[Grad-postdoc-assn] Postdoc on convection

[John Marsham]

Research Fellow in the Dynamics and Parametrisation of Deep Convection



School of Earth and Environment / School of Mathematics University of Leeds



To work with Doug Parker, Alan Blyth, Andy Ross, Steven Boeing, John Marsham, Cathyrn Birch, Steven Tobias, Stephen Griffiths



We seek a creative and ambitious scientist with interests in Geophysical Fluid Dynamics to contribute to a programme of original research into the dynamics and parametrisation of moist convection in the atmosphere. The project aims to develop a new theoretical and conceptual understanding of convective cloud genesis, including the sub-cloud dynamics, and the dynamics of the growing updraught. To support this theoretical work you will conduct numerical modelling of convective clouds, studying the basic fluid dynamics of plumes, thermals, updraughts and downdraughts within storms, and investigating the interactions of these systems with the underlying surface and the larger-scale circulation. A statistical framework will be developed, to describe the cloud genesis in terms of stochastic functions which can be included in parametrisation schemes.



The project is funded as part of the NERC-Met Office “ParaCon” programme which will, over the next 5 years, deliver new convective parametrisation schemes to the UK Met Office. You will be part of a large collaborative research team at Leeds, including scientists in the School of Earth and Environment and the School of Mathematics, who have expertise in theory, observations and modelling of convective clouds. You will also collaborate closely with our partners at the Met Office, CNRM (Toulouse) and ICTP (Trieste), as well as other ParaCon partners at the Universities of Exeter, Reading and Cambridge.



You will be expected to contribute to the ongoing research in Atmospheric Science and Fluid Dynamics in the Schools. 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 have a PhD (or be close to submitting) in a quantitative physical science, such as Physics, Applied Mathematics or Meteorology. You will also have a strong interest in and some experience in aspects of Fluid Dynamics in addition to having experience of numerical modelling. You will have an excellent track record of publication in high-quality journals and excellent communication skills. Experience with programming on a linux or unix operating system is desirable.



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 and the Faculty of Environment holds the Athena SWAN Bronze Award in recognition of our success in recruiting, retaining and developing/promoting women in Science, Engineering and Technology (SET). We are proud of our commitment to equality and inclusiveness.



Job sharing arrangements will be considered



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/policies



Salary:  £31,656 to £37,768 per annum

Contract Type:  Fixed Term (30 Months) Closing Date:  Sunday 14 August 2016

Reference:  ENVEE1124



Further details:

https://jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=ENVEE1124



Informal enquiries may be made to

Doug Parker, tel +44 (0)113 343 6739/6461, email D.J.Parker at leeds.ac.uk<mailto:D.J.Parker at leeds.ac.uk>, Alan Blyth <a.m.blyth at leeds.ac.uk<mailto:a.m.blyth at leeds.ac.uk>>, Steven Boeing <S.Boeing at leeds.ac.uk<mailto:S.Boeing at leeds.ac.uk>>, Andrew Ross <A.N.Ross at leeds.ac.uk<mailto:A.N.Ross at leeds.ac.uk>>, or Steve Tobias <S.M.Tobias at leeds.ac.uk<mailto:S.M.Tobias at leeds.ac.uk>>



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