Postdoctoral Scholar – University of Colorado

MPOWIR Mentoring Physical Oceanography Women to Increase Retention; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading research university is seeking a Postdoctoral Scholar to collaborate on stochastic parameterizations for global ocean models. The position involves designing and testing multiscale models, requiring a PhD in a quantitative field and strong programming skills. Located in Boulder, this role offers the opportunity to work with domain scientists at NCAR.

Qualifications

• Strong background in geophysical fluid dynamics and simulation.
• Experience with spatial statistics and/or stochastic dynamics.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate in the design of stochastic parameterizations for global ocean models.
• Implement and test multiscale random-field models for ocean eddies.

Skills

Good communication skills

Strong programming skills

Education

PhD in applied mathematics, statistics, atmospheric and oceanic sciences, or other quantitative field

Job description

Postdoctoral Scholar – University of Colorado

Professors I Grooms and W Kleiber in the Department of Applied Mathematics at the University of Colorado, Boulder, are seeking a postdoctoral scholar to collaborate in the design, implementation, and testing of a stochastic parameterization for global ocean models. The position is available as early as January 2018. The research will use prior dynamical considerations and data to develop a multiscale, inhomogeneous random-field model for ocean eddies at scales not resolved by global ocean models. This model will form the basis of a stochastic parameterization to be implemented in a global ocean model. The post-doc will work closely with domain scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, CO.

Qualifications

• PhD in applied mathematics, statistics, atmospheric and oceanic sciences, or other quantitative field.
• Backgrounds in geophysical fluid dynamics and simulation, spatial statistics, and/or stochastic dynamics.
• Good communication skills and strong programming skills.

Department context

The Department of Applied Mathematics is home to 22 tenured and tenure-track faculty members whose research spans computational mathematics, nonlinear mathematics including nonlinear dynamics and waves, mathematical biology, physical applied mathematics, probability, and statistics. Our faculty have won numerous awards including: four fellows of the Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics, two fellows of the American Mathematical Society, two Guggenheim Fellows, an American Statistical Association Fellow, and a Sloan Fellow. Boulder has highly active communities of researchers working on stochastic models for atmospheric and oceanic dynamics at the University, NCAR, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.