Postdoctoral Fellow: Tropical Ocean-Atmosphere Modeling & ML

University of Colorado Boulder; Boulder (CO); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work option

Relocation support

Job summary

The University of Colorado Boulder’s Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) and NOAA’s Physical Sciences Laboratory (PSL) in Boulder, CO, seek a Postdoctoral Associate to advance understanding of tropical ocean-atmosphere coupling and related convection-permitting simulations. Collaboration with PSL scientists on TEPEX data and ML methods will be central.

The role involves coordinating with NOAA PSL divisions to address Marine Resource Management, Water Resource

Qualifications

• PhD required, must have defended thesis and completed corrections before start date.
• Experience with ocean-atmosphere coupling and convection-permitting simulations.
• Experience with high-performance computing and data analysis.
• Experience applying statistical and machine learning methods to environmental data.
• Demonstrated ability to publish first-author papers.

Responsibilities

• Lead original research to improve understanding of tropical ocean-atmosphere coupling.
• Collaborate with researchers; develop software, run HPC experiments, and preprocess data for analysis/visualization.
• Publish results in peer-reviewed journals.
• Organize and participate in community service activities in Earth Systems Sciences.
• Present findings at scientific meetings and invited visits.
• Perform other duties as necessary.

Skills

PhD in Atmos Sci

Ocean-atmosphere coupling

HPC experience

Statistical analysis

Machine learning

First-author publications

Education

PhD in Atmospheric Sciences

Tools

Software development

Job description

The University of Colorado Boulder’s Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) and NOAA’s Physical Sciences Laboratory (PSL) in Boulder, CO, seek a Postdoctoral Associate to advance understanding of tropical ocean-atmosphere coupling and related convection-permitting simulations. Collaboration with PSL scientists on TEPEX data and ML methods will be central.

The role involves coordinating with NOAA PSL divisions to address Marine Resource Management, Water Resource