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Career Opportunities
- Two Faculty Positions in Hydrology – University at Albany, Albany, NY, USA
- Postdoctoral Appointee – Clouds and Aerosol-Cloud Interactions – Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL, USA
- Postdoctoral Research Associate – Postdoctoral Research – Aerosol-Convection Interaction – Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, USA
- Postdoctoral Scholar Opportunity in Clouds, Rainstorms, and Climate Change – University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
- Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
- Postdoctoral Researcher in Machine Learning for Climate Science or Machine Learning for Atmospheric Chemistry – Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
- Group Leader in Climate Dynamics – Max-Planck-Institut für Meteorologie, Hamburg, Germany
- Postdoctoral Researcher Opportunity on Clouds and Precipitation using EarthCARE First-Light Observations, McGill Univerisity, Montreal, Canada
- Postdoctoral Research Associate on Earth’s Radiation Budget – Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA
- Assistant Professor in Atmospheric Science with focus on dynamical processes – Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
- Assistant or Associate Professor in Atmospheric and Computer Sciences – University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Funding Opportunities
- Early Career Research Program (ECRP), US Department of Energy, Office of Science
Education & Training Opportunities
Two Research Faculty Positions in Hydrology
Location: University at Albany, Albany, NY, USA
Application Deadline: Review begins 14 June 2024; position remains open until filled
The Atmospheric Sciences Research Center (ASRC) of the University at Albany, State University of New York, seeks to hire two permanent-eligible (equivalent to tenure track) Research Faculty. These New York State supported college-year appointments allow for supplementary summer salary from external research funding. Areas of particular interest include hydrology, radar meteorology, and renewable energy (especially solar energy); however, outstanding candidates from other areas of atmospheric science will also be considered.
The successful candidates will be expected to pursue and secure funding to support a robust research program and publish their work in scientific peer-reviewed journals. They are expected to strengthen ASRC and the University by maintaining a strong, externally-funded research program, mentoring graduate students and postdocs, and participating, as necessary, in service to the Center and the University. For more information about this announcement, including deadlines and required documents, please refer to the Human Resources website at ASRC Research Faculty (2 positions) or contact Scott Miller (smiller@albany.edu, 518-437-8799).
Group Leader in Climate Dynamics
Location: Max-Planck-Institut für Meteorologie, Hamburg, Germany
Application Deadline: 14 June 2024
The Climate Dynamics Department at MPI-M invites applications for the position of Group Leader in Climate Dynamics to lead the Idealized Modeling Group, which focuses on the use of model hierarchies and/or idealized experiments to develop and test ideas for fundamental questions in the broad field of large-scale atmospheric dynamics. The research questions to address include, but are not limited to,
- How does inter-hemispheric energy contrasts induce cross-equatorial winds?
- What is the dynamical constraint on equilibrium climate sensitivity?
- What is the mechanism for the hemispheric symmetry in planetary albedo?
- What dynamical constraint determines the weakening of the tropical convective mass flux?
- How do clouds modulate the large-scale atmospheric circulation?
Assistant or Associate Professor in Atmospheric and Computer Sciences
Location: University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Application Deadline: Open until filled
The Department of Atmospheric Sciences (ATMS) and the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering (Allen School) at the University of Washington (UW) invite applications for a joint full-time, 9-month (100% FTE), tenure-track Assistant Professor faculty position. Candidates at the Associate Professor level may also be considered, depending on qualifications and experience. The successful candidate will also likely be affiliated with the UW’s eScience Institute. The proposed starting date of employment is September 16, 2024.
It is anticipated that the successful candidate will utilize, develop, and advance methods in the areas of AI, machine learning, computational sensing, or data science to improve our understanding of atmospherically relevant processes. Example applications include—but are by no means limited to—climate extremes, severe weather, sub-seasonal to seasonal prediction.
