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<p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height:
21px;">A<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong>land-ice
modeling Scientist</strong><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>position
with 12 month base salary support is open in the<span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a
href="http://www2.cgd.ucar.edu/"
style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(225,
118, 25);">Climate and Global Dynamics (CGD)
Laboratory</a><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>of the
National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)
in Boulder, Colorado. This position comes with
associated software engineering and project
scientist support, as well as a share of CGD
administrative and computing resources.</p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height:
21px;">The<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a
href="http://www.cesm.ucar.edu/"
style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(225,
118, 25);">Community Earth System Model (CESM)</a><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>has
state-of- the-art capabilities for Greenland ice
sheet applications, including an efficient,
higher-order ice sheet dynamical core, and
two-way coupling between the ice sheet and other
climate model components. From this strong base,
the specific responsibilities associated with
the position are: to conduct original,
independent and collaborative research toward
the development of the CESM Land Ice Model; to
provide scientific leadership for the extension
of the CESM Land Ice Model to Antarctica,
including the parameterization of processes
coupling ice shelves to ice sheets and the
ocean; to lead and facilitate research on the
past and future evolution of ice sheets; and to
communicate scientific results through both
publications in scientific journals and
presentations at national and international
scientific meetings. In order to address the
high-priority community requirements
efficiently, activities are to be coordinated
with the CESM Land Ice Working Group (LIWG),
university contributors, and other national
laboratories. The successful candidate will
supervise a newly hired Project Scientist and a
Software Engineer in the new CESM Land Ice
Modeling project at NCAR.</p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height:
21px;">The successful candidate also will be
expected to contribute to the CGD mission, "To
discover the key processes in each component of
the Earth's climate system and to understand the
interactions among them; to represent this
knowledge in community models that effectively
utilize computing advances; and to apply these
models and observations to scientific problems
of societal relevance." To fulfill this mission,
CGD encourages and supports a triad of
interdependent activities: fundamental research
into atmospheric and climate processes,
community model development, and the application
of these models to research the earth's climate
system. CGD is the host center of the Community
Earth System Model (CESM), and virtually all its
activities and resources directly or indirectly
support CESM, either in the immediate or longer
term. CGD scientists do have the opportunity to
develop an independent research program, within
the broad scope of these expectations and of the
NCAR and CGD strategic plans. Such research
could be either collaborative or independent,
but should take advantage of and contribute to
NCAR as a national center.</p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height:
21px;">The position may be filled at any of
NCAR’s scientist levels, Scientist I, Scientist
II, Scientist III, or Senior Scientist,
depending on experience and qualifications.
These levels are approximately equivalent to
university tenure track ranks of Assistant
Professor, Associate Professor, Associate
Professor with tenure and full Professor,
respectively. Promotion from either Scientist I
or II is expected sometime within a 5 year term,
pending a successful review of scientific
productivity and innovation, contributions to
CGD and NCAR programs, community service, and
emerging scientific leadership. Scientist III
and Senior Scientist appointments are made by
the NCAR director based on the recommendation of
the NCAR Appointments Review Group.</p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height:
21px;"><strong>Information for Applicants:</strong><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>To apply
for this position, visit UCAR Human Resources (<a
href="https://ucar.silkroad.com/epostings/index.cfm?fuseaction=app.jobinfo&jobid=218019&version=1#.V_a1ZWihjIA.gmail"
style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(225,
118, 25);">https://ucar.silkroad.com/epostings/index.cfm?fuseaction=app.jobinfo&job...</a>).
A Ph.D or equivalent experience in glaciology,
earth system science, atmospheric science,
environmental science, oceanography, or a
related physical science is required. Applicants
are requested to supply a cover letter, a
statement of research interests and how they
might contribute to the CGD mission and
strategic plan, a current CV and the names of
four potential references. Consideration of
applications will begin<span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong>Monday,
November 14</strong>.</p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; line-height:
21px;">CGD is a laboratory of NCAR, a Federally
Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC)
of the National Science Foundation. NCAR is an
Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer.
Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.
Further information about NCAR, CGD, the CGD
Strategic Plan, and CESM can be found at<span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a
href="http://www2.cgd.ucar.edu/"
style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(225,
118, 25);">http://www2.cgd.ucar.edu</a>.</p>
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