[ES_JOBS_NET] Postdoc in Stratospheric Dynamics and Turbulence at Stockholm University

[Rachel Atlas]

I am excited to announce a postdoc position in Stratospheric Dynamics and Turbulence in the Department of Meteorology at Stockholm University (description below).


Apply for the position here: https://su.varbi.com/en/what:job/jobID:952841/ (deadline: 14 August 2026)


Contact me at rachel.atlas at misu.su.se with questions


Period of employment: Two to three years, starting 1 January 2027


Project description: Turbulence is a fundamental feature of atmospheric flow that transfers heat and momentum across scales. Turbulence constantly churns the atmosphere close to Earth’s surface, in the planetary boundary layer. In the stratosphere, turbulence is rarer, more intermittent and more challenging to predict and model. We seek to understand how large-scale processes in the atmosphere control when and where bursts of stratospheric turbulence occur. We also seek to evaluate the representation of stratospheric turbulence in global atmospheric models, where the mostly non-turbulent stratosphere is often modelled using equations built for the constantly churning boundary layer.


The postdoctoral researcher will have the flexibility to shape their own project within the two broad project goals and to take an observations-based or modelling-based approach, or to combine the two. Likely tools for an observations-based approach include in-situ data from aircraft, rockets and balloons. A modelling approach would likely focus on km-scale global simulations, especially from ICON and IFS, and the soon-to-be-released ERA6 reanalysis. The postdoctoral researcher will join a newly established group at MISU and will thus receive a high degree of individualized support.

Thank you,
Rachel Atlas
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