Post-Doctoral Positions Announcement
The Bert Bolin Centre for Climate Research
Stockholm University
Stockholm, Sweden
Application Deadline: Thursday, 1 May 2008
For further information, please contact:
Michael Tjernstrom
Phone: +46-8-163-110
Email: michaelt [at] misu.su.se
Stockholm University announces two 2-year post-doctoral positions in
arctic climate modeling. Both positions are funded by the Bert Bolin
Centre for Climate Research (BBCC) and are located at the department of
Meteorology. BBCC is an externally funded long-term research program to
foster collaboration across disciplines and departments in climate
research at Stockholm University. Both projects involve scientists from
the departments of Meteorology and of Physical Geography and Quaternary
Geology. The successful candidates will be encouraged to interact across
all the departments involved in BBCC.
Position 1 (Reference Number: 617-0805-08):
This project concerns understanding and modeling the role of the
atmospheric planetary boundary layer coupled to land surface processes
in the Arctic. A special focus will be on boundary-layer turbulence in
stably stratified conditions and on land surface processes special to
the Arctic. This includes frozen soil (permafrost) thawing and
land-cover changes (e.g., changing vegetation coverage) in the Arctic.
The work will be performed using process-, regional- and global-climate
models.
Position 2 (Reference Number: 617-0806-08):
This position concerns the Arctic Regional Climate Model Intercomparison
(ARCMIP) program. The scope of ARCMIP is to improve Arctic climate
modeling by improvement of regional models through coordinated model
inter-comparison experiments. The focus is on simulating the pan-Arctic
domain for the International Polar Year (IPY), with intensive
observations carried out across the Arctic, in some cases for the whole
two-year period and in others for more limited time periods. The
successful applicant will run the BBCC contribution to ARCMIP, analyze
the results from this model-run in detail, and also take charge of the
joint analysis of all model results on some aspect of the simulations.
Applicants to either position should have a PhD in meteorology,
atmospheric science or a related field. Experience in modeling,
especially climate modeling, and an insight into the arctic environment
are considered beneficial. The appointment is initially for one year and
can be prolonged for an additional year. In addition to the scientific
work, the successful applicant may also take part in other departmental
duties, such as teaching. The starting date of each position is expected
to be as soon as possible.
Applications, citing the position reference number, should arrive no
later than Thursday, 1 May 2008 at:
Stockholm University
Registrar/PA
SE-106 91 Stockholm
Sweden
Applications may also be sent to the Registrar by fax: +46-8-163-866 or
by email: registrator [at] adm.su.se
For further information, please contact:
Michael Tjernstrom
Phone: +46-8-163-110
Email: michaelt [at] misu.su.se
Or:
Gunilla Svensson
Phone: +46-8-164-337
Email: gunilla [at] misu.su.se
Or:
Peter Kuhry
Phone: +46-8-164-806
Email: peter.kuhry [at] natgeo.su.se
Or:
Gia Destouni
Phone: +46-8-164-785
Email: georgia.destouni [at] natgeo.su.se
Or go to:
Stockholm University: www.su.se
Bert Bolin Centre for Climate Research: www.bbcc.su.se
Department of Meteorology: www.misu.su.se
Department of Physical Geography and Quaternary Geology: www.ink.su.se