Iowa State University has an immediate opening for a PhD student to begin studies in the Fall 2017 term. 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). The student
will develop and
apply performance metrics to output from global and regional
climate models in order to develop
a deeper understanding of model behavior, skill and uncertainty.
The student also
will work closely with collaborators who are using the Soil and
Water
Assessment Tool (SWAT).
The position requires programming experience in Fortran or C along
with strong
English oral and written communication skills. The university's admissions
requirements are
summarized at
https://www.admissions.iastate.edu/apply/pdf/intl_gr_instr.pdf Note
that applicants whose native language is not English must satisfy
the minimum
score on either the TOEFL or IELTS exam.
Experience with atmospheric models and Unix (Linux)
computing
environments is preferred.
Please contact Prof. Raymond Arritt (rwarritt@iastate.edu) if
interested. Include your
curriculum vitae and a brief
statement of your research background and interest. Applicants whose native
language is not
English must also state the score they have received on the TOEFL
or IELTS
exam.
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.