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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Postdoc position in climate and extreme weather<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <a href="http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~dchavas/" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Climate and Extreme Weather Laboratory</span></b></a> </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>in the</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <a href="http://www.eaps.purdue.edu/" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences</span></a> </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>(EAPS) at Purdue University seeks a highly-motivated candidate for a</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>post-doctoral research position</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>. The research will focus on understanding climate controls of severe thunderstorm environments on Earth via the design, execution, and analysis of idealized General Circulation Modeling (GCM) experiments.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The candidate will work closely with Prof. Dan Chavas</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>at Purdue University and collaborator Prof.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <a href="https://you.stonybrook.edu/kareed/" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Kevin Reed</span></a> </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>at Stony Brook University, and will have opportunities to mentor graduate and undergraduate students also working on the project.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The candidate is required to have a Ph.D. in atmospheric science or a closely related field by December 2019. The candidate should have:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>(1) Experience conducting research in atmospheric science or closely related field.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>(2) Experience running and analyzing atmospheric numerical models.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>(3) Proficient verbal and written communication skills as evidenced by published results and presentations.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Candidates</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>with</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>experience in climate modeling or large-scale dynamics and interests in extreme weather are particularly encouraged to apply.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Interested applicants should contact Prof. Dan Chavas (</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="mailto:dchavas@purdue.edu" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>dchavas@purdue.edu</span></a></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>) to submit an application and to answer any questions. Applications must include:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>(1) a statement of research experience and interests;</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>(2) a current CV; and</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>(3) a list of names and contact information for three referees.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Purdue EAPS is a leader in the study of the dynamics of the Earth’s atmosphere across scales and is actively developing a new research and teaching program in the area of extreme weather and climate. Moreover, Purdue University boasts</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <a href="https://www.rcac.purdue.edu/" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>one of the best collections of high-performance research computing systems</span></a> </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>in the country maintained by a strong and active computing support staff to serve all your computing needs.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>