Postdoc: Probabilistic Climate Extreme Storylines

Reading; Reading; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Reading invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Scientist in probabilistic storylines of climate extremes. The role focuses on developing a novel statistical framework to frame extreme event storylines in likelihood space, using conditional probabilities to separate dynamical and thermodynamic effects.

Work in the Department of Meteorology under Professor Ted Shepherd with co-supervision by Prof. Hayley Fowler, contributing to the EXTREME-FUTURES project.

Qualifications

• PhD in meteorology or related field.
• Proven track record through peer-reviewed publications.
• Proficiency in atmospheric data analysis.
• Strong written and communication skills.

Skills

Atmospheric data analysis

Multivariate statistics

Machine learning knowledge (desirable)

Education

PhD in meteorology or related field

Job description

University of Reading invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Scientist in probabilistic storylines of climate extremes. The role focuses on developing a novel statistical framework to frame extreme event storylines in likelihood space, using conditional probabilities to separate dynamical and thermodynamic effects.

Work in the Department of Meteorology under Professor Ted Shepherd with co-supervision by Prof. Hayley Fowler, contributing to the EXTREME-FUTURES project.