Postdoc: Sea-Ice Modeling & Ocean Coupling

MPOWIR Mentoring Physical Oceanography Women to Increase Retention; Los Alamos (NM); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Director’s Fellowship consideration

Potential for prestigious awards like Marie Curie

Job summary

Join Los Alamos National Laboratory as a postdoc in the Climate, Ocean and Sea-Ice Modeling (COSIM) project, focusing on advancing the MPAS-Seaice model for climate research. Ideal candidates will have a Ph.D. and strong computational skills in climate modeling, along with a demonstrated record of scientific excellence and teamwork.

Qualifications

• Experience in climate modeling and model construction.
• Expertise in high-performance computing languages.
• Ability to work effectively in a team.

Responsibilities

• Improve the MPAS-Seaice sea-ice model and ocean coupling.
• Develop and analyze simulations with climate models.
• Investigate effects of sea-ice draft in ocean models.

Skills

Computational climate modeling

Fortran

C

C++

Python

Team collaboration

Education

Ph.D. in sea-ice physics, physical oceanography, atmospheric sciences, climate modeling, physics, applied mathematics

Job description

Join Los Alamos National Laboratory as a postdoc in the Climate, Ocean and Sea-Ice Modeling (COSIM) project, focusing on advancing the MPAS-Seaice model for climate research. Ideal candidates will have a Ph.D. and strong computational skills in climate modeling, along with a demonstrated record of scientific excellence and teamwork.