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Career Opportunities
- Post Doctoral Research Scientist – Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
- Postdoctoral Research Scientist – Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
- Postdoc in Convection, Rainstorms, and Climate – Stanford University, CA, USA
- Thompson Postdoctoral Fellowship – Stanford University, CA, USA
Funding Opportunities
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Education & Training Opportunities
Postdoc in Convection, Rainstorms, and Climate
Location: Department of Geophysics at Stanford University, CA, USA
Application Deadline: 15 September 2026
The Department of Geophysics at Stanford University invites applications for a postdoctoral scholar to join the Convection & Climate Group. The research seeks to uncover the physical principles governing the organization of moist convection and atmospheric circulations across scales, including convective aggregation, tropical cyclones, the Madden–Julian Oscillation, and atmospheric rivers. A combination of theory, observations, a hierarchy of numerical models, and machine-learning methods is used to understand their formation, dynamics, and predictability. The successful candidate will have substantial freedom to develop an independent research direction connected to one or more of the following themes:
- Convective organizations across scales
- The buoyancy effect of water vapor
- Atmospheric rivers
Thompson Postdoctoral Fellowship
Location: Department of Geophysics at Stanford University, CA, USA
Application Deadline: 1 October 2026
The Stanford Department of Geophysics has established the Thompson Postdoctoral Fellowship to be awarded to a candidate preferably within two years of receipt of the Ph.D. A candidate applying before completing their Ph.D. must have been awarded their degree before taking up the Fellowship. The fellowship is open to applicants (whatever the discipline of their Ph.D.) in any area of geophysics, including basic and applied and sustainability science, and including new areas that cross classical disciplinary boundaries. Stanford Geophysics includes scholars across the spectrum from development of new methodology (“how we study”) to discovery science (“what we study”).
The successful candidate will demonstrate exceptional academic achievement and promise, and they will contribute to the growth and diversity of the Department. Fellowship candidates will automatically be considered for other available postdoctoral positions at Stanford in their fields of interest.
This postdoctoral fellowship will be awarded for a one-year period that can start any time between June 15th 2027 and June 30th 2028 with an anticipated extension for a second year.
Postdoctoral Research Scientist
Location: Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
Application Deadline: Open until filled
The Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO) of Columbia University of Palisades, New York, invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Scientist (PDRS) to focus on the mechanisms of variability in the tracks and intensity of Low-Pressure System (LPSs) within the South Asia Monsoon. The successful candidate will work with Columbia Climate School and LDEO researchers, in collaboration with scientists in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at The City College of New York.
Responsibilities include:
- Analyze data from observations and a hierarchy of model simulations to test mechanisms of variability in LPS characteristics.
- Using ad-hoc experiments to explore the consequences of ENSO-like climate change on the future distribution of LPSs and extreme rainfall.
- Understand the implications of LPS variability for the strength of the ENSO-monsoon teleconnection in a changing climate.
Postdoctoral Research Scientist
Location: Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, New York, NY, USA
Application Deadline: Until filled
The Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University is accepting applications for a Postdoctoral Research Scientist (PDRS) in the broad area at the intersection of radiation, circulation, and the structure of earth’s atmosphere. The Postdoctoral Research Scientist will build on recent theoretical progress in understanding how the composition and spectroscopy of earth’s atmosphere determine atmospheric structure and the response to perturbations.
