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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino
Linotype",serif;color:black">Ocean Modeling Postdoc
</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino
Linotype",serif;color:black">Job Description:</span></b><span
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Linotype",serif;color:black">
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino
Linotype",serif;color:#333333">Located in northern New
Mexico, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is a center for
research in a wide range of scientific disciplines, including
climate science, space exploration, geophysics, renewable
energy, supercomputing, medicine, and nanotechnology. The
Computer, Computational, and Statistical Sciences (CCS) Division
is a vibrant scientific research and development organization
working in multiple mission areas of Los Alamos National
Laboratory, including its climate program.</span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino
Linotype",serif;color:black"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino
Linotype",serif;color:#333333">The Computational Physics
Group, CCS-2, seeks a postdoctoral researcher
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino
Linotype",serif;color:black">to work on a project aimed at
<b>identifying controls on the strength and variability of the
Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC).</b> In
particular we are interested in quantifying the contribution of
Agulhas Leakage to the heat and salt budget of the Atlantic
through numerical simulation. </span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino
Linotype",serif;color:#333333">The position is within
HiLAT, a DOE-funded project to study regional and global impacts
of high-latitude climate change.</span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino
Linotype",serif;color:black"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino
Linotype",serif;color:black">For candidates interested in
spending half-time on research of their choice, the possibility
exists to pursue a joint appointment with LANL’s Center for
Nonlinear Studies (CNLS), which includes a dynamic community of
postdocs focused on complex nonlinear problems.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino
Linotype",serif;color:black">The ideal candidate would have
a background in large-scale computational oceanography, and an
interest to work in an interdisciplinary team of climate
scientists. But any strong candidate with an interest in
physical oceanography, strong computational skills, and a
doctorate in a relevant field like climate science, atmospheric
science, computational science, mathematics or physics will be
given serious consideration.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino
Linotype",serif;color:black">Minimum Job Requirements:
</span></b></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:normal">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span>·<span
style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino
Linotype",serif;color:black">Doctorate in physical
oceanography, climate science, atmospheric science,
computational science, mathematics, physics, or similar field.
</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:normal">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span>·<span
style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino
Linotype",serif;color:black">Strong computational skills.</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:normal">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span>·<span
style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino
Linotype",serif;color:black">Interest in physical
oceanography.</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:normal">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span>·<span
style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino
Linotype",serif;color:black">Ability to effectively
communicate technical work in presentations and peer-reviewed
journals.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino
Linotype",serif;color:black">Desired skills:</span></b></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:6.0pt">
<span
style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span>·<span
style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Palatino
Linotype",serif;color:black">Background in large-scale
computational oceanography.</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:6.0pt">
<span
style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span>·<span
style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Palatino
Linotype",serif;color:black">Interest to work in an
interdisciplinary team of climate scientists</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino
Linotype",serif;color:black">Education:</span></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino
Linotype",serif;color:black"> PhD in
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino
Linotype",serif;color:#333333">relevant field completed
within the past five years, or soon to be completed.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino
Linotype",serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext
1.0pt;padding:0in">Notes to Applicants:</span></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino
Linotype",serif;color:#333333"> In addition to applying
on-line at </span><a
href="http://www.lanl.gov/careers/career-options/jobs/index.php"
target="_blank"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino
Linotype",serif">http://www.lanl.gov/careers/<wbr>career-options/jobs/index.php</span></a><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino
Linotype",serif;color:#333333"> (Job # IRC51660),
interested candidates should send their application package </span>
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino
Linotype",serif;color:black">(cover letter, curriculum
vitae, statement of research interests, and names and contact
information of three references) to Wilbert Weijer (</span><a
href="mailto:wilbert@lanl.gov" target="_blank"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino
Linotype",serif">wilbert@lanl.gov</span></a><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino
Linotype",serif;color:black">). Review of applications will
start October 3, 2016, and continue until the position is
filled.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino
Linotype",serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext
1.0pt;padding:0in">Pre-Employment Drug Test: </span></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino
Linotype",serif;color:#333333">The Laboratory requires
successful applicants to complete a pre-employment drug test and
maintains a substance abuse policy that includes random drug
testing. </span><span
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Linotype",serif;color:black"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino
Linotype",serif;color:#333333">Exceptional candidates may
be considered for a Director's Fellowship and outstanding
candidates may be considered for the prestigious Marie Curie,
Richard P. Feynman, J. Robert Oppenheimer, or Frederick Reines
Fellowships. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino
Linotype",serif;color:#333333">For general information to
the Postdoc Program go to
</span><a
href="http://www.lanl.gov/careers/career-options/postdoctoral-research/index.php"
target="_blank"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino
Linotype",serif">http://www.lanl.gov/careers/<wbr>career-options/postdoctoral-<wbr>research/index.php</span></a></p>
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