Junior researcher in Physical Oceanography (M/F)

28 Feb 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

CNRS

Department

Laboratoire d'Etudes en Géophysique et Océanographie Spatiales

Research Field

Environmental science
Environmental science » Earth science
Environmental science » Global change

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)

Country

France

Application Deadline

19 Mar 2024 - 23:59 (UTC)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

35

Offer Starting Date

1 May 2024

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

The Mediterranean Sea is sensitive to climate change, with rising temperatures in surface, intermediate and deep waters, and increasingly frequent marine heatwaves in the surface layers in summer. These cause major mortalities of bottom-dwelling species in the coastal zone. The regional climate scenarios carried out in the Med-CORDEX program generally have a spatial resolution of between 5 and 10 km, which means that they cannot properly represent in the coastal zone either the underwater topography and coastline, or the horizontal and vertical currents and thermohaline structure strongly influenced by interaction with meteorological forcings and topography. As part of the ANR POPNCO project, LEGOS downscaled a Météo-France climatic run over the western Mediterranean with resolutions of a few hundred meters along the coastline from northern Spain to northern Italy. The aim of the recruitment is to carry out a scientific study of changes in hydrological characteristics and currents in the coastal zone between the period 2000-2020 and 2080-2100, based on the analysis of this existing simulation. The high-resolution climate simulation for the period 2000-2020 will first be compared statistically with a realistic chronology simulation, focusing on the following characteristics: the intensity and spatial structure of coastal currents, the frequency and intensity of coastal upwelling and downwelling, the occurrence of heat waves along the coast and the extent of the area influenced by rivers. It will also be compared with the Météo-France low-resolution simulation, in order to identify the contribution of spatial resolution to these characteristics. The two time slices 2000-2020 and 2080-2100 will then be compared to determine the impact of climate change on these same characteristics.

The proposed work includes the following activities:
- definition of diagnostics to be produced
- computer work (writing scripts for simulation analysis),
- synthesis of results,
- oral or poster communication at scientific conferences,
- publication of scientific articles,
- participation in team and project meetings, coordination and data exchange with project partners, contribution to project deliverables.

LEGOS is a UPS-UT3, CNES, CNRS-INSU, IRD Joint Research Unit comprising 130 staff. LEGOS conducts multidisciplinary research into the planetary environmental system, drawing on ocean physics, marine geochemistry and biogeochemistry, hydrology and glaciology. LEGOS is strongly involved in university training with the Université Paul Sabatier -UPS, Toulouse III, and training through research in France and internationally. The successful candidate will work as part of the LEGOS ECOLA (Échanges Côte Large) team in the Mediterranean group, which comprises 4 permanent members (researchers and engineers) with whom he or she will interact. Official responsibility will be assumed by Claude Estournel. The advertised position is funded by the national ANR POPNCO project, which involves several leading French research institutes in the oceanographic sciences. POPNCO is concerned with the estimation of a key parameter in maritime spatial planning, population connectivity, which depends on the complex interaction between ocean circulation and species traits. In this context, POPNCO's objective is to explore temporal changes in benthic species connectivity, by estimating its interannual variability in past and present climates, and comparing it with its expected long-term trend, induced by climate change.
The duration of the contract will depend on the candidate's experience. It will be a minimum of 12 months.

Requirements

Research Field

Environmental science

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Research Field

Environmental science

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Research Field

Environmental science

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Languages

FRENCH

Level

Basic

Research Field

Environmental science

Years of Research Experience

1 - 4

Research Field

Environmental science » Earth science

Years of Research Experience

1 - 4

Research Field

Environmental science » Global change

Years of Research Experience

1 - 4

Additional Information
Eligibility criteria

The candidate must hold a PhD in oceanography. Programming skills required for scientific analysis and plotting (fortran, python, matlab, ferret or equivalent), and proven experience of working in a Linux environment (shell scripts, ...). Desired experience in analyzing massive data from numerical ocean simulations (netcdf format). Good knowledge of physical ocean processes, coastal if possible. Written and oral communication skills in English (at least one publication as 1st author in a peer-reviewed journal).

Website for additional job details

https://emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/UMR5566-CLAEST-001/Default.aspx

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Laboratoire d'Etudes en Géophysique et Océanographie Spatiales

Country

France

City

TOULOUSE

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https://emploi.cnrs.fr/Candidat/Offre/UMR5566-CLAEST-001/Candidater.aspx

Contact

City

TOULOUSE

Website

http://www.legos.omp.eu

STATUS: EXPIRED