[Wrf-users] Postdoctoral postion in meterological modelling at Oxford

[Mark New]

Oxford University Centre for the Environment

Two postdoctoral positions in vegetation and meteorological modelling of
tropical forests

Grade 7.1 to 7.3: £25,889-£27,465 pa

Applications are invited for two post-doctoral research associate positions
to work on developing a coupled high-resolution vegetation-atmosphere model
for the lowland and montane forests of the Andes and Amazon, based at the
Oxford University Centre for the Environment. The work will nest into an
extensive ongoing field work program looking at the interaction between
cloud forests and climate.

One postdoctoral position is to develop a high resolution vegetation
physiology and dynamics model modified from existing vegetation models to
incorporate key montane forest processes. The second postdoctoral position
is to implement a mesoscale meteorological model run in multiple nested
modes from continental to sub-km resolution. In both cases the model
development will utilise ecological and meteorological data being collected
from our field sites, and use data assimilation techniques such as Bayesian
network analysis to help inform model set-up and development. The ultimate
aim is to develop a fully coupled vegetation-atmosphere model that utilises
and integrates the field observations. There are likely to be opportunities
to travel to the Andes to participate in field data collection.

For more information please see the full advert at:
http://www.ouce.ox.ac.uk/news/jobs/070804.php  

Mark New
Reader in Climate Science
Oxford University Centre for the Environment