I have just been made aware of this position in California which may
be of interest to finishing/recently finished PhD students in search
of a university in a warmer climate!
Postdoctoral Scholar Position in Oceanography - California
In recent years, the application of residual mean theory to the
Southern Ocean has greatly improved our understanding of how eddy
transport controls the stratification and meridional overturning of
the Southern Ocean's Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC). Yet there
is increasing evidence that zonally-averaged models of the Southern
Ocean are insufficient to resolve controls on transport and
overturning rates. The goals of this project are two-fold. The first
is to quantify and dynamically describe the regional variability of
eddy heat and potential vorticity fluxes in the Southern Ocean. The
second goal is to provide a better dynamical description of
flow-topography interactions through the analysis of a suite of
process study models. The project will also consider how local
characteristics of the ACC respond to changes in forcing conditions.
A recent Ph.D. in physical oceanography, fluid dynamics, atmospheric
sciences or a related discipline is required. Experience in analysis
of large data sets and/or in numerical modeling is strongly desired.
Informal requests for further information may be sent to
andrewt@caltech.edu.
The starting date is flexible, and applications will be considered
until the position is filled. Funding is available for one year with
a possible renewal for two more years, depending on satisfactory
performance and availability of funds.
All applications should contain a curriculum vitae, including a list
of publications, and a brief statement of research interests and
experience. The candidate should also indicate the names of three
references with their contact and email information. Please send
this material in pdf format to Marcia Hudson at:
marcia@gps.caltech.edu
Further details about the project can be found at the following
website: http://www.gps.caltech.edu/employment/Oceanography_PostDoc.
Andrew Thompson
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Ella Darlington
President, UK Polar Network
