<div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><b>Postdoctoral Fellow position in tropical<span> </span><span>climate</span><span> </span>research (position remains open until filled)</b></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">We are planning to fill a postdoctoral position in the newly established research team “Tropical<span> </span><span>climate</span><span> </span>dynamics: past, present, future” led by<span> </span><span>Dr</span>. Malte Stuecker (<a href="https://www.iccp.ibs.re.kr/people/malte-stuecker" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">https://www.<span>iccp</span>.<span>ibs</span>.re.kr/pe<wbr>ople/malte-stuecker</a>) at the<span> </span><span>IBS</span><span> </span><span>Center</span><span> </span>for<span> </span><span>Climate</span><span> </span><span>Phy<wbr>sics</span><span> </span>(<span>ICCP</span>), Pusan National University (<a href="http://iccp.ibs.re.kr/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">http://<span>iccp</span>.<span>ibs</span>.re.kr</a>), South Korea.</div><div style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">The<span> </span><span>IBS</span><span> </span><span>Center</span><span> </span>for<span> </span><span>Climate</span><span> </span><span>Phy<wbr>sics</span><span> </span>(<span>ICCP</span>),<span> </span><span>directed</span><span> </span>by<span> </span><span>Dr</span>.<span> </span><span>A<wbr>xel</span><span> </span><span>Timmermann</span>, is<span> </span><span>dedicated</span><span> </span>to<span> </span><span>advancing</span><span> </span>the understanding of natural<span> </span><span>climate</span><span> </span>variability, man-made<span> </span><span>climate</span><span> </span>change and their impacts on the hydrological cycle, regional processes, ice-sheets, and sea level. The<span> </span><span>ICCP</span><span> </span>is generously funded through the Institute for Basic Science (<span>IBS</span>) (<a href="http://ibs.re.kr/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">http://<span>ibs</span>.re.kr</a>).</div><div style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Applicants for these positions should have a PhD in physical oceanography, atmospheric science,<span> </span><span>climate</span><span> </span>dynamics, or a related field. Postdoctoral Fellows are expected to have strong computational skills, a good publication record, a high level of independence and creativity, and an interest in working in an international and interdisciplinary research environment. Our tropical<span> </span><span>climate</span><span> </span>research team studies modes of<span> </span><span>climate</span><span> </span>variability (such as ENSO, decadal variability, Monsoon systems), global teleconnections and their sensitivities to past and future<span> </span><span>climate</span><span> </span>change. Furthermore, we are interested in the question of which sea surface temperature and precipitation patterns will emerge in response to anthropogenic forcing and the greater role of tropical<span> </span><span>climate</span><span> </span>in the Earth system.</div><div style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Postdoctoral fellows will receive a competitive salary (50 million KRW/year, which is approx. 46,000 USD/year), support for conference travel, support for relocation, access to a 1 Pflop supercomputer, as well as benefits and incentives.</div><div style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Employer:<span> </span><span>IBS</span><span> </span><span>Center</span><span> </span>for<span> </span><span>Clima<wbr>te</span><span> </span><span>Physics</span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Location: Pusan National University, Busan, South Korea</div><div style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Education Level: PhD</div><div style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Job type: Postdoctoral Fellow</div><div style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Term: Full Time, 2 year, with possibility for renewal</div><div style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Start date of position: Summer 2018 or later</div><div style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><span>ICCP</span><span> </span>is located in Busan, the second largest city in South Korea and the ninth largest port city in the world. Surrounded by ocean and mountains, the city has a dramatic natural background, and the multitude of neighborhoods in Busan each have a distinct character. From designer cafes and casual bars to temples at the end of hiking trails, and good food at every place imaginable, Busan has something for everyone. Also, Busan is an international metropolis characterized by remarkably low living costs.</div><div style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Please submit a cover letter, a short statement of your research interests, curriculum vitae, the name of 2 references, and up to three publications to Ms. Jenny Choi (<a href="mailto:hahadaye@pusan.ac.kr" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">hahadaye@pusan.ac.kr</a><span> </span>). If you have any further questions regarding this position, please contact Malte Stuecker (<a href="mailto:stuecker@pusan.ac.kr" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">stuecker@pusan.ac.kr</a>) or<span> </span><span>Axel</span><span> </span><span>Timmermann</span><span> </span>(<a href="mailto:timmermann@pusan.ac.kr" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)"><span>timmermann</span><wbr>@pusan.ac.kr</a><span> </span>). The position remains open until filled.</div><div class="gmail-yj6qo" style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"></div><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"><br></div>