Post Doctoral Position in Climate Data Analysis and Modeling

The Climate Science Program at the Department of Geological Sciences seeks a highly motivated candidate for a postdoctoral position in climate data analysis and modeling. The successful candidate is expected to work on the recently funded NASA IDS Coastal Zone Interdisciplinary Science Project.

This full-time position is immediately available. The appointment is initially for one year and may be up to two or more years dependent upon performance, productivity, and availability of funding. Candidates must

1. Possess a Ph.D. in atmospheric sciences, oceanic sciences, or related fields,
2. Have demonstrated experience with advanced statistical analysis tools for studying correlations, trends, patterns and/or extremes, and
3. Have strong (written and oral) communication skills in English.

The successful candidate will be expected to

1. Analyze large volume of climatic, hydrologic, ecologic, in situ, satellite, and modeling datasets, and
2. HSelp develop a regional environmental modeling system whose core is a coupled land-ocean-atmosphere model to describe observed ecologic and hydrologic responses to changes in climate and land use/land cover in the Gulf coastal states.

The candidate needs to be interested in helping graduate students and working in a multi-disciplinary environment with researchers from different units on campus. Excellent programming and visualization skills, strong interest in numerical modeling (e.g., WRF or CLM), and excellent skills in using supercomputers (e.g., Lonestar) are added advantages.

Interested applicants should forward

• a cover letter with career goals and research interests;
• a curriculum vita;
• official transcripts;
• at least one publication; and
• names, phone numbers and e-mail addresses of three references to:

Dr. Zong-Liang Yang

liang@jsg.utexas.edu
Department of Geological Sciences,
Jackson School of Geosciences
1 University Station #C1100
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas 78712-0254 USA
Office: GEO 5.220DA
Voice: +1 512 471-3824
Fax: +1 512 471-9425