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The Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes <<a href="https://cw3e.ucsd.edu/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://cw3e.ucsd.edu/</a>> at<br>
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, is<br>
seeking an <span class="gmail-il">atmospheric</span> <span class="gmail-il">data</span> <span class="gmail-il">assimilation</span> postdoc. Applications accepted initially<br>
through 5 April but will remain open until filled. Please see the job
description below for more information and don't hesitate to reach out
to me via email (<a href="mailto:mzheng@ucsd.edu" target="_blank">mzheng@ucsd.edu</a>) if you have any questions at all. Thanks for your attention!</div><div><br></div><div>Regards,<br></div><div>Minghua</div><div><br></div><br clear="all"></div>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:6pt 0in;text-align:center;line-height:18pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Times">Atmospheric Data Assimilation Postdoctoral Position<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:18pt;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><i><span style="font-family:Times">Center for
Western Weather and Water Extremes (CW3E)<span></span></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:18pt;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><i><span style="font-family:Times">Scripps </span></i><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Institution of Oceanography,
University of California San Diego<span></span></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in 0in;line-height:18pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Times">Job Location</span></b><span style="font-family:Times">: La Jolla, California<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18pt;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">To Apply</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: Send CV, cover letter, and three
references to Dr. Minghua Zheng (</span><a href="mailto:mzheng@ucsd.edu" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">mzheng@ucsd.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">) and Dr. Luca Delle Monache (</span><a href="mailto:ldellemonache@ucsd.edu" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">ldellemonache@ucsd.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">).<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18pt;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Open date: </span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The
position is available immediately<b>.<span></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18pt;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Final date: </span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Friday,
April 5, 2025, at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18pt;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Applications will continue to be accepted until this
date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the
position has not yet been filled. <span></span></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18pt;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">About Us:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> The Center for
Western Weather and Water Extremes (CW3E; </span><a href="https://cw3e.ucsd.edu/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">https://cw3e.ucsd.edu/</span></a><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">) is a research
and applications center established in 2014 at the Scripps Institution of
Oceanography by its Director, Dr. F. Martin Ralph. CW3E focuses on the physical
understanding, observations, and predictions of extreme weather and water
events to support effective policies and practices to improve resilience in the
Western U.S. CW3E carries out its goals with a diverse network of research and
operational partners at several other institutions across the U.S. and
internationally. A key activity of the CW3E will be to develop methods and
systems to aid future reservoir operations for flood control, water supply, and
ecosystems. The new hire will join a collaborative group of postdoctoral
scholars and experienced researchers, faculty, and staff at CW3E and Scripps.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18pt;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Salary Range</span></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">: A
reasonable salary range estimate for this position is $68,500-72,707<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18pt;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Position Details:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> CW3E seeks a postdoctoral
researcher to help develop the data assimilation system for the Model for
Prediction Across Scales (MPAS) leveraging the Joint Effort for Data
Assimilation Integration (JEDI) framework. We specifically aim to use this
system to evaluate the impact of Atmospheric River Reconnaissance data across various
temporal scales, including short-range, medium-range, and extended-range
assessments. Furthermore, the development of MPAS-JEDI tailored to northeast
Pacific extreme events will allow us to better understand the dynamics and
predictability of landfalling atmospheric rivers and their cascading
impacts.<span> </span><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in;line-height:18pt;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The successful candidate will work
with the team to implement the MPAS-JEDI system on HPCs and apply the system to
atmospheric river case studies. The candidate will work closely with the team
to understand how field observations such as dropsondes and ocean drifters improve
initial conditions over the North Pacific Ocean and subsequent forecasts of landfalling
atmospheric river and other high-impact events in multiple downstream regions.
Understanding the potential observation impact in Week-2 is a key focus of the
work being carried out at CW3E as well as the collaborative effort between CW3E/Scripps
and several operational centers. <span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in;line-height:18pt;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Applicants should be self-motivated
and have a Ph.D. degree (by their hiring date) in Atmospheric Science, Physical
Oceanography, Climate Science, or other relevant disciplines. Good written and
verbal communication skills are required, including the ability to produce
scientific publications and presentations and meet project milestones. Experience
with high-performance computing (HPC) platforms is essential, along with
proficiency in programming languages such as Fortran and C/C++, as well as
scripting languages like Python, Matlab, or R. Familiarity with data
assimilation systems such as JEDI, WRFDA, GSI, or DART, and numerical models
like WRF, MPAS, or GFS is also required. Applicants should be comfortable
working independently with large code libraries and databases, utilizing
atmospheric observations, and producing visualizations, and collaborating
within a team from diverse cultural and racial backgrounds. <span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in;line-height:18pt;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Per normal postdoctoral appointment
policies, all positions are envisioned as being initially for 2-years, with
extension possible contingent upon performance and availability of funding. <span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18pt;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">UC San Diego is an Equal Opportunity /
Staff Affirmative Action Employer.<span></span></span></b></p>
<br><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Minghua Zheng, Ph.D</span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Data Assimilation Researcher</span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:helvetica;font-size:12px">Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes (CW3E)</div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:helvetica;font-size:12px">Scripps Institution of Oceanography</div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:helvetica;font-size:12px">University of California San Diego</div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:helvetica;font-size:12px"><br></div></span><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:helvetica;font-size:12px">9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093</div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:helvetica;font-size:12px"><a href="tel:(858)5341819" value="+18582462019" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">858 534-1819</a></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:helvetica;font-size:12px"><a href="mailto:ming.h.zheng@gmail.com" target="_blank">ming.h.zheng@gmail.com</a></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:helvetica;font-size:12px"><a href="mailto:mzheng@ucsd.edu" target="_blank">mzheng@ucsd.edu</a> </div></div></div></div></div></div>