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Position Summary:
Berkeley Lab’s Climate & Ecosystems Division (CESD) has an opening for a Hydroclimate Uncertainty Postdoctoral Fellow. You will be apart of a new project called Hyperion to evaluate the scientific credibility and decision-relevance of new and existing approaches for generating regional climatic and hydrologic information for U.S. stakeholders. Hyperion is designed around two major objectives. First, Hyperion will seek to improve the fidelity of long-range hydrological projections under climate change for the continental U.S. Second, Hyperion will work directly with water agencies and other stakeholders to score these projections in terms of their real-world utility for resource management.
What You Will Do:
Conduct simulations of regional hydroclimate dynamics across a range of scales and domains.
Use state-of-the-science atmospheric models that operate at the native scales of weather and regional climate phenomena.
Evaluate model performance using a variety of observations and analytical approaches.
Develop an uncertainty quantification framework for linking process-level insights regarding model fidelity to decision-relevant outcomes.
Author technical reports and peer-reviewed journal articles.
Produce and deliver presentations of scientific results.
Work collaboratively in a large multidisciplinary research team.
What Is Required:
Recent Ph.D. in Earth sciences, atmospheric science, physics, applied mathematics, data science or a closely related field.
Demonstrated ability to perform comprehensive analyses making use of different subsets of simulations, evaluation datasets, and advanced analysis techniques.
Demonstrated proficiency with one or more programming languages (especially Python and/or Fortran).
Advanced statistical and/or machine learning techniques for assessing model fidelity, characterizing uncertainties, and identifying relationships in large datasets.
Experience in atmospheric modeling, data sciences, uncertainty quantification and/or the use of in situ and remotely sensed observations for model evaluation.
The posting shall remain open until the position is filled, however for full consideration, please apply by close of business on September 16, 2016.
Notes:
Berkeley Lab understands the postdoctoral experience in a research environment is unique. We are committed to the growth and development of early career researchers in pursuit of becoming next generation scientists and engineers. Read about the excellent postdoctoral benefits at Berkeley Lab. This is a 1 year postdoctoral appointment with the possibility of renewal based upon satisfactory job performance, continuing availability of funds and ongoing operational needs. You must have less than 4 years paid postdoctoral experience.
Salary will be predetermined based on student/postdoctoral step rates.
There are multiple openings for this position.
This position requires completion of a background check.
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