<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><div><b>Research Assistant or Research Associate in Land Surface Modeling and Soil Moisture Scaling</b></div><div> <br><b>Summary: </b> A
 postdoctoral position is available to evaluate the performance of 
the Joint UK Land Environment Simulator (JULES) in reproducing 
soil moisture dynamics and key land-atmosphere interactions in the UK at
 hyper-spatial resolution in combination with novel cosmic-ray soil 
moisture technology and remote sensing products. A PhD in 
meteorology/hydrology or related disciplines (e.g. 
environmental science) with an interest in land-atmosphere interactions, numerical modeling, remote sensing, and data assimilation is essential.<br> <br>This 30-month
 appointment (with potential extension to 36 months) is part of 
the NERC-funded project AMUSED (A MUlti-scale Soil 
moisture-Evapotranspiration Dynamics study) whose ultimate goal is to 
identify the spatiotemporal scale-dependency of key dominant processes 
that control changes in soil moisture and land-atmosphere interactions. 
AMUSED will employ new innovative technology for soil moisture 
monitoring using cosmic-rays sensors in combination with land surface 
modeling, satellite remote sensing, and data assimilation methods. Some 
fieldwork will take place, especially at the initial stages of the 
project to deploy and install/calibrate cosmic-ray soil 
moisture sensors. For more information about AMUSED, please visit <a href="http://www.bris.ac.uk/cabot/news/2014/502.html" target="_blank">http://www.bris.ac.uk/cabot/news/2014/502.html</a>.<br> <br><b>Required skills</b> include
 experience using land surface models (e.g., JULES, CLM, Noah, VIC) to 
predict soil-vegetation-atmosphere interactions, 
some programming knowledge (e.g., Fortran or C) and experience with 
Linux operating system, demonstrated ability to publish peer-reviewed 
papers, effective written and oral communication skills, willingness to 
work in a team, in an academic research environment, and development 
collaborative links.<br> <br><b>Desired skills</b> include knowledge of 
hydrometeorology, land-atmosphere interactions, data assimilation and/or
 remote sensing, and some previous experience with fieldwork activities.<br> <br><b>For informal inquiries</b>, please contact Dr Rafael Rosolem (<a href="mailto:rafael.rosolem@bristol.ac.uk" target="_blank">rafael.rosolem@bristol.ac.uk</a>)<br><br><b>To apply</b>, please visit <a href="http://bit.ly/1wor2CP" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/1wor2CP</a><br>or<br><a href="http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AJP006/research-assistant-or-research-associate-in-land-surface-modelling-and-soil-moisture-scaling/" target="_blank">http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AJP006/research-assistant-or-research-associate-in-land-surface-modelling-and-soil-moisture-scaling/</a></div>
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