Position Announcement
Ice Sheet Modelling
Danish Climate Centre
Application Deadline: Tuesday, 27 June 2006
For further information, please go to:
http://www.dmi.dk/eng/ice_sheet_modelling
The Danish Climate Centre has a vacant position available for a climate
scientist. The new employee will be occupied with modelling of the
Greenland Ice Sheet.
The main objective of the Danish Climate Centre is to analyze the likely
climate in the 21st century. The tasks include development and
application of complex climate models, mainly in wide international
cooperation. The Centre is also responsible for the development and
preparation of seasonal forecasts for Denmark and Greenland.
Furthermore, the Centre communicates its results and scientific
knowledge on climate in general to the public by publishing popular
articles, electronic media and newspapers, and providing public lecture
information via the web-pages of the Danish Meteorological Institute
(DMI). Scientific results are also published in relevant international
journals.
Given its importance in the global climate/change arena, it is
disconcerting that we still do not know the sign of mass balance of the
Greenland Ice Sheet. Although recent airborne laser surveys suggest an
overall negative balance, the question remains: how representative is
this kind of short-term (few years') measurement of longer-term
(multidecadal) state of balance and change?
Modeling of the Greenland Ice Sheet using atmospheric data from a high
resolution regional state-of-the-art climate model simulation of the
most recent decades (simulations of 1960-2005, using spectral nudging at
10-20 km horizontal, and possibly even 5 km, resolution) will be applied
as input to a state-of-the-art ice sheet model in order to assess recent
variations. To assess the future state of the Greenland Ice Sheet,
simulations are expected to be made using atmospheric conditions
generated from the same regional model nested within a coupled GCM
covering a longer historical time frame and into possible futures.
Qualifications of the applicant include:
- A scientific education
- Good knowledge of atmospheric physics and glaciology
- Qualifications and experience within numerical modelling of physical
systems, e.g., the atmosphere and ocean, icecaps, and glaciers
- Knowledge of statistical methods of analyses and experience in
programming using Fortran
- Capable of working as a team member, self-starting, and strong
written, and verbal communication skills
Further information can be obtained by contacting:
Senior Advisor Jens Hesselbjerg Christensen
Phone: +45 3915 7428
E-mail: jhc [at] dmi.dk
Director Anne Mette K. Jorgensen
Phone: +45 3915 7450
E-mail: amj [at] dmi.dk
Send applications (marked "06-041-79") including examination results and
CV, to:
The Director General
Danish Meteorological Institute
Lyngbyvej 100
DK-2100 Copenhagen
E-mail: job [at] dmi.dk