*Postdoctoral Fellowship at NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory*
*Analyze Model Output of GFDL's Seasonal to Inter-Annual Climate
Prediction System to Develop Ecological Forecasts in the California
Current Large Marine Ecosystem*
The UCAR Visiting Scientist Programs office is recruiting a postdoctoral
scientist to work in Princeton at NOAA's Geophysical Fluid Dynamics
Laboratory (GFDL) as part of a partnership between GFDL and the
Northwest and Southwest Fisheries Science Centers (NW-SWFSC) in Newport,
OR and La Jolla, CA.
The postdoctoral researcher will play a leading role in analyzing model
output of GFDL?s seasonal to inter-annual climate prediction system to
develop ecological forecasts in the California Current Large Marine
Ecosystem (CCLME). The topic will be finalized after initial study of
existing model and ecosystem data and could include: prediction of the
timing and duration of important seasonal upwelling events and their
relationship to commercially and ecologically important fish and
crustaceans such as salmon and krill; determine the relationship between
longer term climate events such as the Pacific Decadal Oscillation and
anchovy and sardine populations in the Northeastern Pacific. Additional
extensions of this work might include assessment of the role of
decadal-centennial climate change on fisheries and marine mammal
populations, and extension of regional climate-fisheries predictive
tools across geographic provinces. The intended postdoctoral researcher
would sit primarily at GFDL but is expected to travel periodically to
Newport, OR and La Jolla, CA for extended work with NW and SWFSC
scientists.
The postdoctoral researcher will be responsible for assembling and
organizing the relevant data, performing appropriate mathematical and
statistical analyses, and must be able to effectively summarize their
results in the form of reports, refereed journal publications and/or
meeting presentations and seminars.
Candidates must have a Ph.D. in biological or physical oceanography,
applied ocean sciences, or an equivalent degree, with demonstrated
experience in climate dynamics and/or fisheries and integrative
research. Successful candidates will be skilled in the use of
mathematics and statistics in the analysis of time series data, and have
demonstrated experience using common large scale model analysis software
(e.g. FERRET, IDL, ncview, Ocean Data View, MATLAB). Candidates should
be familiar with general physical and biological oceanographic
principles, have the ability to work with teams of scientists from other
disciplines, communicate effectively in both written and oral formats,
and have published, as the senior author, a minimum of two papers in
peer-reviewed scientific journals over the past three years. Term of
appointment: One (1) year, with the possibility of renewal for a second
year, depending on the availability of funds.
The position is located at the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory in
Princeton University Forrestal Campus, New Jersey, and will involve
frequent travel to the West Coast to collaborate with ecosystem scientists.
GFDL Supervisor: Dr. John Dunne
Co-Principal Investigators: Vecchi (GFDL), Peterson (NWFSC) and Phinney
(SWFSC)
*How to apply:*
There is no application form. Send the following materials to the UCAR/VSP:
1. Cover letter identifying this program
2. Curriculum vitae with a list of publications in refereed journals
3. Names and addresses of three references. It is the applicant?s
responsibility to contact the references and request that they
submit letters in support of your application to VSP.
4. PhD thesis abstract for recent PhDs.
5. Proposed project description, including a statement of relevance
to the GFDL. Proposal must be titled and not exceed three pages,
including references and figures.
Application deadline is *August 1, 2008*. Application review will begin
August 1; however, applications will be accepted until the position is
filled.
*Send applications and letters of reference to:*
UCAR Visiting Scientist Programs
P.O. Box 3000
Boulder, CO 80307-3000 USA
You may send all this material electronically. For further information,
please call *303-497-8634*, send e-mail to: /vsp@ucar.edu/ or visit the
VSP website at: /www.vsp.ucar.edu <http://www.vsp.ucar.edu/>/
UCAR is an EO/AAE who values and encourages diversity in the workplace.
UCAR / Visiting Scientist Programs
P.O. Box 3000
FL-4 / Suite 2200
Boulder, CO 80307-3000, USA
For further information please call *(303) 497-8649* or send e-mail to
vsp@ucar.edu <mailto:vsp@ucar.edu>
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