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<p class="MsoNormal">POSTDOC POSITION IN OCEAN MODELING AND THEORY
STANFORD UNIVERSITY<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Applications are invited for a postdoctoral
researcher in <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">ocean
modeling and theory</b> to
work with Prof. Leif Thomas in the Department of Earth System
Science at
Stanford University. The successful candidate will pursue research
on the
interactions of internal waves with submesocale currents in bottom
boundary
layers (BBLs) as part of a NSF-funded, collaborative project with
Prof. Jacob
Wenegrat at the University of Maryland. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">BBLs on sloping bathymetry can support
submesoscale currents
with strong shears and lateral density gradients. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>While progress has been made on
understanding
the physics of <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>BBL
submesoscale flows in
isolation,<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>their
interactions with the
ubiquitous internal wave field are relatively unexplored. Theory
predicts that
such submesoscale currents can significantly affect the properties
and
propagation of internal waves, and in particular modify how the
waves reflect
off bathymetry, with implications for wave breaking, mixing, and
energy
exchange between the waves and currents.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>The successful candidate will test and extend these
theories using
state-of-the-art, high-resolution numerical simulations and
analyses of mooring
observations from the Gulf Stream, East Greenland Current, and the
Denmark
Strait Overflow where internal wave-mean flow interactions in the
BBL are likely.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Candidates should have a strong background in
geophysical
fluid dynamics with application to the ocean or atmosphere and
knowledge in
numerical modeling.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Evaluation
of
applications will begin immediately and will continue until the
position is filled. The start date would be in Fall-Winter 2024,
but completion of the
PhD is required.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The
initial appointment
is for one year and may be renewable for one additional year,
subject to
satisfactory performance, eligibility, and availability of
funding.
Applications should be sent by email to <a href="mailto:leift@stanford.edu" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">leift@stanford.edu</a>
and include a CV, brief statement of research interests,
experience, and future
career plans, and the names and contact information of three or
more
references. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Stanford is an equal opportunity employer and
all qualified
applicants will receive consideration without regard to race,
color, religion,
sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin,
disability, veteran
status, or any other characteristic protected by law.</p>
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Leif Thomas
Professor
Department of Earth System Science,
Civil and Environmental Engineering (by courtesy),
and Geophysics (by courtesy)
Stanford University
473 Via Ortega Y2E2 Bldg
Stanford, CA 94305
Phone: (650) 721-1140
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://pangea.stanford.edu/~leift">http://pangea.stanford.edu/~leift</a>
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