Postdoctoral Fellow: Climate Risk & AI Modeling

University at Albany, SUNY; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

The University at Albany, SUNY invites applications for a Postdoctoral Associate in the Atmospheric Sciences Research Center to advance climate and weather-related hazard research across New York State. The role focuses on physics- and AI-based modeling of meteorological hazards and high-resolution data generation.

You will report to the Empire Innovation Professor, present findings at conferences, and contribute to peer‑reviewed publications.

Qualifications

• PhD in atmospheric science, meteorology, environmental science, engineering, or closely related field.
• 1–5 years of relevant experience in atmospheric modeling.
• Extensive experience in Python programming.
• Strong communication skills and fluency in English; ability to work in a research team.

Responsibilities

• Physics-based modeling and analysis of meteorological hazards
• AI-based modeling and analysis of meteorological hazards
• Statistical analysis of financial loss datasets
• Communication of research results through publications in project reports, peer-reviewed journals, and presentations at project meetings and conferences.
• Other reasonable duties as assigned

Skills

Deep learning

Python programming

Communication

Team collaboration

Research discourse

English fluency

Public speaking

Education

PhD degree (accredited university)

Tools

Python

PyTorch

Keras

TensorFlow

JAX

Job description

The University at Albany, SUNY invites applications for a Postdoctoral Associate in the Atmospheric Sciences Research Center to advance climate and weather-related hazard research across New York State. The role focuses on physics- and AI-based modeling of meteorological hazards and high-resolution data generation.

You will report to the Empire Innovation Professor, present findings at conferences, and contribute to peer‑reviewed publications.