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The School of Geographical Sciences seeks to appoint a 48-month full-time Senior Research Associate in Ice-Sheet Modelling with the likelihood of extension. The appointment starts in Summer 2023 or as soon as possible. The postholder will join the Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling (CPOM), which is funded as UK national capability science by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) in partnership with the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and uses satellite observations and numerical models to study processes occurring at Earth’s polar latitudes.
The role is split between core CPOM activity and the NERC cross-centre project TerraFIRMA. The former will include tasks related to the continued development and application of the BISICLES ice sheet model including the incorporation of a range of additional processes related Surface Mass Balance, meltwater routing, iceberg calving and basal sliding, as well as general user support for the installation and application of the model. Tasks associated with TerraFIRMA include support of the continued integration of BISICLES into the UKESM climate model, analysis of UKESM projections for overshoot and mitigation scenarios and regional modelling using a coupled configuration of BISICLES with the NEMO ocean model.
The candidate should have:
- A good honours degree (or equivalent) with subject knowledge in the relevant area.
- A relevant postgraduate research degree or equivalent professional qualification/experience.
- A strong understanding of climate modelling, ideally with practical experience in either ocean or ice-sheet modelling.
- Strong analytical skills within a package such as MATLAB, R or Python and/or extensive experience using the C++ programming language.
- Experience or understanding of writing up results for publication in leading international peer-reviewed journals.
For informal enquiries contact: Prof. Antony Payne [email protected]
We recently launched our strategy to 2030 tying together our mission, vision and values.
The University of Bristol aims to be a place where everyone feels able to be themselves and do their best in an inclusive working environment where all colleagues can thrive and reach their full potential. We want to attract, develop, and retain individuals with different experiences, backgrounds and perspectives – particularly people of colour, LGBT+ and disabled people – because diversity of people and ideas remains integral to our excellence as a global civic institution.
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The School of Geographical Sciences seeks to appoint a 48-month full-time Senior Research Associate in Ice-Sheet Modelling with the likelihood of extension. The appointment starts in Summer 2023 or as soon as possible. The postholder will join the Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling (CPOM), which is funded as UK national capability science by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) in partnership with the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and uses satellite observations and numerical models to study processes occurring at Earth’s polar latitudes.
The role is split between core CPOM activity and the NERC cross-centre project TerraFIRMA. The former will include tasks related to the continued development and application of the BISICLES ice sheet model including the incorporation of a range of additional processes related Surface Mass Balance, meltwater routing, iceberg calving and basal sliding, as well as general user support for the installation and application of the model. Tasks associated with TerraFIRMA include support of the continued integration of BISICLES into the UKESM climate model, analysis of UKESM projections for overshoot and mitigation scenarios and regional modelling using a coupled configuration of BISICLES with the NEMO ocean model.
The candidate should have:
- A good honours degree (or equivalent) with subject knowledge in the relevant area.
- A relevant postgraduate research degree or equivalent professional qualification/experience.
- A strong understanding of climate modelling, ideally with practical experience in either ocean or ice-sheet modelling.
- Strong analytical skills within a package such as MATLAB, R or Python and/or extensive experience using the C++ programming language.
- Experience or understanding of writing up results for publication in leading international peer-reviewed journals.
For informal enquiries contact: Prof. Antony Payne [email protected]
We recently launched our strategy to 2030 tying together our mission, vision and values.
The University of Bristol aims to be a place where everyone feels able to be themselves and do their best in an inclusive working environment where all colleagues can thrive and reach their full potential. We want to attract, develop, and retain individuals with different experiences, backgrounds and perspectives – particularly people of colour, LGBT+ and disabled people – because diversity of people and ideas remains integral to our excellence as a global civic institution.
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