Postdoc position in high resolution polar climate modelling (0.8-1.0 FTE)

1 Jun 2023
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Utrecht University

Research Field

Physics

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)

Country

Netherlands

Application Deadline

26 Jun 2023 - 22:00 (UTC)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Not Applicable

Hours Per Week

40.0

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 climate of the north- and south polar regions is changing rapidly and will continue to do so in the future. These changes directly affect local communities, but also indirectly the rest of the world by changing weather patterns, ocean currents and rising sea levels. Our research group improves our understanding of the polar climate and reduces the uncertainties in climate projections by using the high-resolution regional climate models RACMO and HCLIM.

In this project, you will study the complex polar atmosphere-ocean-ice system from an atmospheric perspective. To do this, you will run the state-of-the-art regional climate model RACMO for the present and future and analyse and publish the results in scientific journals. For the future projections, output of global climate models with different patterns of climate change, so called storylines, will be used. The model results obtained will shed new light on various aspects of the polar climate system, such as ice and water clouds, the hydrological cycle and the surface mass balance of the Greenland and Antarctic Ice Sheets. A strong background in climate science and the ability to work with climate models and critically assess their output are vital for a successful execution of this project.

As this position is embedded in several EU funded H2020 projects, international collaboration during model analysis and dissemination of the results during online and in-person meetings is an integral part of the job. You will considerably expand your scientific network in this position is.

Requirements
Specific Requirements

Do you bring a positive attitude, work independent but also thrive in a team of 5-10 researchers? Join us! Other qualities we are looking for are:

• A PhD in climate physics or a related field.
• Experience with earth-system (preferably regional climate) modelling on HPC systems.
• Strong programming skills (Fortran, Python or similar).
• Affinity with polar meteorology and climate.
• The ability to critically assess and interpret model results.
• Excellent command of written and spoken English.
• Good reporting, presentation and writing skills.

Additional Information
Benefits

• a full-time position for 2 years with the option to extend by 1 more year;
• an inspiring, open minded and open research group;
• a job with national and international collaboration;
• a full-time gross salary ranging from €2,960 to €4,670 in scale 10;
• 8% holiday bonus and 8.3% end-of-year bonus;
• A pension scheme, partially paid parental leave, and flexible employment conditions based on the Collective Labour Agreement Dutch Universities.

In addition, Utrecht University offers excellent secondary conditions , including an attractive retirement scheme, professional development , (partly paid) parental leave, sports and flexible employment conditions (multiple choice model). This is how we encourage you to grow.

For more information, please visit working at Utrecht University .

Selection process

Everyone deserves to feel at home at our university. We welcome employees with a wide variety of backgrounds and perspectives.

If you are enthusiastic about this position, just apply via the "Apply" button. Please enclose:

• your letter of motivation;
• your curriculum vitae;
• names, telephone numbers, and email addresses of at least two references;
• a link to your PhD thesis if your publications do not sufficiently reflect your research work.

We aim to start the job as soon as mutually possible.

If this specific opportunity isn’t for you, but you know someone else who may be interested, please forward this vacancy to them.

Some connections are fundamental – Be one of them

Additional comments

If you have any questions that you’d like us to answer, please contact Willem Jan van de Berg at [email protected] .

Do you have a question about the application procedure? Please send an email to [email protected] .

Are you an international applicant? Our International Service Desk can answer your questions about living in the Netherlands as international staff .

Website for additional job details

https://www.academictransfer.com/328525/

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Utrecht University

Country

Netherlands

City

Utrecht

Postal Code

3584CS

Street

Heidelberglaan 8

Where to apply

Website

https://www.academictransfer.com/328525/postdoc-position-in-high-resolution-pol…

Contact

City

Utrecht

Website

http://www.uu.nl/

Street

Domplein 29

Postal Code

3512 JE

STATUS: EXPIRED