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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">National
Research Council of the National Academies Postdoctoral Fellow in Arctic
Ecosystem Studies</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Description:
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) in Monterey, California, and the
University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) jointly invite applications for a National
Research Council (NRC) Postdoctoral Fellow position to participate in the study
focused on understanding interactions between physical and marine
biogeochemistry components of the Arctic System. This research is part of a
grant funded by the National Science Foundation Arctic System Sciences Program.<b> </b>The position will focus on analysis,
synthesis and integration of available in-situ and satellite observations and
model results simulated using the high-resolution Regional Arctic System Model (RASM)
and the lower resolution Community Earth System Model (CESM). Research topics
of particular interest include the role of meso-scale processes in shelf-basin
and vertical nutrient exchange, the subsurface chlorophyll maximum, ice edge
and under ice blooms and their role in ecosystem response to climate change. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span> </span><span> </span>This position will be primarily
located in Monterey, California, with extended visits, up to two months per
year, in Fairbanks, Alaska. The postdoctoral researcher will work as a member of
a multi-disciplinary research team, in addition to NPS and UAF including scientists
from the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, Los Alamos National Laboratory
and University of Colorado at Boulder. He / She will have access to the
high-performance computing (HPC) resources available to the project through the
Department of Defense and Department of Energy. The current base annual stipend
is $62,000 with $3,000 allotment for professional travel and a suitable
relocation reimbursement, to be determined by NRC at the time of the award.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Qualifications:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> Candidates
must have a Ph.D. preferably in oceanography (physical, biological or chemical)
or in physics, engineering or applied math. He / She is expected to demonstrate
experience using climate, oceanographic, or biogeochemical models or model
output. Software skills including expertise in HPC programming languages (e.g.,
Fortran, C) and scripting frameworks (e.g., IDL, MATLAB, NCL) are highly desirable.
Strong written and oral communication skills are required.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">How to Apply:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"> </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Interested
applicants should send a CV, including a list of any relevant publications and
at least three references (with emails and phone numbers), and a cover letter
detailing qualifications and research interests to Prof. Wieslaw Maslowski (<a href="mailto:maslowsk@nps.edu" target="_blank">maslowsk@nps.edu</a>). The initial screening of
applications will start around April 15, 2015, however late applications will
be accepted until May 31, 2015. </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">The selected candidate will be required to submit an application
to the National Research Council (<a href="http://nrc58.nas.edu/RAPLab10/opportunity/Program.aspx?LabCode=62" target="_blank">http://nrc58.nas.edu/RAPLab10/opportunity/Program.aspx?LabCode=62</a>),
preferably by May 1 or by August 1, 2015. </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The expected start date of tenure will be within
six months of the award, with a possibility of a delay, subject to mutual
agreement of NPS, NRC and the Postdoctoral Fellow.</span><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"></span></font></span></p><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888">
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