[Grad-postdoc-assn] Postdoctoral position in coupled ocean-ice-atmosphere modeling and data assimilation

Paula Fisher paulad at ucar.edu
Thu Apr 14 09:57:28 MDT 2016


Postdoctoral position in coupled ocean-ice-atmosphere modeling and data
assimilation

The Earth System Sciences Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC), at the
University of
Maryland College Park(UMD), in conjunction with the NASA Goddard Space
Flight
Center (GSFC), is seeking a postdoctoral fellow to work on coupled
ocean-ice-atmosphere
modeling and data assimilation (DA) in the context of decadal climate
variability.
The position is to be filled as soon as possible, and the postdoctoral
fellow will
be based at NASA GSFC.  The initial appointment is for one year with
possible
extension for an additional two years.

Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will work in a multi-institution team, comprising
researchers
at UMD, GSFC, MIT, JPL, and UT Austin. The project involves developing and
analysing a novel
prototype, property-conserving, ocean-ice-atmosphere model and DA system
based on the
"replay'' capability of the Goddard Earth Observing System Model, Version 5
(GEOS-5) in
conjunction with the adjoint-model capabilities of the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology
general circulation model (MITgcm). The resulting DA system and inferred
solution will be
used to study recent Arctic or Antarctic sea ice changes and their relation
to the coupled
ocean-atmosphere system. The initial period of scientific interest cover
the satellite
altimetric record (1992 to present).

Required qualification:

Candidates should have a recent Ph.D. in Physical Oceanography, Atmospheric
Sciences,
Climate Dynamics, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related field, with a
strong interest
in Earth System observations, models, and science questions.  Experience in
numerical
modeling (especially with GEOS-5 or MITgcm) and observational data analysis
is highly
desirable. Familiarity with supercomputing environments and related
programming languages
(in particular Linux and Fortran), as well as analysis tools (Matlab or
Python) are essential.
Written and oral communication skills sufficient to lead manuscripts and
present research at
conferences are also desirable.

Applicants should send an email of interest and the following documents
to Andrea Molod at andrea.molod at nasa.gov or to Dimitris Menemenlis at
dmenemenlis at gmail.com:
* current CV and list of publications;
* name and contact information of three individual who can provide letters
of reference

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Andrea M. Molod, Phd
Associate Research Scientist
Global Modeling and Assimilation Office
& ESSIC, Univ. of MD College Park
andrea.molod at nasa.gov
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