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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">Prof. Jasper Kok and the Earth, Wind &
Particles group at UCLA’s department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences seek
applicants for a postdoctoral scholar. The successful applicant will lead a
project to quantify the cycle of coarse desert dust in the Earth system. Recent
studies show that coarse dust accounts for about a third of the atmosphere’s
aerosol loading, yet is greatly underestimated in climate models, which has important
implications for climate and biogeochemistry. <span></span></span></font></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">Anticipated d</span><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif;color:black;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">uties include:</span><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span><br></span></span></font></p><ul><li><font size="2"><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal"></span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif;color:black;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Using the Community
Earth System Model to model the global cycle of coarse desert dust and its
effects on the Earth system</span></font></li><li><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif;color:black;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Analyzing climate model
output</span><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif"><span></span></span></font></li><li><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif;color:black;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Developing and using
parameterizations for aerosol emission and deposition</span><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif"><span></span></span></font></li><li><font size="2"><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal"></span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif;color:black;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Co-supervising graduate
and undergraduate students</span><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif"><span></span></span></font></li><li><font size="2"><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal"></span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif;color:black;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Communicating findings
in written and oral form.</span><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif"><span></span></span></font></li></ul>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif;color:black;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Desired qualifications
include:</span><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><span></span></span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal"><br></span></span></span></font></p><ul><li><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif;color:black;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">A Ph.D. in atmospheric
science, physics, engineering, mathematics or a related field</span><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif"><span></span></span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal"></span></span></span></font></li><li><font size="2"><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal"></span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif;color:black;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Experience with running the
Community Earth System Model or other atmospheric circulation models</span><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif"><span></span></span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif;color:black;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%"></span></font></li><li><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif;color:black;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Strong quantitative and
programming skills</span><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif"></span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif;color:black;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%"></span></font></li><li><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif;color:black;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Strong oral and written
communication skills</span><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif"><span></span></span></font></li></ul><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif"><span> </span></span></font>

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competitive and commensurate with relevant experience. We particularly
encourage a</span><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif;color:black">pplications from women, minorities, and other
groups that are historically underrepresented in the geosciences. <span style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">U.S. citizenship or residency is not required.</span></span><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif"><span></span></span></font></p>

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with a cover letter, names of three references, and summary of recent work and
interests (up to one page). All applications should be submitted electronically
as a single PDF document to Prof. Jasper Kok (<a href="mailto:jfkok@ucla.edu">jfkok@ucla.edu</a>). This appointment
is for one year, and may be renewed pending satisfactory performance and
funding availability. The start date is flexible, but would preferably be
between September and January of 2020. Due to the COVID-19 situation, the
initial portion of the work will likely be carried out remotely. Review of
applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is
filled.</span><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif"><span></span></span></font></p>

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deliberate about providing a supportive environment for students and postdocs
of all backgrounds and engages actively with UCLA’s Center for Diverse
Leadership in Science. </span><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif;color:black;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">For more information
about Prof. Jasper Kok’s research and UCLA’s Earth, Wind & Particles group,
please visit<span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color:black"><a href="http://jasperfkok.com" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">http://jasperfkok.com</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif;color:black;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">.</span><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif"><span></span></span></font></p>

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Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration
for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected
veteran status. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and
affirmative action policy please follow this link: <</span><span style="color:black"><a href="http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct" target="_blank" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif;color:black;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">>.</span><span><span></span></span></font></p>





<font size="2"><br clear="all"><br>-- <br></font><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><font size="2"><span>Associate Professor</span><br></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2">Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences <br>University of California, Los Angeles <br>Math Sciences Building 7142 <br>Email: <a href="mailto:jfkok@ucla.edu" target="_blank">jfkok@ucla.edu</a><br>Website: <a href="http://jasperfkok.com" target="_blank">http://jasperfkok.com</a><br></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>