[RegCNET] Graduate student opportunity at Iowa State University

[Raymond Arritt]

The Department of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences at Iowa State 
University is seeking a PhD student to begin studies in January 2016. 
The student will be a member of a multi-institutional team sponsored by 
the U.S. Department of Energy to compare different methods for modeling 
climate variability and change along with their impacts on the 
energy-water-land nexus. Responsibilities of this position include 
regional climate modeling over the continental United States using the 
International Centre for Theoretical Physics Regional Climate Model 
(RegCM) with either global climate model or reanalysis output as input 
data.  The student also will develop and apply performance metrics to 
output from the climate models in order to develop a deeper 
understanding of model behavior, skill and uncertainty.

The position requires programming experience in Fortran or C along with 
strong English oral and written communication skills. Experience with 
atmospheric models and Unix (Linux) computing environments is 
preferred.  Contact Prof. William Gutowski (gutowski at iastate.edu) if 
interested.

Iowa State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 
employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for 
employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual 
orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, 
marital status, disability, or protected veteran status and will not be 
discriminated against.