[Grad-postdoc-assn] Fwd: Fw: Research Fellow in modelling East African Climate Dynamics: HyCRISTAL

Tue Dec 1 09:33:08 MST 2015

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modelling East African Climate Dynamics: HyCRISTAL Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2015
10:39:06 +0000 From: John Marsham <J.Marsham at leeds.ac.uk>
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Dear all,
I haven't made it across the Atlantic in a while, but I would be grateful
if you could pass this on to any good candidates you are aware of

Best wishes,

John

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Dr John
Marsham,
j.marsham at see.leeds.ac.uk
Academic Research Fellow (Water at Leeds)
Institute for Climate and Atmospheric Science (ICAS)
School of Earth and Environment
University of
Leeds
Tel: +44 (0)113 343 6422
LS2 9JT,
UK
Fax: +44 (0) 113 343 5259

http://homepages.see.leeds.ac.uk/~lecjm/
NB: For post, you can ignore Water at Leeds and ICAS
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*From:* John Marsham
*Sent:* 01 December 2015 10:22
*To:* met-jobs at lists.reading.ac.uk
*Subject:* Research Fellow in modelling East African Climate Dynamics:
HyCRISTAL

*Research Fellow in modelling African Climate Dynamics: Integrating
Hydro-Climate Science into Policy Decisions for Climate-Resilient
Infrastructure and Livelihoods in East Africa (HyCRISTAL) project*

Fixed term for 36 months - available immediately

Outline: https://jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx?ref=ENVEE1088

Job description:
https://jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Upload/vacancies/files/3744/ENVEE1088%20%20Research%20Fellow%20in%20modelling%20African%20Climate%20Dynamics.pdf
<https://jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Upload/vacancies/files/3744/ENVEE1088%20%20Research%20Fellow%20in%20modelling%20African%20Climate%20Dynamics.pdf>

We seek an ambitious scientist with interests in atmospheric dynamics and
climate change to study the role of moist convection in the climate system
of East Africa and the implications for projections of change. Many aspects
of climate projections for East Africa are uncertain, in particular for
rainfall, floods and droughts, and the rapidly growing population is
vulnerable to such changes.

You will be a part of the international HyCRISTAL consortium that is led
from Leeds and has members in East Africa, the UK and the USA. You will use
kilometre-scale convection-permitting simulations of current and future
African climate, run within the DfID-NERC “Future Climate for Africa”
(FCFA) programme, to understand future extreme rainfall and dry spells in
East Africa and how the representation of convection in models affects
regional circulations and climate projections. You will work with the
HyCRISTAL team, and others in FCFA, to address FCFA’s aims of reducing
uncertainty in the projections of African climate on the 5-40 year
timescale, and making better use of climate information for improved
decision-making for those time-scales.

The £4M HyCRISTAL consortium is one of five consortia within the FCFA
programme. It is working with the HyNEWS programme, which is supported by
the World Meteorological Organisation. You will be joining other
climate-researchers working on FCFA at Leeds, as well as a much larger
group working on tropical weather and climate. You will therefore be part
of a large collaborative research team, which includes expertise in East
Africa climate change, observations, modelling and tropical meteorology, as
well as interacting with colleagues with expertise in impacts of climate
change, engineering and economics. You will have close collaboration with
colleagues at Leeds, the Met Office and elsewhere, especially those working
in the IMPALA (Improving Model Processes for African cLimAte) project,
which is supplying most of the model data for HyCRISTAL. You will
communicate effectively throughout the project with those researching
climate-change impacts, to ensure a two-way flow of information,
participate in at least annual meetings in East Africa and help host
visiting scientists from East Africa.

This project presents a unique opportunity: the multi-year
convection-permitting numerical simulations to be used in HyCRISTAL
represent a step-change in our ability to model tropical rainfall, an
outstanding research challenge of global significance. The results will be
used to improve our theoretical and conceptual understanding of climate
change and climate variability in the tropics, and will influence the
interpretation of climate predictions at local level. The models and their
interpretation will also be used to drive collaborative work on physical,
ecological and socio-economic impacts of climate change in the region, with
our partners conducting studies on impacts on rural livelihoods and urban
water supply and sanitation in particular.  You will contribute to our
understanding of how global climate change has impacts on local and
regional climate of Africa. There is the potential for a number of
important publications arising from the work. We aim that the results will
increase confidence in model climate projections for Africa, and will
influence methods and policies for exploitation of climate projections in
tropical continental regions.
You will be expected to contribute to the ongoing research in atmospheric
science in the School. Your work will lead to significant publications in
atmospheric and climate science and you will also present your research at
national and international meetings. You will communicate outcomes of the
research to relevant stakeholders outside academia.

You must have a PhD (or be close to obtaining) in a quantitative physical
science, such as Atmosphere Science, Physics, Applied Mathematics or
Meteorology, and experience of the use of large numerical model datasets.
You should be willing to collaborate actively with partners in Africa, the
UK and the USA. You will be used to programming on a Unix/Linux operating
system and have excellent communication skills.

The University of Leeds’ commitment to women in science has been recognised
with a national accolade. The University has received the Athena Swan
Bronze Award in recognition of our success in recruiting, retaining and
promoting women in Science, Engineering and Technology (SET).  The Faculty
of Environment are in the process of preparing an application for an Athena
Swan award to recognise our commitment and work in these areas.

The University also offers family friendly policies including generous
maternity and paternity leave; full details of the policies can be found
here http://hr.leeds.ac.uk/homepage/4/policies University Grade 7
(£31,656-£37,768 p.a.)

Informal enquiries may be made to Dr John Marsham, email
J.Marsham at leeds.ac.uk, tel +44 (0)113 343 6422

Closing Date: 10 January 2016

Ref: ENVEE1088

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Dr John
Marsham,
j.marsham at see.leeds.ac.uk
Academic Research Fellow (Water at Leeds)
Institute for Climate and Atmospheric Science (ICAS)
School of Earth and Environment
University of
Leeds
Tel: +44 (0)113 343 6422
LS2 9JT,
UK
Fax: +44 (0) 113 343 5259

http://homepages.see.leeds.ac.uk/~lecjm/
NB: For post, you can ignore Water at Leeds and ICAS
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