Physical Oceanographer: Adjoint Modeling & Ocean Flux

British Antarctic Survey; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

British Antarctic Survey in Cambridge is seeking a physical oceanographer on a fixed-term contract (20 months) to contribute to the SYNCHRONY project. You will run and analyse adjoint sensitivity experiments within an ocean state estimate, and evaluate air-sea flux products for heat and carbon.

You will manage code and data, publish findings, and engage with EU partners and conferences to advance a carbon and biogeochemical observation strategy.

Qualifications

• PhD in ocean/climate dynamics or equivalent postgraduate experience.
• Strong numerical ability to manipulate, analyse, and interpret ocean data.
• Experience editing model code and running numerical models.

Responsibilities

• Produce and analyse adjoint sensitivity experiments within an ocean state estimate.
• Analyse and compare air-sea flux observational products for heat and carbon.
• Manage code base and datasets produced by the above work.
• Write, publish and communicate scientific findings and milestones.
• Participate in Horizon Europe SYNCHRONY project meetings and collaborate with partners.
• Collaborate with the Polar Oceans team and external researchers at conferences.

Skills

Ocean dynamics

Numerical analysis

Research collaboration

Scientific writing

Presentation skills

Independent researcher

Education

PhD in ocean/climate dynamics

Tools

Matlab

Python

Julia

C

Fortran

Job description

British Antarctic Survey in Cambridge is seeking a physical oceanographer on a fixed-term contract (20 months) to contribute to the SYNCHRONY project. You will run and analyse adjoint sensitivity experiments within an ocean state estimate, and evaluate air-sea flux products for heat and carbon.

You will manage code and data, publish findings, and engage with EU partners and conferences to advance a carbon and biogeochemical observation strategy.