[ES_JOBS_NET] Postdoctoral Scholars and Research Scientists in Data-Informed Earth System Modeling at MIT

[Christine Wiedinmyer]

Postdoctoral Scholars and Research Scientists in Data-Informed Earth System
Modeling at MIT

 

Climate change projections continue to be marred by large uncertainties. But
breakthroughs in their accuracy are within reach, thanks to recent advances
in the computational and data sciences and in the availability of Earth
observations from space and from the ground. The Massachusetts Institute of
Technology (MIT)  and partner institutions are developing a new Earth system
modeling platform to harness these advances. It will fuse an Earth system
model (ESM) with global observations and targeted local high-resolution
simulations of clouds, turbulence, and other elements of the Earth system.
At MIT, we will focus on the ocean component of the ESM.

 

As a postdoctoral scholar or research scientist, you will collaborate with a
dynamic, multi-disciplinary team of scientists, engineers, and applied
mathematicians, spanning the California Institute of Technology, MIT, NASA's
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and the Naval Postgraduate School. You will
contribute to the development of a data-informed ESM by

*	Developing physically informed parameterizations of subgrid-scale
processes in the ocean that are suitable for data assimilation and machine
learning approaches, including models for boundary layer turbulence,
submessocale processes, and deep convection; or 
*	Building and prototyping numerical and computational methods for an
ocean dynamical core that is scalable and adaptable to emerging hardware
architectures; or
*	Applying scalable data assimilation and machine learning algorithms,
to allow the parameterizations to learn systematically from diverse data
sources, such as satellite observations or high-resolution simulations of
turbulent flows.

We are seeking to fill several postdoctoral and research scientist positions
within this initiative, spanning a range of expertise from computational and
applied mathematics to the atmospheric and oceanic sciences. 

 

As a minimum qualification, you are expected to have 

*	Completed a doctoral degree in applied mathematics, atmospheric or
oceanic sciences, computer science, engineering, physics, statistics or a
related field at the time of the appointment;
*	A strong physical, mathematical, and/or computational background;
*	Programming experience in at least one general purpose language;
*	Demonstrated effective written and verbal communication skills.

We prefer for you to have

*	Experience with high-performance parallel computing;
*	Experience working in multi-disciplinary teams and interacting
cross-functionally with a wide variety of people.

For the research scientist positions, at least 2 years of postdoctoral
research experience and leadership experience of research projects as
demonstrated by publications are also required. 

 

For more information contact Professors Raffaele Ferrari or John Marshall at
earthmachine at mit.edu <mailto:earthmachine at mit.edu> .

Applications with a curriculum vitae, a one-page statement of research
interests, and three letters of recommendation should be submitted at the
links below:

Postdoctoral Associates:  https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/11668

Research Scientists:  https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/11684


 

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