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or Project Scientist at
the University of California, Irvine</span></b></p>
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line-height:105%" align="center"><b><span
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"Arial",sans-serif">Predictability of subseasonal
shifts in California
precipitation through statistical and modeling studies</span></b></p>
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105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Gudrun
Magnusdottir, </span></p>
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105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Department of
Earth System Science</span></p>
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105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">University of
California, Irvine, CA</span></p>
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105%"><span
style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We
are looking for an ambitious postdoctoral research associate or
project
scientist interested in a research project examining the
large-scale
atmospheric circulation over the Pacific on subseasonal to
seasonal (S2S)
timescales, examining processes in the Earth system that are
precursors to
major shifts in California precipitation regimes within the
water season (Oct –
April).<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The project is
focused on
analyzing the large-scale atmospheric circulation and
teleconnection patterns
involving the tropics and the stratosphere, focusing on years
when we observe a
pronounced shift in CA precipitation.<span
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</span>The project will involve modeling using a comprehensive
global climate
model that resolves the stratosphere (the Whole Atmosphere
Community Climate Model),
forced with prescribed sea surface temperature or coupled to an
ocean model. A
nudging method will be used to impose S2S modes of climate
variability in the
model (e. g., Madden-Julian Oscillation, Quasi-Biennial
Oscillation), and
assess their influence on the development and the predictability
of atmospheric
rivers that provide most CA precipitation. The project involves
collaborations
within our research group, including Dr. Yannick Peings, as well
as members of
a group in the Department of Computer Science at UCI who work on
machine learning
and statistical models for spatial and temporal data.<span
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style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The
term of appointment is for one year, and renewable for up to two
more years,
subject to satisfactory progress. Start dates are flexible, but
we are eager to
start as soon as possible. A strong foundational background in
atmospheric
dynamics is required, with expertise in large-scale atmospheric
dynamics, as
applied to diagnostic studies and modeling. Well-qualified
candidates will be
knowledgeable about the large-scale extratropical circulation on
many time
scales (synoptic to decadal) including storm-track and
jet-stream dynamics, the
major teleconnection patterns and their forcing mechanisms that
may involve
different parts of the climate system. Computational and
statistical fluency is
required for this position and candidates should be comfortable
dealing with
large data sets.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Responsibilities
will
include designing, running and analyzing numerical experiments,
unraveling
process-level mysteries, and leading hypothesis driven
publications.</span></p>
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style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The
postdoctoral scholar or project scientist will work closely with
Gudrun
Magnusdottir and Yannick Peings. There are opportunities to
collaborate with other
members of Earth System Science at UC, Irvine, as well as our
colleagues in
Information and Computer Science who are exploring machine
learning and
spatio-temporal statistical models applied to this and similar
problems.</span></p>
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105%"><span
style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The
Earth System Science Department at UC Irvine is a highly
interdisciplinary
environment comprising ~ 25 faculty with expertise across many
components of
the Earth System, including atmospheric and climate dynamics,
land surface
processes, terrestrial and marine biogeochemical cycles, ice
sheets, and human
systems. The University of California is known for offering
competitive retirement
savings, health (including dental) and family benefits,
and has a strong institutional commitment to inclusive
excellence and
diversity.</span></p>
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</span>Please send your CV to <a href="mailto:gudrun@uci.edu">gudrun@uci.edu</a>
with the subject “postdoc Application”. <span style="color:black">Thanks!</span></p>
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