From Mike Meredith at BAS:
Dear friends
We have a vacancy for an open-ended post in physical oceanography here at BAS. Details are below, and also on the BAS website at
http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/employment/vacancies/job.php?JobID=891, along with information on how to apply. I would be very grateful if you could advertise this locally, and draw it to the attention of any suitable candidates.
Many thanks, and best wishes
Mike
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Prof. Mike Meredith
Programme Leader and IMP, British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, UK.
and
Professor, Scottish Association for Marine Science, Oban, U.K.
http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/profile/mmm/ ***************************************************************
Job Vacancy - Physical Oceanographer
Please quote ref no: BAS 58/13a
Closing date for applications: 17 Nov 2013 at 11:59pm
The British Antarctic Survey (BAS), part of the Natural Environment Research Council, aims to undertake a world-class programme of scientific research, and to sustain for the UK an active and influential regional presence and a leadership role in Antarctic affairs.
We are looking to appoint a Physical Oceanographer to a senior post within the Open Oceans group at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), based in Cambridge, UK. The focus of the Open Oceans group is on improving the understanding of the circulation, mixing, dynamics and Earth System feedbacks in the polar oceans, using a combination of theoretical, observational and numerical analysis techniques, and assessing the implications for the global climate. The group interacts closely with the Shelf Seas group at BAS, which is focused on investigating ice and continental shelf processes, and well as with other groups in BAS focused on study of the atmosphere, cryosphere and ecosystems.
Ongoing research interests of the Open Oceans group include:
investigating mixing processes in the Southern Ocean and the Arctic Ocean at the mesoscale and submesoscale and dynamical interactions influencing the oceanic overturning circulation; assessing the representation of the coupled Southern Hemisphere system and of key Arctic teleconnections in climate models; monitoring and understanding the production and export of bottom water from the Antarctic continent into the Atlantic Ocean; monitoring the meridional overturning circulation in the South Atlantic; mapping the pathways of carbon uptake by the Southern Ocean; and understanding the physical controls on the interdisciplinary marine environment in the Scotia Sea and at the Antarctic peninsula.The tools used to conduct this research include autonomous ocean gliders, research ships, mooring arrays, dynamical analyses and advanced numerical modelling.
The postholder would be expected to lead a significant element of the Open Oceans workpackage, supervising some more junior staff, and to instigate new avenues of research. There would be opportunities to participate in fieldwork in both polar regions. The post would suit someone with postdoctoral experience looking to assume greater responsibilities.
Qualifications: Good first degree in physical science/mathematics plus PhD or equivalent postgraduate experience in same
Duration: Open-ended
Salary: Salary will be in the range of £31,020 to £37,500 per annum. We offer a generous benefits package including a defined salary pension scheme, free car parking, flexible working hours and 30 days annual leave.
On-line application forms and further information are available on our website at
www.antarctica.ac.uk/employment These are also available from the Human Resources Section, British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0ET. Tel: (01223) 221508.
Please quote reference: BAS 58/13a
Closing date for receipt of application forms is 17th November 2013
Interviews are scheduled to be held w/c 2nd December 2013
If you would like further information on this post, please email Prof. Michael Meredith on
mmm@bas.ac.uk We welcome applications from all sections of the community. People from ethnic minorities are currently under-represented and their applications are particularly welcome.
You will need to be physically capable and medically fit to work in Antarctic conditions.
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