Postdoctoral Researcher Opportunity on Clouds and Precipitation using EarthCARE First-Light Observations
Location, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Application Deadline: Open until filled
Expected to be launched in May 2024, the joint ESA/JAXA Earth Cloud, Aerosol and Radiation Explorer (EarthCARE) mission is the largest and most complex Earth Explorer to date. It will advance our understanding of the role that clouds and aerosols play in reflecting incident solar radiation back into space and trapping infrared radiation emitted from Earth’s surface. We seek a highly motivated Postdoctoral Researcher to analyze the EarthCARE first-light observations of clouds and precipitation to evaluate large-scale models using a suite of forward and inverse modeling methods. The position is expected to begin as soon as June 1, 2024. Applications will continue to be considered until the position is filled.
Qualifications:
- Ph.D. in meteorology, atmospheric science, or a closely related field
- Demonstrated experience in understanding processes that control clouds and/or aerosol-cloud
- interactions
- Clear and concise verbal and written communication and collaboration skills
- Experience with remote sensing instrumentation for clouds and precipitation (e.g., cloud radar,
- passive or active satellite sensors)
- Experience with instrument simulators.
- Experience with machine learning techniques.
- Strong programming skills, such as a familiarity with data analysis software (e.g., Python, IDL,MATLAB, FORTRAN)
Qualified and interested applications are invited to submit to both Prof. Ivy Tan (ivy.tan@mcgill.ca) and Prof. Pavlos Kollias (pavlos.kollias@mcgill.ca) the following:
- A cover letter summarizing interest in the position as well as previous relevant experience and expertise.
- An up-to-date curriculum vitae
- The contact information of three professional references
Postdoctoral Research Scientist
Location: Climate School of Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
Deadline: Open until filled
The Center for Climate Systems Research (CCSR) in the Climate School of Columbia University in New York invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Scientist position to conduct research on Arctic Climate Study.
The Postdoctoral Research Scientist will use observational data and climate model to study the interactions between radiation, clouds, sea ice and ocean in the polar climate system, with a focus on investigating different feedbacks (e.g., ice albedo feedback and cloud feedback) to understand the mechanism for the Arctic amplification. An innovative method (e.g., the radiative kernel approach) will be used to quantify the feedback and the satellite and in situ observations will be used to evaluate the modeling results.
Assistant Professor in Atmospheric Science with Focus on Dynamical Processes
Location: Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
Application Deadline: Open until filled
The main responsibilities of this position include Research and in addition some teaching and supervision.
Subject descriptions:
Dynamical processes within atmospheric science broadly encompass observational, theoretical or numerical studies of atmospheric motion at any scale of relevance to weather or climate.
Postdoctoral Appointee – Clouds and Aerosol-Cloud Interactions
Location: Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL, USA
Application Deadline: Position remains open until filled
The Environmental Science Division at the Argonne National Laboratory is seeking a postdoctoral scholar to model and analyze convective clouds and its interactions with environmental factors including aerosols and urbanization with field measurements and models across scales.
In this role you will lead model simulations of convective clouds and mesoscale convective systems at high-resolution with both regional and global models, evaluation of model simulations of clouds, aerosols, and aerosol-cloud interactions, and examination of how environmental factors such as anthropogenic aerosols and urbanization influence clouds, precipitation, and climate.
Postdoctoral Research Associate on Earth’s Radiation Budget
Location: Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA
Application Deadline: Open until filled
The Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Program at Princeton University, in cooperation with NOAA’s Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL), seeks a postdoctoral research associate or more senior research scientist to join a team working on quantifying and understanding changes in Earth’s Radiation Budget (ERB). The incumbent will develop a methodology to quantify and map the past and future annual changes in ERB using NOAA’s state-of-the-art global climate models, and explain the contributions to the changing solar, longwave, and net radiation budget of the Earth system from anthropogenic and natural drivers, and consequent feedbacks. This understanding will contribute to determining the relative importance of the changing atmospheric constituents to ERB and to the assessment of climate intervention strategies through changes in atmospheric composition. For further information, please contact Dr. David Paynter (David.Paynter@noaa.gov).
Postdoctoral Scholar Opportunity in Clouds, Rainstorms, and Climate Change
Location: Department of Geophysical Sciences/University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
Application Deadline: Open until filled
The Department of Geophysical Sciences at the University of Chicago invites highly motivated and creative postdoctoral scholars to join the Convection & Climate Group. Our group uses theory, observations, a hierarchy of models, and machine-learning methods to understand how tropical atmosphere works.
