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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Postdoctoral Investigator<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri-Bold;color:black'>Influence of Arctic - Lower-Latitude Interactions on Weather and Climate Variability<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) invites applications for a postdoctoral<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>investigator to study influence of Arctic–lower latitude interactions on weather and climate<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>variability with a team of scientists from WHOI (Young-Oh Kwon and Claude Frankignoul) and<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>NCAR (Gokhan Danabasoglu and Steve Yeager).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>The project aims to investigate the tropical and mid-latitude (collectively referred to as lower<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>latitudes) oceanic and atmospheric drivers of regional Arctic changes as well as the impact of<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Arctic variability on the Northern Hemisphere climate and weather extremes, based on a<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>combination of available observations and state-of-the-art climate models. Additionally, the<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>proposed work will contribute to a European Union-led international collaboration, the Blue-<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Action Project (http://blue-action.eu/). The postdoctoral investigator will be primarily<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>responsible for numerical experiments designed to establish the influence of Arctic changes on<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>the lower latitudes.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri-Bold;color:black'>EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE DESIRED:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"SymbolMT",sans-serif;color:black'>• </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Recent Ph.D. degree (or nearly completed) in atmospheric science, oceanography, or other<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>relevant discipline.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"SymbolMT",sans-serif;color:black'>• </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Prior experience in global climate modeling, preferably with the Community Earth System<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Model (CESM), with ability to modify the component models to setup the planned<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>simulations<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"SymbolMT",sans-serif;color:black'>• </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Some understanding of Arctic climate and its relationship with lower latitude climate and<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>weather<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"SymbolMT",sans-serif;color:black'>• </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Strong written and oral communication skills, as evidenced preferably through publications<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>in peer-reviewed scientific literature and presentations to a variety of audiences<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>The position will be located at WHOI in Woods Hole, MA with the expectation of extended visits<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>to NCAR to collaborate directly with the NCAR Co-PIs. WHOI has a top-rated postdoctoral<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>program (www.whoi.edu/postdoctoral/) that supports a dynamic postdoctoral community with<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>formal mentoring and career guidance programs. This position is full-time and eligible for<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>benefits. The initial appointment will be for one year with a possibility of renewal for another<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>year. Renewal of the appointment is conditional on the postdoctoral investigator making<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>satisfactory progress during the initial year. Start date is flexible, but the successful candidate<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>could begin immediately.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#00000A'>Qualified applicants should submit a cover letter, CV, up to three relevant publications, and<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#00000A'>contact information for at least three professional references. Please apply online at<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#00000A'>http://www.whoi.edu/HR/page.do?pid=21135.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#00000A'>For further information please contact Young-Oh Kwon (yokwon@whoi.edu).</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>