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<div style="margin: 0px;">I am pleased to announce a 2-year Postdoctoral Research Associate position in the Climate and Paleoclimate Lab at Washington University in St. Louis. Please feel free to forward to anyone who may be interested.</div>
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<div style="margin: 0px;">More info: <a href="https://sites.wustl.edu/climate/opportunities/">https://sites.wustl.edu/climate/opportunities/</a></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">To apply: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/wuclim-pd">https://tinyurl.com/wuclim-pd</a> </div>
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<div style="margin: 0px;">Application review will begin in mid-January and will continue until the position is filled.</div>
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<div style="margin: 0px;">Thanks, and happy new year,</div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">Bronwen</div>
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<div style="margin: 0px;">Postdoctoral Research Associate in Paleoclimate model-data comparison</div>
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<div style="margin: 0px;">The Climate and Paleoclimate Lab in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Washington University seeks a Postdoctoral Research Associate in paleoclimate modeling and data-model comparison of the Earth’s tropical regions.
The successful applicant will contribute to a new, collaborative, NSF-funded project investigating the drivers of Central American paleoclimate on glacial/interglacial timescales, including changes in atmospheric circulation and moisture source variability
and their relationship to large-scale dynamics. The successful candidate will analyze existing simulations from the isotope-enabled NASA GISS ModelE2.1-R and tagged-water experiments with iCESM, and compare results with new 400 kyr records from Lake Petén
Itzá, Guatemala. The Postdoctoral Research Associate will be based at Washington University in St. Louis, but will collaborate closely with grant partners at University of Notre Dame, University of Pittsburgh, and the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies.</div>
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<div style="margin: 0px;">In addition to this specific project, the candidate will also have opportunities to further explore hydroclimate and water isotope variations in the tropical Americas or elsewhere (on glacial/interglacial or other timescales) by analyzing
existing model runs or running new simulations, depending on interests and experience. Possible projects include, but are not limited to, investigating moisture source variability to the Warm Pool, the Amazon, and central Africa during the Last Glacial Maximum
or during the Last Millennium. Candidates are encouraged to discuss their interests in their application. </div>
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<div style="margin: 0px;">Required qualifications:</div>
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<div style="margin: 0px;">- Ph.D. degree in earth sciences, atmospheric sciences, or a related field at the time of appointment.</div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">- Experience working with climate model output.</div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">- General familiarity with paleoclimate data and/or proxies.</div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">- Strong interest in hydroclimatology, and/or tropical climate dynamics.</div>
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<div style="margin: 0px;">Experience working with either paleo or modern water isotopic data is helpful, but not required. Preferred programming languages include Matlab, R, Python, or NCL, but a main proficiency in another language is acceptable.</div>
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<div style="margin: 0px;">The successful candidate will join Washington University’s Climate and Paleoclimate Lab, under the supervision of Dr. Bronwen Konecky, and will interact closely with other group members, students, and collaborators. Postdocs at Washington
University receive a competitive benefits package and plentiful opportunities for professional and career development through the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, the College of Arts & Sciences, and the Washington University Office of Postdoctoral
Affairs (<a href="https://postdoc.wustl.edu/">https://postdoc.wustl.edu/</a>).</div>
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<div style="margin: 0px;">Position details:</div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">This position is open to be filled immediately, but the start date is flexible. Spring or early Summer 2021 would be ideal. Work will take place remotely as long as COVID19 restrictions are in place. Partial remote work thereafter
may be discussed if needed.</div>
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<div style="margin: 0px;">To apply, please visit <a href="http://jobs.wustl.edu">jobs.wustl.edu</a> and search for the ID 49889. Or, this permalink should direct you to the same place: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/wuclim-pd">https://tinyurl.com/wuclim-pd</a>
In your application, please include your CV, a brief statement of your interests, and the names/contact info for 3 references. If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Bronwen Konecky (bkonecky@wustl.edu).</div>
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<div style="margin: 0px;">**Note**: Application review will start in mid-January 2021. However, the holidays are here, 2020 has been a monster, and early-career folks all need a bit of a break. If you plan to apply to the position but won’t be able to get the
formal application in by mid-January, feel free to send an email to Dr. Bronwen Konecky (bkonecky@wustl.edu) with a rough ETA for your application and we’ll keep an eye out for it. Review of applications will be ongoing until the position is filled.</div>
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<div style="font-family: 'helvetica Neue', helvetica; font-size: 14px;"><font face="Helvetica">Bronwen Konecky </font></div>
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<div><font face="Helvetica">Assistant Professor</font></div>
<div><font face="Helvetica">Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences</font></div>
<div><font face="Helvetica">Washington University</font></div>
<div><font face="Helvetica">1 Brookings Drive, Campus Box 1169</font></div>
<div><font face="Helvetica">St. Louis, MO, USA 63130-4899</font></div>
<div><font face="Helvetica">(314) 935-3587</font></div>
<div><font face="Helvetica">Pronouns: she/her/hers</font></div>
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