[ES_JOBS_NET] PhD student opening in Global Ocean Modeling/Scientific Computing, DOE and Univ. of Michigan

[Christine Wiedinmyer]

PhD student opening in Global Ocean Modeling/Scientific Computing

A PhD student is sought for a Department of Energy (DOE)-funded project in
Global Ocean Modeling and

Scientific Computing. The student will work with Professor Brian Arbic
(http://arbic.earth.lsa.umich.edu) at

the University of Michigan (U-M), Dr. Phillip Wolfram
(https://www.lanl.gov/expertise/profiles/view/phillipwolfram)

and Dr. Andrew Roberts of DOE's Los Alamos National Laboratory, and other
DOE

scientists. The student will be admitted to the PhD program of the
Department of Earth and

Environmental Sciences (https://lsa.umich.edu/earth), and will attain a
joint PhD in U-M's Program in

Scientific Computing
(https://micde.umich.edu/ph-d-in-scientific-computing/).

The project involves insertion of tides into the ocean component of the DOE
Energy Exascale Earth

System Model (E3SM--
https://climatemodeling.science.energy.gov/projects/energy-exascale-earthsys
tem-

model). The ocean component is based upon the Model Prediction Across Scales
(MPAS) code

(https://mpas-dev.github.io/ocean/ocean.html), which uses a finite-element
mesh to focus attention on

coastal regions. With the addition of tidal forcing, the model will be an
ideal tool with which to quantify the

changes likely to occur in coastal areas over the next 50-100 years. The
student will be strongly

encouraged to spend significant time in Los Alamos, working alongside DOE
scientists. The project is

ideal for students who wish to apply the tools of scientific computing to
societally relevant problems, in a

university-DOE partnership with significant networking and travel
opportunities. The project will increase

the number of professionals familiar with both oceanography and
computational science, an identified

need in several federal ocean modeling centers including Los Alamos National
Laboratory.

Applicants must have strong quantitative and programming skills. Backgrounds
in mathematics, computer

science, physics, and related fields will be given highest consideration.
The preferred start date is

January 1, 2020, but a start date of September 1, 2020 is also possible.

Students interested in applying to work with Professor Arbic should email
their CV, unofficial transcript

and cover letter, combined into a single PDF file to:
Arbic-Ocean-Modeling-PhD at umich.edu. Questions

about the project may also be sent to this email address.

In addition, an application to the PhD program in Earth and Environmental
Sciences is required. See the

Department website for application information:
http://lsa.umich.edu/earth/graduate-students/applicationinfo.

html The application deadline to start in January 2020, is September 15,
2019. The application

deadline for Fall 2020 is January 7, 2020.

The University of Michigan is an affirmative action, equal opportunity
employer and is supportive of the

needs of dual career couples. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply

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