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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><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/"><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/"><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 scientist</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Project scope: </span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The research project will focus on understanding climate controls of hurricane landfall via the subtropical high. This position is funded by a recently-awarded <b>NSF CAREER</b> grant to PI Chavas. The project will involve testing hypotheses via the analysis of historical and climate model data and the design and execution of idealized GCM experiments using CESM. The candidate will also be given freedom to spend some of their time pursuing novel scientific interests of their own, whether related to atmospheric dynamics or inter-disciplinary topics.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Research environment and career development: </span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The candidate will work closely in a dynamic, team-oriented environment in the research lab of 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 with external collaborators. S/he will also have numerous opportunities for career and professional development, including presenting at scientific conferences, publishing papers in major scientific journals,</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>mentor graduate and undergraduate students, and writing competitive scientific grants. </span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Qualifications:</span></b><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 or anticipate receiving their degree in the next 12 months. The candidate should have:</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>(1) Experience conducting research in atmospheric science or closely related field.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>(2) Experience running and analyzing atmospheric numerical models.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><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><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><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 (particularly CESM) or large-scale dynamics and interests in linking large-scale dynamics to extreme weather are particularly encouraged to apply. Additionally, applicants from underrepresented populations are strongly encouraged to apply.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>How to apply:</span></b><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"><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><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>(1) a statement of research experience and interests;</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>(2) a current CV; and</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>(3) a list of names and contact information for three referees.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>About Purdue:</span></b><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 climate and extreme weather. Moreover, Purdue University boasts</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <a href="https://www.rcac.purdue.edu/"><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. Purdue is also a world-class engineering school with strong interdisciplinary interests in the impacts of weather and climate on a wide range of economic sectors. Finally, Purdue is rapidly expanding a novel University-wide Data Science cluster.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>