Research Scientist in Marine Cloud Brightening

University of Reading; Reading; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

An esteemed UK university seeks a motivated research scientist to study regional climate responses to Marine Cloud Brightening. Responsibilities include assessing dynamical responses, performing model simulations, and identifying optimal deployment strategies. Ideal candidates will have expertise in climate science and experience with climate model simulations. This is a full-time, fixed-term position lasting up to 3 years.

Qualifications

• Motivated research scientist with expertise in climate science.
• Experience in climate model simulations.
• Strong understanding of marine climate interaction.

Responsibilities

• Assess the dynamical response to MCB deployments.
• Perform coupled-climate model simulations.
• Explore the interaction of teleconnections in climate responses.

Job description

Overview

Full Time, Fixed term (up to 3 years). Closing date: 23:59 on 3/10/2025. Interview date: 17/10/2025. By reference to the applicable SOC code for this role, sponsorship may be possible under the Skilled Worker Route. Applicants wishing to consider the SWR must ensure that they are able to meet the points requirement before applying. There is further information about this on the UK Visas and Immigration Website.

Role

We are seeking a motivated research scientist to advance our understanding of regional climate responses to Marine Cloud Brightening (MCB) and identify MCB deployment patterns that achieve global cooling whilst minimising detrimental regional impacts.

Department

The post holder will be based in the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) in the Department of Meteorology at the University of Reading. The Department of Meteorology is world-renowned for its pioneering research on weather, climate and earth observations with 100% of our research graded as world-leading or internationally excellent in REF2021. NCAS is a NERC research centre distributed across UK Universities. At Reading, it includes world-leading expertise on climate variability and change.

Responsibilities

• Assess the dynamical response to MCB deployments, and their impact on regional temperature, precipitation, and atmospheric circulation, including the regional monsoons
• Perform coupled-climate model simulations to develop optimal MCB deployment strategies that minimise residual climate impacts, and document strategies that should be avoided
• Assess the time of emergence of the MCB signal, and identify metrics can be used to robustly detect that MCB deployment is working as intended
• Explore the linearity and interaction of teleconnections from single and combined MCB regions in driving regional climate responses

Contact

Contact Name: Prof. Laura Wilcox
Contact Job Title: Professor of Aerosol-Climate Interactions
Contact Email address: [e-mail]

The University is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce, supports the gender equality Athena SWAN Charter and the Race Equality Charter, and champions LGBT+ equality. We are a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2). Applications for job-share, part-time and flexible working arrangements are welcomed and will be considered in line with business needs.