[Grad-postdoc-assn] Postdoctoral Positions in Sustainable Climate Risk Management at The Pennsylvania State University

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Subject: 	[CCSM-participants] Postdoctoral Positions in Sustainable 
Climate Risk Management at The Pennsylvania State University
Date: 	Tue, 25 Feb 2014 08:36:58 -0700
From: 	bballard <bballard at ucar.edu>
To: 	ccsm-participants at cgd.ucar.edu



Postdoctoral Positions in Sustainable Climate Risk Management
Earth and Environmental Systems Institute
The Pennsylvania State University
Two postdoctoral positions are available in the Earth and Environmental
Systems Institute at the
Pennsylvania State University. Successful candidates will become part of
an interdisciplinary research
network on Sustainable Climate Risk Management (SCRiM)
(http://scrimhub.org). Centered at Penn
State and linking 18 universities and five research institutions in six
nations, SCRiM addresses the
question: What are sustainable, scientifically sound, technologically
feasible, economically efficient, and
ethically defensible climate-risk management strategies? SCRiM catalyzes
fundamental, mission-oriented,
and transdisciplinary research to characterize climate risks and
trade-offs associated with risk management
instruments such as mitigation, adaptation, and geoengineering. The
network provides unique opportunities
for research, education, outreach, decision support, and professional
development. SCRiM postdocs enjoy
ample opportunities for transdisciplinary research collaboration as well
as professional mentoring by a team
of experts in relevant disciplines. The two available positions are as
follows:
1. Earth System Analysis to Inform Decisionmaking
The successful candidate will join an interdisciplinary research team
that analyzes two main questions: (i)
How can paleoclimatic and instrumental records improve our mechanistic
understanding of the climate
system and inform climate predictions? (ii) How can this scientific
information be used to improve the
design of climate-risk management strategies? The ideal candidate would
have a strong background in a
field such as Earth system science (e.g., atmospheric science,
geosciences, oceanography), Bayesian
statistics, or applied mathematics. The candidate will have considerable
freedom to collaboratively design
the research within the scope of the broad questions outlined above.
Possible example projects include
uncertainty analysis of climate projections, decision analysis of
climate change adaptation and mitigation
strategies, and risk analysis of proposed geoengineering strategies.
2. Coupled Ethical-Epistemic Analyses for Sustainable Climate Risk
Management
The successful candidate will join an interdisciplinary research team
that analyzes two central areas of
concern: (i) the role of coupled ethical-epistemic issues in climate
change science and (ii) how to improve
decisionmaking under conditions of risk and uncertainty to ensure
ethical adequacy. The ideal candidate
would have a strong background in the ethical dimensions of scientific
practice and an appreciation of the
ethical issues raised by deep uncertainty. An understanding of climate
change mitigation, adaptation,
geoengineering strategies is desirable.
Interests in decisionmaking under uncertainty, integrated assessment,
and in collaborations involving Earth
scientists, statisticians, decision analysts, economists, and
philosophers would be further advantages for
applicants to both positions.
The positions are available immediately and will remain open until
filled. Initial appointment will be for a
period of one year, with excellent possibility of renewal for one or
more additional years. The salary will be
competitive, commensurate with experience, and will comply with Penn
State University guidelines.
Successful completion of a background check is required prior to employment.
To apply to either position, please email a single PDF file (maximum 10
MB) containing a letter of interest,
a CV, reprints of two manuscripts, and contact information for three
references to Jaime Ross
(jli1 at psu.edu). For questions about the potential projects, please
contact Klaus Keller (klaus at psu.edu)
(position #1) or Nancy Tuana (ntuana at psu.edu) (position #2).
The Pennsylvania State University is committed to affirmative action,
equal opportunity, and the diversity
of its workforce.



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