Postdoc: Severe Weather Risk Analytics for Insurance

University of Delaware; Town of Newark (WI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Conference travel

Professional development activities

Job summary

The University of Delaware is seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher in Geography and Spatial Sciences to characterize current and future severe convective storm (SCS) risk for insurance applications. The project collaborates with Columbia University, NOAA GFDL, and industry professionals to develop risk assessments and decision-support tools focusing on near-term SCS projections.

The role involves data-driven modeling of tornadoes and hail events, evaluating biases in ensemble systems, and

Qualifications

• PhD in Atmospheric Science, Geography or related field or completion by Jan 2027.
• Experience with weather/climate model output and large ensembles.
• Proficiency in Python and handling large datasets.

Responsibilities

• Develop data-driven models to simulate severe weather hazards in large ensemble simulations.
• Evaluate model biases and explore sources of uncertainty in near-term SCS projections.
• Publish findings in peer-reviewed journals and present at meetings.
• Collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams and industry partners.

Skills

Python

Communication

Independent work

Team collaboration

Weather/climate data

Education

PhD or near completion

Tools

SPEAR

WRF

CESM

HPC

Job description

The University of Delaware is seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher in Geography and Spatial Sciences to characterize current and future severe convective storm (SCS) risk for insurance applications. The project collaborates with Columbia University, NOAA GFDL, and industry professionals to develop risk assessments and decision-support tools focusing on near-term SCS projections.

The role involves data-driven modeling of tornadoes and hail events, evaluating biases in ensemble systems, and