Sea-Ice Scientist Position Available
Norwegian Polar Institute
Tromso, Norway
Application deadline: Sunday, 15 May 2011
For further information, please contact:
Sebastian Gerland
Email: Gerland [at] npolar.no.
The Norwegian Polar Institute (NPI) seeks a sea-ice scientist for two to
three years to work on the projects "Arctic Climate Change, Economy and
Society" and "An Integrated Earth System Approach to Explore Natural
Variability and Climate Sensitivity". The position is in Tromso, Norway.
The projects will focus on physical processes and radiation transfer in
ponded sea ice, and the use of remotely sensed data for areal extent of
melt ponds on sea ice and their seasonal evolution on multi-year versus
first-year sea ice. The project will highlight aspects of surface albedo
and transmittance of solar radiation of melt ponds, and will be used to
help improve the description of melt ponds in climate models. Close
collaboration with project partners in Norway and Europe, especially the
modelling community, and oceanographers and glaciologists at the NPI is
expected. The candidate will be involved in field observations on arctic
sea ice and in the processing, analyzing, and publishing of the
scientific data, as well as communication of the results to the project
partners, funding agencies, and the wider public.
The successful candidate should have a PhD (or have one nearly
completed) or equivalent experience with a background in one of the
following areas: geophysics, meteorology, remote sensing, or
oceanography. Knowledge of field data processing is required, as the
candidate will work with heterogeneous data sets. Experience in
fieldwork will be important. Knowledge of field instrumentation and
equipment related to physical properties of snow and ice is required,
and general knowledge on physical properties of snow and sea ice is an
asset. The ideal candidate is a team worker, able to conduct independent
research, and has published work in international scientific journals.
The candidate must be willing to participate in fieldwork in the Arctic.
This position is open. The successful candidate should start as soon as
possible.
For further information about this position, please go to:
http://www.jobbnorge.no/job.aspx?jobid=74530 (Norwegian and English
versions are available through this page).
To apply for this position, please submit an electronic application
including a curriculum vita, names of at least two references, a list of
publications, and details of relevant qualifications and experience.
Electronic applications for this position should be submitted at
jobbnorge.no by clicking on the "apply for this job" link found at:
http://www.jobbnorge.no/job.aspx?jobid=74530
Application deadline: Sunday, 15 May 2011.
For further information, please contact:
Sebastian Gerland
Phone: +47 7775-0554
Email: Gerland [at] npolar.no.
Mats Granskog
Phone: +47 7775-0558
Email: Granskog [at] npolar.no,
Nalan Koc
Phone: +47 7775-0654
Email: Nalan.koc [at] npolar.no.