Postdoc: AI for Weather Forecasting & Uncertainty

MBZUAI (Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence); Abu Dhabi; In loco; AED 335.000 - 469.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Tax-free salary

Housing allowance

Medical insurance

Annual return flight

Full visa support

Descrizione del lavoro

MBZUAI invites applications for a fully funded two-year Postdoctoral Researcher position in AI for Weather Forecasting under Prof. Souhaib Ben Taieb.

The role is embedded in a collaboration with the AI for Climate initiative at the University of Chicago, supported by UAE and Gates Foundation funding. The position includes a competitive tax-free monthly salary, housing allowance, medical insurance, a return flight, and visa support.

Competenze

• PhD in a relevant field with strong research record in AI or ML for weather/climate.
• Experience applying ML to weather forecasting or climate analysis.
• Proficiency in Python and ML frameworks (PyTorch or JAX).
• Familiarity with weather/climate datasets (reanalysis, satellite, observations).
• Excellent written and spoken English with publications in top venues.

Mansioni

• Conduct original research in probabilistic and ensemble weather forecasting.
• Develop and evaluate AI-based forecasting methods with diverse datasets.
• Assess forecast metrics, calibration, extremes, and regional performance.
• Create models suitable for operational settings and regional needs.
• Publish results in AI or domain-relevant venues and present findings.
• Collaborate with MBZUAI, Chicago initiative, and external agencies; support knowledge transfer.

Conoscenze

ML for weather

Spatiotemporal modeling

Python + PyTorch/JAX

Weather datasets

Publications & English

Formazione

PhD in CS / Atmospheric Science / Applied Math

Strumenti

xarray

Dask

NetCDF

Zarr

Descrizione del lavoro

MBZUAI invites applications for a fully funded two-year Postdoctoral Researcher position in AI for Weather Forecasting under Prof. Souhaib Ben Taieb.

The role is embedded in a collaboration with the AI for Climate initiative at the University of Chicago, supported by UAE and Gates Foundation funding. The position includes a competitive tax-free monthly salary, housing allowance, medical insurance, a return flight, and visa support.