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POSITIONS AVAILABLE
Atmospheric Sciences
Postdoctoral Research Associate /
Environmental Sciences (6816).
A postdoctoral research associate position
is available in the Environmental Sciences
Department of Brookhaven National
Laboratory (BNL) to develop a coupled
atmosphere-ecosystem model for investigating interactions between the atmospheric
system and terrestrial ecosystems, particularly
in the areas of energy and moisture
exchanges and boundary-layer-cloud
variations. The successful candidate will work
closely with Drs. Wei Wu and Alistair Rogers.
Access to the massively parallel supercomputer, New York Blue, located at BNL is
available.
The candidate is required to have a Ph.D.
in either terrestrial ecology or atmospheric
science, and a peer reviewed publication
record in international journals on modeling
terrestrial ecological systems and/or planetary boundary-layer atmospheric systems.
Familiarity with ecosystem model (such
as the National Center for Atmospheric
Research’s Community Land Model) and
or climate models (such as the National
Center for Atmospheric Research’s Weather
Research and Forecasting), and knowledge
about land-surface energy and moisture
exchange processes is highly desirable.
Experience in analyzing large datasets is
valued. The postdoc is responsible for
running and/or developing a coupled
atmosphere-ecosystem model for the
proposed investigations on the interactions,
doing comparisons between model and
observations, and then writing papers for
publications.
The review of applications will begin
immediately and continue until the position is
filled (this will be notified at the BNL’s web
site). This is a full-time appointment that may
be renewed annually based on performance,
up to a maximum of two years.
Applicants should submit a complete CV
with their online application, paper reprints,
and a list of 3 references. Research under
direction of Dr. Wei Wu.
Facsimile: +1-202-777-7478
BNL policy states that research associate
appointments may be made to individuals
who have received their doctorate within the
past five years.
BNL is an Affirmative Action/Equal
Opportunity Employer committed to the
development of a diverse workforce.
To apply for this position, please visit
http://www.bnl.gov/HR/Careers/, click
“Search Job List,” and apply to Job ID#16320.
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND,
BALTIMORE COUNTY (UMBC) JOINT
CENTER FOR EARTH SYSTEMS
TECHNOLOGY (JCET) POST-DOCTORAL
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE POSITION
(2013-001).
The Joint Center for Earth Systems
Technology (JCET) at the University of
Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) seeks a
Post-Doctoral Research Associate to assist
with development of the CrIS high-spectral
resolution infrared satellite sounder that will
fly on NOAA’s JPSS-1 satellite, and to develop
techniques for determination of high-accu-
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racy climate trends and statistics using highspectral resolution infrared radiances data
sets produced by NASA’s AIRS and
EUMETSAT’s IASI infrared satellite sounders.
High-spectral resolution infrared spectra of
the earth’s atmosphere and surface provide a
rich dataset for monitoring climate change
variables and evaluating the accuracy of
numerical weather prediction re-analysis
products.
The successful applicant will contribute
to various efforts to create climate-quality
radiance data set, especially with regard to
the calibration and validation of the next
CrIS satellite sensor. Research will include
(1) analysis of CrIS pre-flight laboratory data,
and (2) statistical analysis of radiances data
set time series, methods to improve the
calibration and inter-calibration of these
sensors, and novel techniques using probability distribution functions to measure statistical
changes in these data sets.
Qualifications: The position requires a
Ph.D. in Atmospheric Sciences, Physics, Math
or related field. The candidate should have
significant experience in software development and an understanding of Michaelson
interferometry. Knowledge of atmospheric
radiative transfer is desired, but not required.
This position will be physically located on the
UMBC campus. Excellent computing facilities
are available for this work.
For best consideration, submit a cover letter
(indicating the specific position number
above), a complete curriculum vitae, home
address, visa status (if applicable) and names
and telephone numbers of three references by
March 29, 2013 to: Danita Eichenlaub
Administrative Director, JCET, University of
Maryland, Baltimore County, Suite 320, 5523
Research Park Drive, Baltimore, MD 21228 at
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[email protected].
(application materials for this position will be
accepted until position is filled). UMBC is an
Equal Employment/Affirmative Action
Employer.
Geochemistry
Open-rank Professor Positions in
Geochemistry (Paleoclimatology,
Biogeochemistry and Carbon
Sequestration), Institute of Surficial
Geochemistry, Nanjing University, China.
