[Oppslist] Postdoctoral Position in Mesoscale Data Assimilation/Prediction at the University of Washington

[Cliff Mass]

*Postdoctoral Research Associate Position in Atmospheric Sciences
at the University of Washington, Seattle, WA*

The Department of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Washington 
is seeking a post-doctoral research associate with research interests in 
mesoscale atmospheric data assimilation and prediction.

The research supported by this postdoctoral award will be directed 
towards the development of improved mesoscale data assimilation and 
short-term forecasts through the use of high-resolution ensembles.It 
will also include the evaluation new ensemble-update approaches using 
real-time observations.

Experience with the WRF modeling system, the NCAR DART Ensemble Kalman 
Filter infrastructure, and programming using Fortran and Python would be 
favorable backgrounds for an applicant to this position.

Terms of appointment are for one (1) year, renewable for a second year, 
subject to approval and availability of funding. Successful applicants 
must hold a recent Ph.D. in order to assume a postdoctoral position.

Applicants are asked to submit electronically: (1) a curriculum vitae, 
(2) a publication list, and (3) the names of three individuals who can 
provide a letter of reference and (4) a statement of professional interests.

The position will be available starting June 1, 2014.Applications should 
be received prior to May 15, 2014. Applications received after that date 
will receive less consideration. Applications should be sent to: 
Professor Cliff Mass, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Box 355672, 
University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, cmass at uw.edu 
<mailto:cmass at uw.edu>.

The University of Washington is an equal opportunity, affirmative action 
employer. To request
disability accommodation in the application process, contact the 
Disability Services Office at
206.543.6450 / 206.543.6452 (tty) or dso at u.washington.edu
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