Postdoc: Rapid-Response Air Quality Modeling Health Impacts

UC Irvine; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 69,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Postdoctoral Scholar Benefit Plan

UCI Postdoctoral Association benefits

Job summary

The Department of Earth System Science at UC Irvine is seeking a postdoctoral scholar to work on rapid response modeling of air quality and health impacts of energy policy. This position is within the Climate, Pollution, and Solutions group led by Professor Lyssa Freese, and is in collaboration with a network of university researchers and environmental organizations.

Start dates are flexible over Fall 2026‑Spring 2027 time period (with preference for earlier start dates).

Qualifications

• An expected or recent Ph.D. in atmospheric sciences, atmospheric chemistry, environmental engineering or relevant interdisciplinary fields.
• Proficient in programming.
• Experience in computational modeling and working with high performance computing.
• Experience working with atmospheric chemistry and/or air pollution models, such as chemical transport models, plume models, or reduced form models.
• Demonstrated effective written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop air pollution/atmospheric chemistry models and run/interpret results.
• Pair air pollution models with energy system/policy oriented models and interpret data.
• Lead peer‑reviewed publications, present at conferences and contribute to policy briefs and white papers.
• Collaborate with an interdisciplinary, multi‑institutional team and participate in meetings.

Skills

Programming

Computational modeling

High performance computing

Written and verbal communication

Education

Ph.D. in atmospheric sciences or related field

Tools

Atmospheric chemistry models

Air pollution models

Job description

The Department of Earth System Science at UC Irvine is seeking a postdoctoral scholar to work on rapid response modeling of air quality and health impacts of energy policy. This position is within the Climate, Pollution, and Solutions group led by Professor Lyssa Freese, and is in collaboration with a network of university researchers and environmental organizations.

Start dates are flexible over Fall 2026‑Spring 2027 time period (with preference for earlier start dates).