[ES_JOBS_NET] Climate Modeling Postdoc, Los Alamos National Laboratory

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Job Title

Climate Modeling Postdoc

Location

Los Alamos, NM, US

Organization Name

CCS-2/Computational Physics And Methods

Minimum Salary

Maximum Salary

What You Will Do

Los Alamos National Laboratory is a multidisciplinary research institution
engaged in science and engineering on behalf of national security. The
climate modeling effort at LANL, in part, develops and uses advanced
multi-scale models for the study of Earth system processes. This two year
position is available immediately.

The postdoc researcher will work in a Department of Energy (DOE) program
that supports fundamental, interdisciplinary research to achieve an improved
understanding of climate processes and to leverage such understanding to
improve predictive skill of models. Exploiting the capabilities of DOE's
High Performance Computing (HPC) systems in order to
accelerate advances in climate science is a priority.

Sophisticated, architecture-aware, variable-resolution dynamical cores
developed under this project permit direct numerical studies of phenomena
that are poorly resolved in the current generation of climate models. For
example, in the atmosphere, such processes include effects due to steep
topography, convection and cloud processes, gravity waves, frontogenesis,
and others, and in the ocean they include interaction of submesoscale eddies
and internal waves with larger scale circulation and topography. While
applicants can propose their own research ideas, general research themes
include investigating and characterizing linkages between such processes and
larger scale dynamics and biases, developing alternative approaches to
parameterizing the effects of unresolved dynamics and physics by leveraging
recent developments in statistical and machine learning and model reduction
techniques, characterizing and understanding model uncertainties, etc.  

What You Need

The successful candidate will

*	have advanced knowledge of geophysical fluid dynamics or atmospheric
dynamics or climate dynamics,
*	have an understanding of statistical and machine learning techniques
*	have demonstrated scientific excellence as evidenced by publications
in refereed journals.
*	be proficient in High Performance Computing 

Education: PhD in related field completed within the past five years or soon
to be completed.

Notes to Applicants: Your application must include a detailed cover letter
that explains how you meet the required skills and describes your
qualifications and research interests. In addition to including this cover
letter in your online application (IRC 70601 at jobs.lanl.gov), please send
this cover letter along with your Curriculum Vitae to balu at lanl.gov. Also
arrange for three letters of reference to be sent directly to the same email
address.

Additional Details:

Position does not require a security clearance.  Selected candidates will be
subject to drug testing and other pre-employment background checks.

New-Employment Drug Test: The Laboratory requires successful applicants to
complete a new-employment drug test and maintains a substance abuse policy
that includes random drug testing.

Candidates may be considered for a Director's Postdoc Fellowship and
outstanding candidates may be considered for the prestigious Richard P.
Feynman, Darleane Christian Hoffman, J. Robert Oppenheimer, or Frederick
Reines Distinguished Postdoc Fellowships.

For more information about the Postdoc Program, go to
https://www.lanl.gov/careers/career-options/postdoctoral-research/index.php
.

Equal Opportunity:

Los Alamos National Laboratory is an equal opportunity employer and supports
a diverse and inclusive workforce. All employment practices are based on
qualification and merit, without regards to race, color, national origin,
ancestry, religion, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation or
preference, marital status or spousal affiliation, physical or mental
disability, medical conditions, pregnancy, status as a protected veteran,
genetic information, or citizenship within the limits imposed by federal
laws and regulations.  The Laboratory is also committed to making our
workplace accessible to individuals with disabilities and will provide
reasonable accommodations, upon request, for individuals to participate in
the application and hiring process. To request such an accommodation, please
send an email to applyhelp at lanl.gov <mailto:applyhelp at lanl.gov>  or call
1-505-665-4444 option 1.

Where You Will Work

Located in northern New Mexico, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is a
multidisciplinary research institution engaged in strategic science on
behalf of national security.  LANL enhances national security by ensuring
the safety and reliability of the U.S. nuclear stockpile, developing
technologies to reduce threats from weapons of mass destruction, and solving
problems related to energy, environment, infrastructure, health, and global
security concerns.

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