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<b>POST-DOCTORAL POSITION IN ECOSYSTEM MODELING</b><br>
LSCE, Gif-sur-Yvette, 17/06/2016<br>
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The land-surface modeling group at the LSCE (<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.lsce.ipsl.fr/">www.lsce.ipsl.fr/</a>) is
looking for a post-doctoral<br>
researcher or engineer interested in land surface and ecosystem
modeling. The position is<br>
available for a fixed-term period of 2.5 years with a possible
extension.<br>
<br>
The scientific context is the quantification of CO2 and CH4 fluxes
exchanged between the<br>
terrestrial vegetation and the atmosphere and the understanding of
the underlying processes.<br>
Within the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), recently
launched by the<br>
European Commission, the LSCE will directly contribute to the
improvement of the global<br>
greenhouse gas monitoring and forecasting system of the European
Center for Meteorological<br>
Weather Forecast (ECMWF). The main objective is to develop global
statistical models (such as<br>
neural networks or model tree ensembles) for specific processes
linked to CO2/CH4 fluxes, to be<br>
inserted in the Compound Integrated Forecasting System (C-IFS) of
ECMWF. The first component<br>
is a statistical model to compute CH4 emissions from wetland and
permafrost areas, trained with<br>
fluxes estimated from a process-based land surface model (such as
the ORCHIDEE model) and<br>
forced with meteorological, topographic and productivity variables
(from C-IFS). The second<br>
component is a statistical model to relate the Gross Primary
Production (GPP) of the land surface<br>
model in C-IFS to newly available Solar Induced Fluorescence data
(SIF) measured from space<br>
(such as GOSAT and GOME2 instruments). The candidate will insert in
a team of researchers<br>
with the primary objective to help constructing these statistical
models and to valorize them in<br>
collaboration with ECMWF researchers. He/She will also use the
global land surface model<br>
ORCHIDEE (co-developed at LSCE), including recent developments
related to natural CH4<br>
emissions and the simulation of canopy level vegetation
fluorescence. Specific tasks of the<br>
position will be further adjusted following discussions between the
applicant and the principal<br>
investigators, while taking into account the experience of the
applicant. The activities will be<br>
located at LSCE (CEA, Orme des Merisiers, Gif/Yvette, France) on the
plateau of Saclay,<br>
approximately 25 km south-west of Paris, with some travel to England
(ECMWF).<br>
<br>
<u>Home institution:</u><br>
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement (LSCE,
Orme-les-Merisiers, Gif-sur-<br>
Yvette). LSCE is a joint research unit of Commissariat à L’Energie
Atomique et des Energies<br>
Alternatives (CEA), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
(CNRS) and Université de<br>
Versailles Saint Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ). LSCE employs over 320
researchers covering 30<br>
different nationalities. Their research mission is to contribute to
a better understanding of the<br>
interactions between human activities in the Earth System,
environment and climate dynamics at<br>
different time scales. LSCE is a world-class institute and a
thriving nexus for climate change<br>
research.<br>
<br>
<u>Qualifications required:</u><br>
We are seeking highly motivated candidates with a degree (Master or
PhD) in for example<br>
mathematics, physics, engineering, computer science, meteorology or
theoretical ecology.<br>
Candidates should have preferably expertise in statistical or
process-oriented modeling and strong<br>
desire to develop code and integrate scientific knowledge into
numerical schemes. A broad<br>
interest in natural sciences and more specifically in terrestrial
ecology is essential.<br>
<br>
<u>Required content of the application:</u><br>
Applications and inquiries should be sent to:<br>
Philippe Peylin (<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:peylin@lsce.ipsl.fr">peylin@lsce.ipsl.fr</a>)<br>
Frederic Chevallier (<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:chevalier@lsce.ipsl.fr">chevalier@lsce.ipsl.fr</a>)<br>
Applications should include (1) a curriculum vitae, (2) statement of
motivation and (3) names,<br>
addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses of at least two
references. The position is<br>
available from September 1st and will remain open until filled with
a review of applications and<br>
interviews starting early July. Salary follows national directives
and is adjusted for work<br>
experience.<br>
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