The Institute of Surficial Geochemistry
(ISG) at Nanjing University is seeking
qualified candidates worldwide to fill multiple
(3 to 5) professor positions in the area of
Geochemistry (e.g., low-temperature
geochemistry, environmental geochemistry,
paleoclimatology, biogeochemistry). The
successful candidates are expected to
develop research programs in their specialties
supported by internal and external funding
and to collaborate with other ISG researchers
with expertise in the Asian aeolian dust
system, hydrological cycle and hydrological
environment evolution, organic geochemistry,
and carbon cycle and carbon sequestration.
The new hires will have chances to teach
courses and advise talented undergraduate
and graduate students. ISG will provide strong
support for new hires to conduct cutting-edge
geochemistry studies; The salary of these
open rank positions (assistant, associate, and
full professorship) range from 200,000 to
400,000 RMB (~ $32,000 to $64,000) depending on qualifications and experience, with
considerable startup funds and benefits
(e.g., housing bonus). Applicants should send
a letter of interest, curriculum vitae with a
complete list of publications, summary of
academic achievements (within 500 words),
future research interests (1-2 pages), as
well as 2-3 reference letters to Dr. Yang
Chen (phone: 8625-83686042 and email:
[email protected]). Review of applications began Jan. 2013, and will continue until
all positions are filled.
Ocean Sciences
Postdoctoral Researcher - Developing
Acoustic Instrumentation for High
Resolution Water Velocity Measurements.
Memorial University, St. John’s, NL, AND
Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS.
Description: Support is available for a
Post-Doctoral researcher to participate in the
development of acoustic instruments capable
of measuring sediment and fluid transport at
turbulence resolving scales under field
conditions in coastal environments. This
project is part of an ongoing program to
enhance the capabilities of multi-frequency
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Doppler sonar systems operating at MHz
frequencies. The overall goal of the project is
to enable field studies of sediment transport
in both coastal and river environments. The
project provides opportunities to work in
sonar design, scattering theory, computer
modeling, laboratory trials, and field
measurements.
Qualifications: The successful applicant
will have a PhD degree relevant to the
research project with an undergraduate
background in physics or engineering.
Experience in computer modeling and sonar
or radar design and use are desirable.
Familiarity with the Matlab programming
environment would be an asset.
Application: Please send a cover letter
describing interests, a CV and contact
information for three references to: alex.
[email protected] and [email protected]. Review of
applicants will begin immediately and
continue until a suitable candidate is
found. The start date is flexible but ideally,
the successful candidate would in summer
2013.
Solid Earth Geophysics
Assistant Professor - Solid Earth
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(MIT).
The Department of Earth, Atmospheric and
Planetary Sciences at MIT seeks applications
for multiple faculty positions in the broad
fields of geology, geobiology, geochemistry,
and geophysics, including but not limited to
earth history, tectonics, earthquake source
physics, surface processes, sedimentology,
environmental science, deep earth properties
and processes, and rock physics. Applicants
who integrate across traditional boundaries
are particularly encouraged to apply. The
intention is to hire at the assistant professor
level but more senior appointments can be
considered.
Applicants should submit a curriculum
vitae; one to two-page descriptions of
research and teaching plans; and the names,
email addresses, and phone numbers of
three professional referees. Applicants should
not ask their referees to upload letters at
the time of application; letters will be
requested directly by MIT. Questions may be
addressed to Prof. Samuel Bowring, Search
Committee Chair, at [email protected].
Applications are being accepted at Academic
Jobs Online. (https://academicjobsonline.org/
ajo). To receive consideration, a complete
application must be received by May 31,
2013.
Search Contact: Mr. Michael Richard, HR
Administrator, EAPS, 54-912 Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts
Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307; mjr@mit.
edu; 617-253-5184 (tel), 617-253-8298 (fax)
MIT is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative
Action employer. Applications from women
and underrepresented minority candidates
are encouraged. MIT is a nonsmoking
environment.
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Space Physics
Faculty Position in Space Physics
University of California, Los Angeles.
