[ecco-support] Postdoctoral position in GEOS/ECCO applications

[Dimitris Menemenlis]

Postdoctoral position in coupled ocean-ice-atmosphere modeling and data assimilation
http://essic.umd.edu/joom2/index.php/employment/3037-postdoctoral-position-in-coupled-ocean-ice-atmosphere-modeling-and-data-assimilation
 
Department: University of Maryland College Park/ESSIC
 
Starting Salary: Commensurate with experience
 
Closing Date: Monday, September 21, 2020
 
Duties:
The Earth System Sciences Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC), at the University of  Maryland College Park(UMD), 
in conjunction with the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), is seeking a postdoctoral fellow to work on 
coupled ocean-ice-atmosphere modeling and data assimilation (DA) in the context of inter-annual to decadal 
prediction.
 
The position is to be filled as soon as possible. The successful candidate will work in a  multi-institution 
team, comprising researchers at UMD, GSFC, MIT, JPL, and UT Austin.  The postdoctoral fellow will be based at 
NASA GSFC and is expected to undertake extensive  visits to collaborating institutions. The initial appointment 
is for one year with possible  extension for an additional two years.
 
Responsibilities:
 
The project involves developing and analysing a novel prototype, property-conserving, ocean-ice-atmosphere 
model and DA system based on the Goddard Earth Observing System Model (GEOS) in conjunction with the 
adjoint-model capabilities of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology general circulation model (MITgcm). 
The resulting DA system and inferred solution will be used to study inter-annual to decadal prediction and 
predictability in the coupled system. The initial period of scientific interest covers the satellite 
altimetric record (1992 to present).
 
 
Qualifications:
Candidates should have a recent Ph.D. in Physical Oceanography, Atmospheric Sciences, Climate Dynamics, 
Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related field, with a strong interest  in Earth System models, 
observations, and science questions.  Experience in numerical modeling (especially with GEOS or MITgcm), 
data assimilation, and observational data analysis  is highly desirable. Familiarity with supercomputing 
environments and related programming languages (in particular Linux and Fortran), as well as analysis 
tools (Matlab or Python) are essential. 
 
Written and oral communication skills sufficient to lead manuscripts and present research at 
conferences are also desirable.
 
To Apply: Interested candidates should send a CV with a list of at least 3 professional references and a 
cover letter explaining how your qualifications meet the posted requirements to andrea.molod at nasa.gov
 
THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER