<div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:12.8px"><div style="font-size:12.8px"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:16.8667px"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:12pt">The Antipodal Oceanography Group (APOG) is searching for <b><u>up to 3</u></b> postdoctoral researchers to join efforts to understand polar change, emergent ecological variability, and the impact of climate on health and infrastructure.</span><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:16.8667px"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:12pt"><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-size:11pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:16.8667px"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">The researchers will join a broad cohort of </span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:black"><a href="http://brownpog.com/" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(37,119,166)">oceanographers</span></a></span><u><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(37,119,166)">, remote sensing specialists, and climate scientists</span></u><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> and fall broadly under polar oceanography, ecology, or human-climate interaction. Areas of focus could include:</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;font-size:11pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:16.8667px"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal">      </span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Modeling and observing waves across the oceans and sea ice using high-resolution LES simulations and satellite products.</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;font-size:11pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:16.8667px"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;font-size:11pt;line-height:15.5467px"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:16.96px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal">      </span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:16.96px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Developing ocean mixing parameterizations in polar regions using high-resolution coupled discrete element modeling approaches.</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;font-size:11pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:16.8667px"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><font face="times new roman, serif"> </font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;font-size:11pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:16.8667px"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal">      </span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Remote sensing and modeling of phytoplankton blooms in the wake of tropical cyclones and under Antarctic sea ice.</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;font-size:11pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:16.8667px"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><font face="times new roman, serif"> </font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;font-size:11pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:16.8667px"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal">      </span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Statistical and dynamical downscaling of Pacific climate variability to understand climate impacts on health for Pacific islands.</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;font-size:11pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:16.8667px"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;font-size:11pt;line-height:15.5467px"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:16.96px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal">      </span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:16.96px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Analysis of high-resolution climate model data and attribution of climate extreme events using machine learning forecasts.   </span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;line-height:15.5467px"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:16.96px;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><font face="times new roman, serif"> </font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-size:11pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:16.8667px"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><font face="times new roman, serif">The APOG is a unique hybrid research group between Brown University and the University of Auckland. Researchers can relocate to either center or remain remote, with the expectation of at least two in-person meetings in New Zealand or the US per year. Information on our shared code of conduct and expectations can be found at <a href="http://polar-oceans.com/coc" target="_blank">polar-oceans.com/coc</a></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-size:11pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:16.8667px"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><font face="times new roman, serif">A broad team, with project collaborators in Norway, France, the US, and New Zealand, will support successful candidates. They will have leeway for scientific exploration and self-directed research, especially within the APOG cohort.</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-size:11pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:16.8667px"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><font face="times new roman, serif">The position salary is $65,000 for two years, with the possibility of extension. Start dates can be as early as 7/1/23, though flexibility exists. Significant additional research, computing, and travel support are available to facilitate this work.</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-size:11pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:16.8667px"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Please direct any questions to Christopher Horvat: </span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:black"><a href="mailto:horvat@brown.edu" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">horvat@brown.edu</span></a></span><u><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(17,85,204)">.</span></u><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:black"> Applications (see below) can be sent to </span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:black"><a href="mailto:apog@brown.edu" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="color:black">apog@brown.edu</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:black">.</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:16.8667px"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><font face="times new roman, serif">Required Qualifications</font></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:16.8667px"></p><ul style="font-size:small"><li style="margin-left:15px"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:12pt"><font face="times new roman, serif">A Ph.D. in Earth/Climate Science/Applied Mathematics/related fields or relevant work experience in geospatial data analysis.</font></span></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:12pt"><font face="times new roman, serif">Experience analyzing/interpreting/manipulating geophysical and model data.</font></span></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:12pt"><font face="times new roman, serif">An open mind: interested in multi-scale climate or ecological modeling, polar climate, and climate-human interactions.</font></span></li></ul><p style="font-size:small"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-size:11pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:16.8667px"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><font face="times new roman, serif">Potentially positive skills/elements</font></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-size:small;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:14.95px"></p><ul style="font-size:small"><li style="margin-left:15px;font-size:11pt"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:12pt"><font face="times new roman, serif">Knowledge of ocean mixing parameterizations and coupled air-sea-ice processes. </font></span></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font color="#333333" face="times new roman, serif"><span style="font-size:16px">A theoretical background in submesoscale GFD problems</span></font></li><li style="margin-left:15px;font-size:11pt"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:12pt"><font face="times new roman, serif">Experience with CESM or NEMO modeling frameworks</font></span></li><li style="margin-left:15px;font-size:11pt"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:12pt"><font face="times new roman, serif">Usage of remote sensing platforms, e.g., ICESat-2, MODIS, Sentinel</font></span></li><li style="margin-left:15px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><font face="times new roman, serif">Experience with machine learning or downscaling techniques applied to geophysical data.</font></span></li></ul><p style="font-size:small"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:16.8667px"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><font face="times new roman, serif">Application Instructions</font></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:16.8667px"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><font face="times new roman, serif"> </font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-size:11pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:16.8667px"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Please send a CV, a 1-page cover letter describing your research and future interests, and contact information for three references to </span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:black"><a href="mailto:apog@brown.edu" target="_blank" style="color:blue">apog@brown.edu</a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">. Please also include an example of research output (paper, thesis, technical report, etc.) that illustrates your research approach and skill.</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-size:11pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:16.8667px"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><font face="times new roman, serif">Any applications received before June 30 will be considered together, and later applications will be considered as they arrive. Positions will remain open until filled. When applying, please indicate research topics of interest in your cover letter. </font></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>