materials to:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times">COSMIC
Postdoctoral Review Committee at <a href="mailto:cosmic-postdoc@ucar.edu">cosmic-postdoc@ucar.edu</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times"><br>
Appointment Term</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times"><br>
The term of the fellowship is expected to be two years. Postdoctoral fellows
will undergo comprehensive evaluation after completing the first year of the
program.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times"><br>
Salary and Benefits</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times"><br>
COSMIC Postdoctoral fellows are employees of the University Corporation for
Atmospheric Research (UCAR) and receive a fixed annual stipend that is
competitive with other institutions. Benefits include health and dental
insurance, paid time off, paid holidays, a TIAA/CREF retirement fund and life
insurance. Support for travel and publication charges is available. COSMIC will
sponsor a J1 visa for this position. The start date for this appointment is
flexible, but expected to be around or after July 2016.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times"><br>
The COSMIC Postdoctoral Fellowship is sponsored by the National Science
Foundation (NSF) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times"><br>
Please contact Dr. John Braun, Director of COSMIC Postdoctoral Program at
<a href="mailto:braunj@ucar.edu">braunj@ucar.edu</a> for any questions related to this announcement. Additional
information regarding the COSMIC program, RO science, and application
instructions can be found at: <a href="http://www.cosmic.ucar.edu">www.cosmic.ucar.edu</a>.</span></p><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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