Postdoctoral Scholar – University of Colorado

MPOWIR Mentoring Physical Oceanography Women to Increase Retention; Boulder (CO); In loco; USD 50.000 - 70.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

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.

Competenze

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

Mansioni

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

Conoscenze

Good communication skills

Strong programming skills

Formazione

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

Descrizione del lavoro

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.