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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'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial-BoldMT;color:#222222'>PhD student opening in Global Ocean Modeling/Scientific Computing<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#222222'>A PhD student is sought for a Department of Energy (DOE)-funded project in Global Ocean Modeling and<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#222222'>Scientific Computing. The student will work with Professor Brian Arbic (</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#1155CD'>http://arbic.earth.lsa.umich.edu</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#222222'>) at<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#222222'>the University of Michigan (U-M), Dr. Phillip Wolfram (</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#1155CD'>https://www.lanl.gov/expertise/profiles/view/phillipwolfram</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#222222'>)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#222222'>and Dr. Andrew Roberts of DOE's Los Alamos National Laboratory, and other DOE<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#222222'>scientists. The student will be admitted to the PhD program of the Department of Earth and<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#222222'>Environmental Sciences (</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#1155CD'>https://lsa.umich.edu/earth</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#222222'>), and will attain a joint PhD in U-M's Program in<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#222222'>Scientific Computing (</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#1155CD'>https://micde.umich.edu/ph-d-in-scientific-computing/</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#222222'>).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#222222'>The project involves insertion of tides into the ocean component of the DOE Energy Exascale Earth<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#222222'>System Model (E3SM-- </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:blue'>https://climatemodeling.science.energy.gov/projects/energy-exascale-earthsystem-<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:blue'>model</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#222222'>). The ocean component is based upon the Model Prediction Across Scales (MPAS) code<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#222222'>(</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#1155CD'>https://mpas-dev.github.io/ocean/ocean.html</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#222222'>), which uses a finite-element mesh to focus attention on<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#222222'>coastal regions. With the addition of tidal forcing, the model will be an ideal tool with which to quantify the<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#222222'>changes likely to occur in coastal areas over the next 50-100 years. The student will be strongly<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#222222'>encouraged to spend significant time in Los Alamos, working alongside DOE scientists. The project is<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#222222'>ideal for students who wish to apply the tools of scientific computing to societally relevant problems, in a<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#222222'>university-DOE partnership with significant networking and travel opportunities. The project will increase<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#222222'>the number of professionals familiar with both oceanography and computational science, an identified<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#222222'>need in several federal ocean modeling centers including Los Alamos National Laboratory.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#222222'>Applicants must have strong quantitative and programming skills. Backgrounds in mathematics, computer<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#222222'>science, physics, and related fields will be given highest consideration. The preferred start date is<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#222222'>January 1, 2020, but a start date of September 1, 2020 is also possible.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#222222'>Students interested in applying to work with Professor Arbic should email their CV, unofficial transcript<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#222222'>and cover letter, combined into a single PDF file to: </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:blue'>Arbic-Ocean-Modeling-PhD@umich.edu</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#222222'>. Questions<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#222222'>about the project may also be sent to this email address.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#222222'>In addition, an application to the PhD program in Earth and Environmental Sciences is required. See the<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#222222'>Department website for application information: </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:blue'>http://lsa.umich.edu/earth/graduate-students/applicationinfo.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:blue'>html </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#222222'>The application deadline to start in January 2020, is September 15, 2019. The application<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#222222'>deadline for Fall 2020 is January 7, 2020.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial-ItalicMT;color:black'>The University of Michigan is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and is supportive of the<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial-ItalicMT;color:black'>needs of dual career couples. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply</span></i><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>