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<b>Postdoctoral Research Position at Los Alamos National Laboratory</b><b><br>
</b><b>Improving the MPAS-Seaice sea-ice model and sea-ice/ocean
coupling in the ACME Global Climate Model</b><br>
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<b>Overview:</b> Los Alamos National Laboratory is a
multidisciplinary research institution engaged in science and
engineering on behalf of national security. The postdoc position is
within the Climate, Ocean and Sea-Ice Modeling (COSIM) project
which develops advanced ocean and ice models for the study of
climate and climate change, and the T3 (Fluid Dynamics and Solid
Mechanics) group, a part of the Theoretical Division.<br>
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<b>Detailed Description:</b> The COSIM group seeks a postdoc to
improve the MPAS-Seaice sea-ice model and the sea-ice/ocean coupling
of the Accelerated Climate Model for Energy (ACME) global climate
model. Possible projects include: improving the physical fidelity of
sea ice to ocean coupling fluxes related to brine drainage and study
its affect on ocean properties (with focus on deep water formation
in the Southern Ocean); investigating the effect of embedding
sea-ice draft in a variable sea-surface height ocean model and
improving the sea-ice/ocean stress calculation to include depth
effects. Projects will likely include both model development in
MPAS-Seaice and performing and analyzing simulations with a fully
coupled global climate model. <br>
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<b>Keywords:</b> climate, climate modeling, sea-ice modeling, ocean
modeling, global climate models.<br>
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<b>Minimum Job Requirements:</b> Experience and knowledge of
computational climate modeling, preferably both the construction of
models and their application in a fully coupled context. Software
skills including expertise in high-performance computing languages
(e.g. Fortran, C, C++) and knowledge of a scripting framework (e.g.
Python). Requirements also include demonstrated ability to work in a
team setting.<br>
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<b>Desired Skills: </b> The successful candidate will have
demonstrated the following: scientific excellence as evidenced by
submission and publication of authored publications in refereed
journals, the ability to create or improve numerical models, and the
ability to analyze and interpret climate simulation data. <br>
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<b>Education:</b> A Ph.D. in sea-ice physics, physical oceanography,
atmospheric sciences, climate modeling, physics, applied
mathematics, or closely related field.<br>
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<b>Note to Applicant:</b> Send a curriculum vitae, digitized copies
of transcripts, names of three references, and a cover letter
detailing qualifications and research interests to Adrian Turner at <a
href="mailto:akt@lanl.gov" target="_blank"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:akt@lanl.gov">akt@lanl.gov</a></a>.
Please include “ACME Sea-ice Postdoc” in the email subject line.
Applications will be reviewed as received with the intent of filling
the position before August, 2016. Start date can be no later than
the end of 2016.<br>
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<b>Pre-Employment Drug Test:</b> The Laboratory requires successful
applicants to complete a pre-employment drug test and maintains a
substance abuse policy that includes random drug testing.<br>
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Candidates may be considered for a Director's Fellowship and
outstanding candidates may be considered for the prestigious Marie
Curie, Richard P. Feynman, or J. Robert Oppenheimer.<br>
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For general information related to the Postdoc Program go to <a
href="http://www.lanl.gov/careers/career-options/postdoctoral-research/index.php"
target="_blank"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.lanl.gov/careers/career-options/postdoctoral-research/index.php">http://www.lanl.gov/careers/career-options/postdoctoral-research/index.php</a></a>.
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<b>Equal Opportunity:</b> Los Alamos National Laboratory is an equal
opportunity employer and supports a diverse and inclusive
workforce. We welcome and encourage applications from the broadest
possible range of qualified candidates. The Laboratory is also
committed to making our workplace accessible to individuals with
disabilities and will provide reasonable accommodations, upon
request, for individuals to participate in the application and
hiring process. To request such an accommodation, please send an
email to <a href="mailto:applyhelp@lanl.gov" target="_blank">applyhelp@lanl.gov</a> or
call <a href="tel:1-505-665-5627" value="+15056655627"
target="_blank">1-505-665-5627</a>.
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