[ES_JOBS_NET] Postdoctoral Opportunities in Regional Earth System Modeling at the University of Maryland

[Jennifer Anne Kennedy]

Dear Colleagues,

Dr. Xin-Zhong Liang at the Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center,
in the University of Maryland College Park, is seeking two highly motivated
postdoctoral researchers to support model system development and forecast
applications for the DAWN <https://dawn.umd.edu> project, an
interdisciplinary project focused on making climate research accessible to
support agricultural decision-makers in the United States. Thes roles will
focus on operating and evaluating coupled regional Earth system models,
including climate, hydrology, and agroecosystem processes. Additionally,
the postdocs will work with an interdisciplinary group to support the
transfer of the resulting forecasts to our existing online decision support
infrastructure. Salary is commensurate with experience and University
benefits will be included.

The key responsibilities of the postdocs will be to: conduct operational
runs with a regional downscaling climate model, using data from operational
NOAA seasonal forecasts; 2) conduct operational simulations for
county-level crop forecasts using the DSSAT crop model; 3) run scenario
analyses, perform sensitivity experiments, and optimize model performance;
4) evaluate model performance, predictive skill, and uncertainty; 5)
monitor system and detect/solve abnormal conditions; 6) visualize results
and package data for integration into the online decision support system;
7) communicate with interdisciplinary team about the data and results,
including explaining to non-experts; 8) develop technical notes, user
manuals, and peer-reviewed journal articles.

Applicants should have a recent Ph.D. (within 5 years) in agricultural,
hydrologic, atmospheric or climate sciences, and a strong background in
model development and application. They must have experience and skill in
programming (particularly Fortran), as well as analytical abilities in
model evaluation and climate-hydrology-crop interactions. Applicants should
also have an interest and willingness to cooperate and communicate with an
interdisciplinary team, and contribute to the development of unique
solutions to support moving research to operations.

This is a one-year appointment renewable depending on performance and
funding availability.

*To apply:*

Interested applicants should submit a cover letter, CV, and contact
information for three references to Professor Xin-Zhong Liang at
xliang at umd.edu. This position is available immediately, and applications
will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

-- 
Jennifer Kennedy
Postdoctoral Associate
Project Manager, DAWN: https://dawn.umd.edu/
Earth Systems Science Interdisciplinary Center
University of Maryland College Park
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