<div dir="ltr"><p style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(73,73,73);border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in">The Department of Environmental Sciences at the University of Virginia invites applications for a postdoctoral research associate in climate science focusing on cloud feedbacks.</span><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(73,73,73)"></span></p><p style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(73,73,73);border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in"> </span><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(73,73,73)"></span></p><p style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(73,73,73);border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in">The successful candidate will explore relationships between modeled tropical climatology, deep convection, and high cloud feedbacks as part of a project funded through the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Regional and Global Model Analysis (RGMA) program. The overarching goal of this work will be to identify sources of inter-model spread in high cloud feedbacks and climate sensitivity among the latest generation of global climate models participating in the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP).<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(73,73,73)"></span></p><p style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(73,73,73);border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in"> </span><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(73,73,73)"></span></p><p style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(73,73,73);border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in">The postdoctoral research associate will be advised by Dr. Kathleen Schiro (University of Virginia) and co-advised by Dr. Mark Zelinka (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory) and will have opportunities to travel to LLNL to develop and maintain active collaborations with scientists in the Program for Climate Model Diagnosis and Intercomparison (PCMDI).</span><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(73,73,73)"></span></p><p style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(73,73,73);border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in"> </span><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(73,73,73)"></span></p><p style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(73,73,73);border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in">Responsibilities include (a) analyzing publicly-available CMIP5/6 output from multiple coordinated experiments, (b) analyzing and augmenting a perturbed physics ensemble (PPE) in the DOE’s Energy Exascale Earth System Model (E3SM), (c) analyzing observational data to create constraints on cloud feedbacks through relevant atmospheric processes, (d) presenting work at conferences and engaging broadly in the cloud feedback community (e.g., through participation in workshops), and (e) publishing results in the peer-reviewed literature.<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(73,73,73)"></span></p><p style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(73,73,73);border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in"> </span><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(73,73,73)"></span></p><p style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:rgb(73,73,73);border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in">QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(73,73,73);border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in">A PhD in Atmospheric Science, Environmental Sciences, or a related field is required by the start date. Experience analyzing global climate model output to study atmospheric processes is required.<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(73,73,73)"></span></p><p style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(73,73,73);border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in"> </span><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(73,73,73)"></span></p><p style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:rgb(73,73,73);border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in">APPLICATION PROCEDURE:</span><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(73,73,73);border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>Apply online at<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://uva.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UVAJobs/job/Charlottesville-VA/Research-Associate-in-Environmental-Sciences_R0066219" style="color:rgb(150,96,125)"><span style="font-family:Roboto;border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in">https://uva.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UVAJobs/job/Charlottesville-VA/Research-Associate-in-Environmental-Sciences_R0066219</span></a><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(73,73,73);border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span> or<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://jobs.virginia.edu/us/en/job/UOVUOVUSR0066219EXTERNALENUS/Research-Associate-in-Environmental-Sciences" style="color:rgb(150,96,125)"><span style="font-family:Roboto;border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in">https://jobs.virginia.edu/us/en/job/UOVUOVUSR0066219EXTERNALENUS/Research-Associate-in-Environmental-Sciences</span></a><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(73,73,73);border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in"></span></p><p style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(73,73,73);border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in">and attach a curriculum vitae, a brief cover letter describing relevant experience, and contact information for three references.  Please note that multiple documents can be uploaded in the CV box. </span><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(73,73,73)"></span></p><p style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(73,73,73);border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in"> </span><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(73,73,73)"></span></p><p style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:rgb(73,73,73);border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in">APPLICATION DEADLINE:</span><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(73,73,73);border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>Review of applications will begin on December 1, 2024, but the position will remain open until filled. The University will perform background checks on all new hires prior to employment. </span></p><p style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(73,73,73)"> </span></p><p style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(73,73,73);border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in">This is a one-year appointment, with an expected start date in spring or summer 2025. However, the appointment may be renewed for one additional one-year increment, contingent upon satisfactory performance.</span><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(73,73,73)"></span></p><p style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(73,73,73);border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in"> </span><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(73,73,73)"></span></p><p style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(73,73,73);border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in">For any questions on this position please contact Kathleen Schiro, Assistant Professor, at<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="mailto:kschiro@virginia.edu" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(150,96,125)"><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(8,117,225);border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in">kschiro@virginia.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(73,73,73)"></span></p><p style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(73,73,73);border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in"> </span><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(73,73,73)"></span></p><p style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(73,73,73);border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in">For questions about the application process, please contact Rich Haverstrom, Academic Recruiter, at<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="mailto:rkh6j@virginia.edu" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(150,96,125)"><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(8,117,225)">rkh6j@virginia.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(73,73,73)"></span></p><p style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(73,73,73);border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in"> </span><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(73,73,73)"></span></p><p style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(73,73,73);border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in">For more information on the benefits available to postdoctoral associates at UVA, visit<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="http://postdoc.virginia.edu/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(150,96,125)"><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(8,117,225)">postdoc.virginia.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(73,73,73);border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>and<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="http://hr.virginia.edu/benefits" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(150,96,125)"><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(8,117,225);border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in">hr.virginia.edu/benefits</span></a><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(73,73,73);border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in">.</span></p><p style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(73,73,73)"> </span></p><p style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;vertical-align:baseline"><i><span style="color:rgb(73,73,73);border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in">The University of Virginia, including the UVA Health System which represents the UVA Medical Center, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, UVA Physician’s Group and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library,</span></i><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(73,73,73)"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><i><span style="color:rgb(73,73,73);border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in">are fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff.  We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experiences.  We are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, and family medical or genetic information.</span></i><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(73,73,73)"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;line-height:15.693334px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </p></div>