<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Calibri; font-weight: 700; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Research scientist to study concepts of space-borne concentration observations for the monitoring of hotspots of CO</span><span class="" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Calibri; font-weight: 700; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); vertical-align: -2pt;">2 </span><span class="" style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Calibri; font-weight: 700; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">and CH</span><span class="" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Calibri; font-weight: 700; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); vertical-align: -2pt;">4 </span><span class="" style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Calibri; font-weight: 700; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">emissions</span><br class=""><div class=""><div class="column"><p class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; font-weight: 700; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">LSCE : Laboratoire des Science du Climat et de l’Environnement</span></p><p class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; font-weight: 700;">Context:</span></p><p class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;">Comprehensive information about greenhouse gas emissions is essential for decision makers to track the effectiveness of emission control policies in the context of the Paris Agreement on Climate. To answer that need, LSCE has launched a research program known as TRACE (</span><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"><a href="http://trace.lsce.ipsl.fr" class="">http://trace.lsce.ipsl.fr</a></span><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;">) funded for four years by the French National Research agency and corporate partners THALES ALENIA SPACE, SUEZ and TOTAL. The TRACE program develops new GHG emissions measurement methods, going from the scale of industrial sites up to national and global CO</span><span class="" style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: Calibri; vertical-align: -1pt;">2 </span><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;">and CH</span><span class="" style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: Calibri; vertical-align: -1pt;">4 </span><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;">budgets, using satellite-mounted infrared spectrometers instruments and arrays of low-cost sensors deployed in situ, on the surface, around emitting industrial sites.</span></p><p class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; font-weight: 700;">Job description - Responsibilities and tasks:</span></p><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;">- </span><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;">Develop a high resolution atmospheric inverse modeling system assimilating column CO</span><span class="" style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: Calibri; vertical-align: -1pt;">2 </span><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;">and CH</span><span class="" style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: Calibri; vertical-align: -1pt;">4 </span><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;">satellite data and ground based measurements for the monitoring of emissions in western Europe,</span><br class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;">- </span><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;">Apply this system for studying the potential of different configurations of new concepts of space-borne greenhouse gas (GHG) observation for reducing uncertainties in emissions at the scale of populated regions, large cities and large point sources,</span><br class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;">- </span><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;">Work on the coupling of this system with inverse radiative transfer models developed by the Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique (LMD) to retrieve atmospheric column CO</span><span class="" style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: Calibri; vertical-align: -1pt;">2 </span><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;">and CH</span><span class="" style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: Calibri; vertical-align: -1pt;">4 </span><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;">data from satellite radiance measurements; this should lead to the development of an “end-to-end” simulation platform in support to the design and exploitation of satellite measurements,</span><br class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;">- </span><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;">Interact regularly with engineers from corporate partners and LMD to ensure that the model developments and experiments are in line with the measurement constraints and exploit their full potential,</span><br class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;">- </span><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;">Work with LSCE researchers and co-supervise a PhD student in the project for the exploration of the joint assimilation of atmospheric data on co-emitted species (such as CO and NO</span><span class="" style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: Calibri; vertical-align: -1pt;">2 </span><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;">data),</span><br class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;">- </span><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;">Lead and contribute to the writing of peer-reviewed publications with the results from TRACE,</span><br class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;">- </span><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;">Contribute to research projects connected to the objectives of TRACE,</span></div><div class="column"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;">- </span><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;">Promote the project results at international conferences</span><p class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; font-weight: 700;">Required skills/experience:</span></p><ul class="" style="list-style-type: none;"></ul><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;">- </span><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;">Knowledge in atmospheric sciences and/or statistical inversion techniques</span></div><div class="column"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;">- </span><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;">Experience with atmospheric transport, meteorological models and/or data assimilation systems</span></div><div class="column"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;">- </span><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;">Programming (ideally in Fortran and Python)</span><br class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;">- </span><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;">Ability to work collaboratively with a team of researchers and engineers</span></div><div class="column"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;">- </span><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;">Previous involvement in research projects</span><div class="" style="text-align: justify;"><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class="page" title="Page 1"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column"><div class="page" title="Page 1"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; font-weight: 700;">Education</span><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;">: PhD in climate, environmental or atmospheric sciences.<br class=""></span><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; font-weight: 700;">Location: </span><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;">Laboratoire des Science du Climat et de l’Environnement (</span><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"><a href="https://www.lsce.ipsl.fr" class="">https://www.lsce.ipsl.fr</a></span><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;">), in Gif-sur-Yvette, near Paris (France). </span><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;"><br class=""></span><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; font-weight: 700;">Contract duration: </span><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;">3 years</span><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; font-weight: 700;">, </span><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;">with annual renewals conditioned by performance reviews.</span></div><div class="column"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; font-weight: 700;">Starting date: </span><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;">The position will start as soon as possible and will remain open until filled.<br class=""></span><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; font-weight: 700;">Salary: </span><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;">Salary includes full social and health benefits, adjusted for work experience.<br class=""></span><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; font-weight: 700;">How to apply: </span><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;">Applicants should submit a complete application package by email to: </span><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;"><u class=""><font color="#0056d6" class="">contact-</font><a href="mailto:trace@lists.lsce.ipsl.fr" class=""><font color="#0056d6" class="">trace@lists.lsce.ipsl.fr</font></a></u></span><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;">. The application package should include (1) a curriculum vitae, (2) statement of motivation and (3) names, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses of at least two references. </span><ol start="0" class="" style="list-style-type: none;"></ol></div></div></div></div><div class="column"><span class="" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"></span></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>