The Department of Earth and Space
Sciences seeks candidates for a tenured, or
tenure track faculty appointment in Space
Physics. Applicants with a PhD from all
disciplines are invited, but preference will be
given to candidates with a broad background
in the physics of flowing magnetized plasmas
in the heliosphere. The successful candidate
is expected to strengthen the department’s
role in ongoing and future space missions
through scientific leadership in theory,
modeling and/or observations, and through
the department’s undergraduate/graduate
student instruction and mentorship.
Applications for all levels will be considered.
Appointment and salary will be commensurate with experience and qualifications.
Please include curriculum vitae, a statement
of research and teaching interests, a complete
list of publications, names and email
addresses of three referees, electronic or
paper copies of up to five of your most
significant publications, plus a short cover
letter addressing your experience. The
University of California is an Equal
Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and
has a commitment to enhance diversity in the
geosciences and space science at UCLA.
Women and underrepresented minorities are
especially encouraged to apply. For more
information about UCLA’s policies on hiring
and academic diversity please see https://
faculty.diversity.ucla.edu.
All applications received on or before
April 6, 2013 will be considered. Please email
your application to [email protected],
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reference job: 0995-1213-01. An optional
hardcopy of materials may be mailed to:
Space Physics Search Committee, UCLA Earth
and Space Sciences, 595 Charles Young Drive
East, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567.
applications will begin on 30 April 2013.
Women and underrepresented minorities are
particularly encouraged to apply. Boston
University is an equal opportunity/affirmative
action employer.
Postdoc - Boston University - Venus and
Mars ionospheres.
The Center for Space Physics at Boston
University invites applications for a postdoctoral researcher position supervised by
Professor Paul Withers. The research will
involve the analysis of observations from the
ionospheres of Venus and Mars, supplemented by numerical simulations.
Candidates should possess a PhD degree in
a relevant field. Experience conducting
research on planetary ionospheres is
desirable. The salary offered will be competitive and commensurate with experience.
Funding is available for two years with the
possibility of extension. The appointment is
expected to begin as soon as possible after
1 June 2013.
Please contact Paul Withers (withers@bu.
edu) for further information.
Applications should be sent by email to
Paul Withers ([email protected]).
The application should be submitted in
PDF format and contain a curriculum vitae,
statement of research interests, and contact
information for three referees. Review of
Interdisciplinary/Other
Guelph University Post-Doctoral
Scientists: Contaminant Hydrogeology
Modeling, Fracture Mechanics,
Hydrogeochemistry, Biogeochemistry,
Subsurface Characterization Field
Methods. : G360 Centre for Applied
Groundwater Research (http://g360.uoguelph.
ca), part of the School of Engineering at the
University of Guelph, is currently looking to
hire a select few Post-Doctoral Scientists to
participate in the field-focused groundwater
research program. Principal Investigators:
Dr. Beth Parker, Dr. John Cherry, (refer to
website for collaborators and team). Please
send a letter of interest, a CV and the
names of 3 references with contact info
(email addresses) to: Beth Parker (bparker@
uoguelph.ca). Only those candidates chosen
will be contacted.
Open Position, Brigham Young
University.
The Department of Geological Sciences at
Brigham Young University invites applications
for a tenure track Professorial Faculty position
beginning as early as January of 2014 in the
following areas: fine-grained clastic sedimentology, methanogenesis in unconventional
reservoirs, and economic geology. An interest
and ability to contribute to our summer
field course is a plus. A Ph.D. at the time of
appointment is required. Implementation of
a vigorous, externally funded research
program is required. The successful candidate will teach undergraduate and graduate
courses in their area of expertise as well
as introductory geology courses as
assigned.
Excellent research infrastructure exists
within the department, including laboratories
and field equipment that support a widerange of geophysical, geochemical, isotopic,
petrologic and petrographic studies. Excellent
computational facilities are also available
within the Department and University.
The Department consists of 12 professorial
faculty and 3 professional faculty, and offers
B.S. and M.S. degrees. Research areas include
petroleum geology, continental magmatism,
geophysics (shallow and deep), structure and
tectonics, stratigraphy, paleontology,
planetary geology, mineral surface chemistry,
hydrogeology, and climate studies.
Interested applicants should fill out an
online application at https://yjobs.byu.edu.
At this site, please also attach a curriculum
vita, graduate transcripts, a statement of
research experience and goals, a description
of teaching philosophy, and the names
and contact information for three references.
