Postdoctoral Researcher: Ocean & Climate Modeling

University of South Carolina; South Carolina; On-site; USD 62,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Paid leave

Retirement plan

Job summary

Join the University of South Carolina’s School of Earth, Ocean and Environment to conduct high-impact computational ocean research. Expect to develop, implement, and analyze high-resolution regional ocean simulations, collaborating across disciplines to advance climate and coastal science.

The role emphasizes independent investigation, data analysis, manuscript preparation, and grant-related activities. The successful candidate will work within a collaborative team, publish in peer-reviewed

Qualifications

• Requires a Doctoral (Ph.D.) by the start date of employment.
• Preferred expertise in physical oceanography/environmental fluid mechanics.
• Experience designing simulations with ROMS or MOM6 or related codes.
• Ability to analyze large NetCDF ocean model outputs; proficiency in Fortran, Python, or Matlab.

Responsibilities

• Lead independent research activities aligning with grant objectives.
• Analyze numerical experiments, model outputs, and publish findings.
• Coordinate research activities, write reports and proposals, present at conferences.
• Coordinate lab operations, mentor students and research staff.
• Develop new research directions and collaborate with internal/external investigators.

Skills

Fortran

Python

MATLAB

Education

Doctoral degree

Tools

ROMS

MOM6

Job description

Join the University of South Carolina’s School of Earth, Ocean and Environment to conduct high-impact computational ocean research. Expect to develop, implement, and analyze high-resolution regional ocean simulations, collaborating across disciplines to advance climate and coastal science.

The role emphasizes independent investigation, data analysis, manuscript preparation, and grant-related activities. The successful candidate will work within a collaborative team, publish in peer-reviewed