[Grad-postdoc-assn] 2 PhD + 1 PostDoc positions on coupled Greenland ice sheet and climate modeling with CESM-CISM

[Paula Fisher]

*2 PhD + 1 PostDoc positions on coupled Greenland ice sheet and climate
modeling with CESM-CISM*

*Job description*

The research team will investigate past, present and future interactions
between the Greenland ice sheet (GrIS) and the climate system with the
Community Earth System Model (CESM, http://www2.cesm.ucar.edu) coupled to
the Community Ice Sheet Model version 2 (*CISM2,
http://oceans11.lanl.gov/cism/index.htm
<http://oceans11.lanl.gov/cism/index.htm>*l). CESM is a global climate
model capable of realistic simulation of GrIS surface mass balance,
including explicit calculations of melt and refreezing. The offered
projects will participate in the International Model Intercomparison Project
6 (ISMIP6).

The topics for these positions are: 1) Future GrIS evolution up to A.D.
2300: surface mass balance processes and coupling with the atmosphere; 2)
The future multi-century coupled GrIS and climate evolution; and 3) GrIS
and climate coupling during the last interglacial (127,000 years BP).

*Qualifications*

PhD applicants should have a strong background in meteorology,
oceanography, Earth Sciences or Physics at MSc level, experience with
FORTRAN90 and geophysical models and Unix-Linux environments. Experience
with CESM, CISM or similar climate and/or ice sheet models is a plus. Good
English oral and writing skills are required.

Postdoc applicants should have a PhD on Earth Sciences, meteorology,
oceanography or glaciology and experience in climate and/or ice sheet
modeling. Excellent skills in FORTRAN90 programming, Linux/Unix shell
scripting, and handling/visualization of large model output are necessary,
as well as in oral and written English.

*We offer*

Full-time positions during four (PhD) and three (Post-Doc) years. Funding
is provided from the ERC-awarded (https://erc.europa.eu ) project
“CoupledIceClim”.

http://www.tudelft.nl/en/current/latest-news/article/detail/erc-starting-grant-voor-onderzoek-naar-smeltend-groenlands-ijs

The research team will work at the Department of Geoscience and Remote
Sensing, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands (
www.grs.citg.delft.nl). The team will collaborate with the Ice and Climate
group of IMAU (Utrecht University, The Netherlands), and scientists from
the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and Los Alamos National
Lab (LANL), in the US.

*Application*

Please send a letter of motivation, curriculum vitae and (email) addresses
of two referees to Miren Vizcaino at M.Vizcaino at tudelft.nl with Subject:
“ERC-CoupledIceClim positions”, at the latest by May  31st 2016.  Starting
date is between June 1st and October 1st 2016.

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Miren Vizcaino
Assistant Professor (UD)
Department Geoscience and Remote Sensing (GRS)
Delft University of Technology
Room 2.18
Stevinweg 1
2628 CN Delft, The Netherlands
Tel. + 31 (0)15 27 85 992
M.Vizcaino at tudelft.nl

http://www.citg.tudelft.nl/en/about-faculty/departments/geoscience-and-remote-sensing/staff/scientific-staff/dr-m-miren-vizcaino
http://homepage.tudelft.nl/5f8f3 <http://homepage.tudelft.nl/5f8f3/#>
http://www.grs.citg.tudelft.nl
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