Brigham Young University, an equal
opportunity employer does not discriminate
on the basis of race, color, gender, age,
national origin, veteran status, or against
qualified individuals with disabilities. All
faculty are required to abide by the university’s honor code and dress and grooming
standards. Preference is given to qualified
candidates who are members in good
standing of the affiliated church, The Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
POSTDOC IN CLIMATE CHANGE
ADAPTATION.
The Environmental Change Initiative
(http://eci.nd.edu) at the University of Notre
Dame seeks a postdoctoral researcher in the
area of climate change adaptation. The
successful candidate will engage an interdisciplinary group of faculty toward advancing
our understanding of vulnerability to climate
change and readiness to implement adaptation. A variety of research projects are
possible, but emphasis will be placed on
quantifying vulnerability and readiness,
including both ecosystem services (e.g.,
biological resources and agriculture) and
human systems (e.g., global health and
physical infrastructure). For example, the
postdoc will be involved in seeking reliable
data for country-level and region-specific
sensitivity to climate change and identifying
strategies that are likely to reduce those
sensitivities. He or she also will examine
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on-going adaptation actions worldwide to
identify reliable indicators of future adaptation implementation. We invite applicants
from any relevant field, including climate
science, environmental biology, and
economics. Successful applicants will have
considerable quantitative skills and interdisciplinary experience. Highly-qualified applicants should have experience manipulating
large data sets or models and have interacted
with experts outside their primary field.
Formore information, contact Jessica
Hellmann ([email protected]; http://www.
nd.edu/~hellmann; @jessicahellmann). To
apply, send a cover letter, CV, and names of
three references in one PDF file to the
Environmental Change Initiative (eci@nd.
edu). Please put “Climate Change Adaptation
Postdoc” in the subject line. The University of
Notre Dame is an equal opportunity
employer.
We will begin reviewing applications on
April 1 and will accept applications until the
position is filled.
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Research Associate in computational
mineralogy and mineral physics. A
three-year term position as Research
Associate in computational mineral physics
is available at the Centre for Earth Evolution
and Dynamics (CEED), University of Oslo.
The successful candidate will employ First
Principles Molecular Dynamics (FPMD)
computations in the pursuit of phase
relations, thermodynamic parameters and
p-V-T equations-of-state for minerals and melts
relevant to Earth and planetary interiors.
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Applicants should have a doctoral degree
and extensive experience in FPMD, preferably
applied to Earth and planetary materials.
See advertisement and instructions at:
http://uio.easycruit.com/vacancy/931207/
97031?iso=no
Further information about CEED: www.mn.
uio.no/ceed/english/ and www.earthdynamics.org/
Student Opportunities
NASA Planetary Science Summer School
Applications.
NASA is accepting applications from
science and engineering post-docs, recent
PhDs, and doctoral students for its 25th
Annual Planetary Science Summer School,
which will hold two separate sessions this
summer (July 29-August 2 and August 12-16)
at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena,
Calif. During the program and pre-session
webinars, student teams will carry out the
equivalent of an early mission concept study,
prepare a proposal authorization review
presentation, present it to a review board, and
receive feedback. By the end of the session,
students will have a clearer understanding of
the life cycle of a space mission; relationships
between mission design, cost, and schedule;
and the tradeoffs necessary to stay within
cost and schedule while preserving the
quality of science. Applications are due
April 5, 2013. Partial financial support is
available for a limited number of individuals.
Further information is available at: http://
pscischool.jpl.nasa.gov.
PhD Fellowships in Remote Sensing
are available immediately in Virginia
Tech’s new Interdisciplinary Graduate
Program. Remote Sensing is an interdisciplinary field which is evolving rapidly as more
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and more techniques are developed and
implemented to address a wide range of
scientific and societal problems. Virginia
Tech’s new remote sensing graduate curriculum spans multiple departments, including
courses in electrical engineering, computer
engineering, forestry, geography, history,
economics, computer science, and statistics.
Research opportunities exist within the
Center for Space Science and Engineering
Research (Space@VT) and the Center for
Environmental Applications of Remote
Sensing (CEARS). Interested applicants
are encouraged to visit our website (http://
rsigep.frec.vt.edu/) to learn more about
specific research opportunities, the application process, and to communicate with
prospective advisors. General questions
can be directed to Dr. Joseph Baker
([email protected]) or Dr. Valerie Thomas
([email protected]).