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Date: Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 3:52 PM<br>Subject: [CCSM-participants] PhD position - University of Alaska, Fairbanks<br>To: <a href="mailto:ccsm-participants@cgd.ucar.edu">ccsm-participants@cgd.ucar.edu</a><br><br><br><div dir="ltr">
<div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">PhD position, earliest start September 2014 (realistically January 2015).<br>
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Project: Lake dynamics on Alaskan North Slope<br>
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Funding: National Science Foundation.<br>
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Shallow lakes and ponds may cover up to 40% of the land surface in
Arctic lowland regions. This project examines the extent and dynamics of
bedfast and floating ice lakes in relation to hypothesized interactions
and feedback with permafrost and climate. A combination of remote
sensing, field monitoring and geophysical measurements, experiments and
physical models will be used to isolate processes, quantify interactions
and project changes. Project findings will be relevant locally for
native village subsistence and for water supply to the petroleum
industry, and globally for scientists studying permafrost thaw and
Arctic climate change.<br>
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The candidate will also be involved in two other currently ongoing
projects on the North Slope – “Fish CAFE: Response of an Arctic
Freshwater Ecosystem to Climate and Land-use Change in the Fish Creek
Watershed, Beaufort Coastal Plain of Alaska” (<a href="http://ine.uaf.edu/werc/projects/arp-fishcreek/fishcafe.html" target="_blank">http://ine.uaf.edu/werc/projects/arp-fishcreek/fishcafe.html</a>) and “CALON: Towards a Circum-Arctic Lakes Observation Network” (<a href="http://www.arcticlakes.org" target="_blank">http://www.arcticlakes.org</a>)<br>
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The candidate will be working on simulating weather and climate
conditions on Alaskan North Slope using a limited area model WRF
(=Weather Research and Forecasting) in order to diagnose historical
changes in hydrology of the North Slope and to develop future
projections of lake dynamics for the area.<br>
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The ideal candidate is a curious and driven person with strong
communication and interpersonal skills. The candidate should be
motivated to work in a multi-disciplinary environment, with field
personnel, modelers, and remote sensors. The candidate should have a
Masters level degree in a relevant area, e.g., Computer Science,
Mathematics, Physics, Geography, Engineering, or Earth Sciences.
Programming skills and experience with large atmospheric models, in
particular WRF, are important assets. The candidate must also have a
very good standard of written and spoken English and experience in
scientific writing.<br>
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The successful candidate will need to apply to the PhD program of the
Department of Atmospheric Sciences in the College of Natural Science and
Mathematics of the University of Alaska Fairbanks<br>
(<a href="http://ffden-2.phys.uaf.edu/atm/atm/index.html.html" target="_blank">http://ffden-2.phys.uaf.edu/atm/atm/index.html.html</a>).<br>
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Application details are listed here:<br>
<a href="http://ffden-2.phys.uaf.edu/atm/atm/Academics/admission.html" target="_blank">http://ffden-2.phys.uaf.edu/atm/atm/Academics/admission.html</a> . Please make a reference to this project in your application.<br>
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Details, especially e.g. visa for foreign students, need to be worked out case-by-case;<br>
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Selection process<br>
Reviews of applications will commence on <span><span>July 15, 2014</span></span>. You will be notified you by <span><span>August 1, 2014</span></span>
whether we will interview by Skype. We intend to fill this position
earliest possible (by September 2014). Position will remain open until a
suitable candidate is found.<br>
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If you require further information, contact Vladimir Alexeev (<a href="mailto:valexeev@iarc.uaf.edu" target="_blank">valexeev@iarc.uaf.edu</a>).</div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><div>
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