The posting: https://indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/13340

Dear Prospective Applicatants and Colleagues,

The Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Department at Indiana University Bloomington seeks a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with compelling ideas for advancing understanding of the effects of climate variability and change on weather phenomena that impact human systems and/or the hydrologic cycle (e.g., coastal fog, atmospheric rivers, frontal systems, tropical cyclones, mesoscale convection, etc.).

There is a large amount of flexibility in the specific research questions that the Postdoctoral Fellow works on and in the approaches used, given that the position can be funded by several different sources.  The research will be conducted primarily in collaboration with me. I have expertise in extreme weather and climate change, global and regional climate modeling, and statistical and machine-learning-based climate data analytics. My research focuses on the intersection between weather and climate: what controls variability and long-term change in weather phenomena.  The Postdoctoral Fellow and I will co-develop a specific research plan shortly after starting.

To give an idea of what we might work on, here are some sample research questions of interest to me:

● How do co-occurring weather phenomena (e.g., atmospheric rivers and mesoscale convective systems) differ from the same phenomena occurring in isolation?

● What are the most important factors that govern the spatiotemporal pattern of atmospheric river occurrence, moisture transport, and precipitation?

● How does the frequency of synoptic disturbances relate to the frequency of coastal fog, and will this change in a warming climate?

● How do changes in climate forcings affect precipitation in different weather phenomena and as a whole?

The position also has numerous opportunities for collaboration, both within Indiana University (e.g., with other atmospheric science faculty in the Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Department and researchers in the Environmental Resilience Institute) and with collaborators at a variety of universities and national laboratories (e.g., with the CASCADE Scientific Focus Area). The position includes free access to substantial high-performance computing resources available to researchers at IU.  Additionally, the position comes with funding for attending multiple scientific conferences, workshops, and/or career development events.

For those of you unfamiliar with IU Bloomington, you can learn more about our department and IU Bloomington here: https://go.iu.edu/3jha. Bloomington is recognized as one of the best places to live in the US, with a vibrant, active community that benefits from the metropolitan qualities of a large city and the easy pace of a small town.  I can personally attest to this, as I moved here 3 years ago from the Bay Area of California and have found Bloomington to be an excellent place to live.

I hope you’ll consider applying and/or forwarding this along to those you think might be interested!  Note that the start date is negotiable.

The posting: https://indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/13340

With Kind Regards,

-Travis-

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Travis A. O'Brien
Pronouns: he/him

Assistant Professor
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Indiana University, Bloomington

Visiting Faculty
Climate and Ecosystem Sciences Division
Lawrence Berkeley Lab

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