<div class="gmail_quote">A good opportunity; GrADS background is preferred.<br>To: <a href="mailto:gradsusr@gradsusr.org">gradsusr@gradsusr.org</a><br><br><br><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:12pt">
<b><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';color:black;background-image:initial">Postdoctoral Researcher Position in <span style="background-image:initial;color:rgb(34,34,34)">Climate Diagnostics and Modeling</span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';color:black;background-image:initial"> </span></p></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:'Times New Roman';line-height:16px">A postdoctoral researcher position is available through the <span style="background-image:initial">Utah</span> <span style="background-image:initial">Climate</span> <span style="background-image:initial">Center</span> and the </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:16px"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';color:black;background-image:initial">Department of Plants, Soils & <span style="background-image:initial;color:rgb(34,34,34)">Climate</span>, <span style="background-image:initial;color:rgb(34,34,34)">Utah</span> State University. The person will join a research project aimed at </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'">producing an improved dynamical downscaling for <span style="background-image:initial">climate </span>simulations </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';color:black;background-image:initial">and/or understanding climate cycles of the Western United States, as well as tropical regions around the world. The position is open immediately until filled.</span></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12pt">
<font face="'Times New Roman'"><br></font></p></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12pt"><span style="color:black;background-image:initial"><font face="'Times New Roman'">Responsibilities:</font></span></p>
<ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px;color:black;line-height:12pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';background-image:initial">Perform numerical simulations with regional <span style="background-image:initial;color:rgb(34,34,34)">climate</span> models such as the Weather Research & Forecasting (WRF) model.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px;color:black;line-height:12pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';background-image:initial">Cooperate in current efforts to use various time statistical and dynamical analyses to quantify the magnitude and frequencies of drought and wet episodes.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px;color:black;line-height:12pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';background-image:initial">Identify large-scale atmospheric and oceanic features at appropriate spatial and temporal scales that connect with the cyclical variations in wet and dry periods.</span></li>
</ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';color:black;background-image:initial">Qualifications:</span></p><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px;color:black;line-height:12pt">
<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';background-image:initial">An earned Ph.D. in <u>Atmospheric Sciences</u> or <u>Meteorology</u>, with good quantitative skills.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px;color:black;line-height:12pt">
<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';background-image:initial">Interest in the studies of global and regional <span style="background-image:initial;color:rgb(34,34,34)">climate</span>.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px;color:black;line-height:12pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';background-image:initial">Knowledge and experience of mesoscale and/or <span style="background-image:initial;color:rgb(34,34,34)">climate</span> models.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px;color:black;line-height:12pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';background-image:initial">Experience in analyzing large simulation data sets, such as global and regional reanalyses.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px;color:black;line-height:12pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';background-image:initial">Well-developed computer and software programming skill set such as FORTRAN, GrADS, or NCL.</span></li>
</ul></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';color:black;background-image:initial">Salary: Up to $45,000 annual plus excellent benefit.</span></p>
</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><p><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';color:black;background-image:initial">The initial term for this position will be for two years with a potential for renewal based on performance and funding availability. For further information, contact Prof. Jiming Jin (</span><a href="mailto:Jiming.Jin@usu.edu" style="color:rgb(0,0,204)" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';background-image:initial">Jiming.Jin@usu.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';color:black;background-image:initial">) </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';color:black;background-image:initial">or Prof. Simon Wang (</span><a href="mailto:simon.wang@usu.edu?subject=Re%3A%20Postdoctoral%20Researcher%20Position%20in%20Climate%20Diagnostics&body=Please%20type%20your%20questions%20or%20comments%20here." style="color:rgb(0,0,204)" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';color:rgb(2,99,176);border-top-style:none;border-right-style:none;border-bottom-style:none;border-left-style:none;border-top-color:windowtext;border-right-color:windowtext;border-bottom-color:windowtext;border-left-color:windowtext;border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-bottom-width:1pt;border-left-width:1pt;padding-top:0in;padding-right:0in;padding-bottom:0in;padding-left:0in;background-image:initial">simon.wang@usu.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';color:black;background-image:initial">). Interested candidates should provide with </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'">(1) a cover letter describing research interests and experience, (2) curriculum vita, and (3) names and contact information for two references.</span></p>
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