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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=DE link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel is a foundation of public law jointly financed by the Federal Republic of Germany (90 %) and the state of Schleswig-Holstein (10%) and is one of the internationally leading institutions in the field of marine sciences. Currently GEOMAR disposes over an annual budget of approx. 75 million euros and has approx. 1000 employees.</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The following position is to be filled as soon as possible:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Post-doctoral scientist<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>in the research unit “Marine Meteorology” as part of research division “Ocean Circulation and Climate Dynamics”.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Job Description:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The goal of this position is the development and implementation of a data assimilation system for an existing climate (ocean-atmosphere-sea ice) model. A special focus lies on the flexibility of the data assimilation system which should be applicable for the atmospheric as well as the oceanic component of the climate model. Data assimilation, however, will be mostly applied in coupled mode. In addition, we expect teaching contributions within the Bachelor and Master </span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>programmes</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> (“Physik des Erdsystems” and “Climate Physics”) during lecture times up to four hours per week.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Qualifications:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=1 style='margin-left:32.4pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>PhD in natural sciences (e.g., Meteorology, Oceanography, Physics)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=1 style='margin-left:32.4pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Experience in coupled atmosphere-ocean modelling <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=1 style='margin-left:32.4pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Knowledge in dynamics of the atmosphere and the oceans, and in atmosphere-ocean interactions<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=1 style='margin-left:32.4pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Experience in data assimilation in atmosphere or ocean models<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=1 style='margin-left:32.4pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Teaching experience is desirable <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=1 style='margin-left:32.4pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Very good programming skills (e.g., Fortran, Matlab, IDL, Unix/Linux)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:32.4pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:AR-SA'>Ability to work in a team</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:32.4pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Fluency in English</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>This is a full-time position which is available for 2 years. The fixed-term contract shall comply with Paragraph 2 Section 1 of The Act of Academic Fixed-Term Contract (German WissZeitVG). The salary depends on qualification up to the class 14 TVöD of the German salary scale for public employees.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The regular working time corresponds to a full-time employment. The position can be split.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel seeks to increase the proportion of female scientists and explicitly encourages qualified female academics to apply. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>GEOMAR is an equal opportunity employer and encourages scientists with disabilities to apply. Qualified disabled applicants will receive preference in the application process.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Please send your application for this position (letter of motivation, CV, publication list), including two names of possible references, not later than 18<sup>th</sup> June 2017</span><span lang=EN-US> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>in a <u>single</u> pdf-file using the keyword "<b> PostDoc/ME/DATEN</b> " to the following address: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:bewerbung@geomar.de"><span lang=DE>bewerbung@geomar.de</span></a></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>GEOMAR | Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Personalabteilung<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Bewerbermanagement / PostDoc/ME/DATEN<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Wischhofstraße 1 - 3 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>24148 Kiel<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Please mention the keyword in the subject line of your e-mail. As soon as the selection procedure has finished, all application papers will be destroyed according to data protection regulation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>For further information regarding the position please contact Prof. Dr. Mojib Latif,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:mlatif@geomar.de"><span lang=EN-US>mlatif@geomar.de</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>, or Prof. Dr. Katja Matthes, <a href="mailto:kmatthes@geomar.de">kmatthes@geomar.de</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Please do not contact us by phone about the present state of procedures. However, we will answer all your questions if you send us an e-mail to bewerbung@geomar.de. In doing so, please refer to the keyword.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Weitere Informationen zum GEOMAR Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel bzw. der Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft finden Sie unter <a href="http://www.geomar.de/">www.geomar.de</a> oder <a href="http://www.helmholtz.de/">www.helmholtz.de</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>