Post-doctoral researcher (m/f/d) on “Air-sea Modelling” in the ERC Synergy project WHIRLS

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GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel is a foundation under public law jointly financed by the Federal Republic of Germany (90%) and the State of Schleswig-Holstein (10%). It is one of the internationally leading institutions in the field of marine research.

Through our research and our commitment to the transfer of knowledge and technology, we contribute significantly to the preservation of the function and protection of the ocean for future generations.

In the frame of the newly established ERC Synergy project WHIRLS, the research unit Ocean Dynamics of the research division Ocean Circulation and Climate Dynamics is seeking for a   

starting on June 1st 2024.

Project Description 

The Synergy Project WHIRLS funded by the European Research Council (ERC) researches the impacts of ocean fine-scale whirls on climate and ecosystems. WHIRLS will use a synergistic and interdisciplinary approach to study fine-scale processes across a continuum of scales (1–100 km) and assess their impacts on air-sea exchange and marine biogeochemistry and biodiversity. The focus is on the Agulhas Current System around South Africa as a global hotspot of eddy activity, ocean-atmosphere heat exchange, and marine productivity and diversity. It is also a region that plays a key role for the global ocean circulation in the framework of a changing climate. Multiple coordinated observing strategies, including research vessels and a large ensemble of autonomous platforms, will collect physical, chemical, and biological datasets across scales. These data will be supplemented by high-resolution models of the ocean and the atmosphere, as well as the latest data science methodologies. WHIRLS will improve the understanding of fine-scale processes and its representation in future earth system models for better predictions and projections of the future climate. WHIRLS consists of 4 partners in France, Sweden, South Africa, and Germany.

Job Description 

We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled post-doctoral researcher with demonstrated expertise in numerical ocean and/or atmospheric modelling. The candidate will (i) set up and perform coupled ocean-atmosphere models down to the km-scale, (ii) study the role of the oceanic (sub)mesoscale for air-sea fluxes, the oceanic uptake of heat and tracers, and for weather and climate. The candidate will work in a team of scientists and numerical modellers at GEOMAR, but also in the framework of international collaborators within WHIRLS.

Qualification

Required:

• Completed studies and PhD in oceanography, meteorology or climate science, or another related field
• Experience in ocean, climate and/or air-sea dynamics
• Experience in atmospheric and/or ocean modelling
• Demonstrated experience in writing first author-publications, a good publication track record in scientific journals and conference presentations
• Very good command of English speaking and writing

Desirable:

• Experience in programming (e.g. FORTRAN) and in the analysis (e.g. with Python) of large amounts of (model-based) data sets
• Ability to work in an international and interdisciplinary team, open-mindedness, and scientific creativity
• Experience in setting up and working with the ocean model NEMO and/or the atmospheric model (Open)IFS

At a workplace, directly on the Kiel Fjord with many leisure and recreational opportunities, we offer you:

• Good conditions for work-life balance: We offer, among other things, the possibility of mobile working and individual working time arrangements, vacation courses for the children of our employees, and good support in finding a place in a daycare center at the Kiel site 
• Support services for professional and personal life situations
• An exciting work environment with the opportunity to provide important impetus for the development of sustainable solutions
• Exciting topics in an international environment
• Work in the field of marine and climate research, a forward-looking area with social significance
• 30 vacation days + additional time off at Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve 
• Company pension plan and capital-forming benefits

The position is available for a funding period 3 years. The salary depends on qualification and could be up to the class 13 TVöD-Bund of the German tariff for public employees. This is a full-time position. The position can be split.

GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel seeks to increase the proportion of female scientists and explicitly encourages qualified female academics to apply. GEOMAR is an equal opportunity employer and encourages scientists with disabilities to apply. Qualified disabled applicants will receive preference in the application process.

Please send your application for this post not later than 13th March 2024under the following link:

Online application

As soon as the selection procedure has finished, all your application data will be removed according to data protection regulation.

For further information regarding the position and research unit please contact Prof. Dr. Arne Biastoch (abiastoch(at)geomar.de).

However, we will answer all your questions if you send us an e-mail to [email protected]. In doing so, please refer to the keyword “WHIRLS-AirSea”.

For further information on GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel or the Helmholtz Association, please visit www.geomar.de or www.helmholtz.de.

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This research center is part of the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centers. With more than 42,000 employees and an annual budget of over € 5 billion, the Helmholtz Association is Germany's largest scientific organisation.