Responsibilities:
- Develop testable hypotheses to advance our understanding of atmospheric convection, dynamics, and/or climate change.
- Conduct numerical simulations and analyze observations to test the hypotheses.
- Present research findings at conferences and seminars.
- Publish results in high-quality, peer-reviewed journals.
Postdoctoral Research Associate – Aerosol-Convection Interaction
Location: Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, USA
Application Deadline: Open until filled
The Cloud Processes group is currently seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Research Associate. The group specializes in cutting-edge cloud research, employing a range of methodologies including modeling, observations, theoretical development, and analysis. The focus centers on investigating cloud dynamical, microphysical, and radiative processes that significantly influence cloud lifecycle, with particular emphasis on aerosol-cloud-precipitation interactions.
The ideal candidate will possess a strong interest in exploring the impact of aerosols on the lifecycle of deep convective clouds, utilizing high-resolution modeling techniques and/or conducting observational data analysis. The research will primarily revolve around DOE ARM field campaigns, specifically the TRacking Aerosol Convection interactions ExpeRiment (TRACER) and Green Ocean Amazon 2014/5 (GoAmazon). This position has a high level of interaction with an international and multicultural scientific community.
Location: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
Application Deadline: Open until filled
KIT is currently looking for a postdoctoral researcher in machine learning for climate science or machine learning for atmospheric chemistry. The position comes with great flexibility in terms of scientific focus and project duration. Typically, we would aim for an employment duration between 2 and 4 years.
Possible research areas include:
- Regional climate change
- Parameterizations for Earth system modelling
- Cloud feedback and forcing
- Stratospheric composition
- Air pollution
Early Career Research Program (ECRP)
Important dates:
- Pre-application due date: January 30, 2024, 5 p.m. Eastern time
- Application due date: April 25, 2024, 5 p.m. Eastern time
Biological and Environmental Research (BER) is seeking Earth and Environmental Systems Sciences research in the following area: Southeast U.S. Atmospheric Processes through use of Observations from the ARM Mobile Facility (AMF3) Bankhead National Forest (BNF) Atmospheric Observatory. Atmospheric research within BER is focused on improving understanding of the key cloud, aerosol, precipitation, and radiation processes that affect the Earth’s radiative balance and hydrological cycle, especially processes that limit the predictive ability of regional and global models.
Applications are sought that will improve fundamental understanding of cloud, aerosol, land-atmosphere interactions, precipitation, and radiative transfer processes in the Southeast United States through analysis of BER observational data from the ARM user facility’s new Bankhead National Forest (BNF) observatory in northern Alabama.
Specific Southeast U.S. atmospheric processes of interest include aerosol processes, aerosol-cloud interactions, convective processes, and warm boundary-layer atmospheric processes. Observations from the ARM BNF observatory must be integral to the proposed research.
International School on Satellite Meteorology (ISSM)
Location: Villa Doria d’Angri, Napels, Italy
Registration Deadline: 30 June 2024
The Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate of the National Research Council of Italy (CNR-ISAC) in collaboration with the University of Naples “Parthenope” has organized the International School on Satellite Meteorology (ISSM) “Theory, retrieval Methods, sensor technology and future missions“.
The school will be focused on Satellite Meteorology as the study of the atmospheric, land, and oceanic systems using remotely sensed data from different sensors onboard meteorological satellites. The basic principles of satellite remote sensing of weather features connected to microphysics of clouds and precipitation will be treated, as well as the fundamentals of retrieval methods, satellite imagery interpretation and products for science and operational meteorology. A special focus will be swept to the sensor technology and satellite development, launch, and in-orbit management.
ISMM will cover the following main topics:
- Radiative Transfer in atmosphere and remote sensing principles
- Satellite remote sensing of cloud and precipitation: current missions, sensors, spectral ranges
- Microphysics of clouds and precipitation
- Thunderstorms, Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flashes (TGF), gamma-ray glows, and related high-energy atmospheric phenomena
- Satellite Image interpretation and retrieval methods for science and operational meteorology
- Satellite data in support to the warning/alert systems for severe weather
- Future satellite missions, sensor technology and satellite development, launch, in-orbit management.
For additional information visit https://issm2024.isac.cnr.it/#s1
