PostDoc (m/w/d)

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PostDoc (m/w/d) "Arktische Klimaänderungen: Storyline-basierte hochaufgelöste Projektionen für die nächsten Jahrzehnte"

Background

The section Atmospheric Physics at the
Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI)
in
Potsdam
, Germany, invites applications for a
PostDoc position
available within the EU funded H2020 project “Polar Regions in the Earth System (PolarRES)”
(
PolarRES is an exciting project involving 21 research institutions from 15 different countries. International collaboration with the PolarRES partners concerning model analysis and dissemination is an integral part of this position.

Specifically, the
PostDoc project

at AWI is about:

Arctic climate change: Storyline-based future projections at high resolution for the next decades

The climate of the Arctic is changing faster than other parts of the world because of local feedbacks and their response to regional or hemispheric-wide changes. This research position is expected to provide new insights into the response of the Arctic climate to future projected global climate change via the storyline concept. There, the regional response of the Arctic to atmospheric circulation changes will be investigated by dynamically downscaling selected storyline-based global climate model projections at spatial scales of ~10 km. The global climate model projections will be selected through the identification of physically self-consistent, plausible pathways of future circulation changes (e.g. shifts in the storm tracks).

The key tool for this work will be simulations with the atmospheric model ICON (ICOsahedral Nonhydrostatic) (
) applied as limited area model over the Arctic. The project will start with adapting the model for long-term simulations, followed by simulations of the contemporary climate. Those will be evaluated with, for example, observations from the recent Arctic MOSAiC expedition (

). Finally, storyline-based high-resolution projections for the Arctic are simulated from present-day to 2100. The ICON results will be exploited in the context of the multi-model ensemble of regionally downscaled simulations, which include ~7 models and various realizations. The detailed analysis includes particularly Arctic amplification processes. The position offers the opportunity to put your own focus on specific process studies.

Tasks

Overall, the objectives of the work include:

• set up of present-day and storyline-based ICON simulations over an Arctic-focused domain,
• perform simulations of at least two storylines from present-day to 2100,
• analyze the multi-model ensemble projections with a focus on atmospheric processes contributing to Arctic Amplification; appropriate own research ideas must be developed.

Requirements

• We are looking for a motivated, curiosity-driven person, with the ability to work both independently and within a wider research team.
• a PhD degree in meteorology, physics, or related fields.
• Experience in regional climate modelling or earth-system modelling,
• very good knowledge in atmospheric physics and dynamics
• Experience in the set-up and performance of regional or global climate model simulations and affinity with numerical model development
• Knowledge of polar atmospheric processes is of advantage.
• Strong skills in statistical data analysis and scientific programming (R, Python, Fortran, C, Matlab, or similar)
• Excellent level of written and spoken English, and very good reporting and presentation skills are expected to disseminate results on international conferences and in leading scientific journals.

Further Information

Please contact
Dr. Annette Rinke
(Annette.Rinke@awi.de; +49(331)288-2130) for further information.
This is a full-time position, limited to 3 years. It is also suitable for part-time employment. The salary will be paid in accordance with the Collective Agreement for the Public Service of the Federation (Tarifvertrag des öffentlichen Dienstes, TVöD Bund), up to salary level

13
.
The place of employment will be
Potsdam.
Postdocs have to register with AWI's postdoc office
, thereby gaining access to a set of tailor-made career development tools.

The AWI is characterised by

• our scientific success - excellent research
• collaboration and cooperation - intra-institute, national and international, interdisciplinary
• opportunities to develop – on the job, aiming at other positions and beyond AWI
• a culture of reconciling work and family – an audited and well-supported aspect of our operation
• our outstanding research infrastructure – ships, stations, aircraft, laboratories and more
• an international environment – everyday contacts with people from all over the world
• having an influence – fundamental research with social and political relevance
• flat hierarchies – facilitating freedom and responsibility
• exciting science topics, with opportunities also in technology, administration and infrastructure

Equal opportunities are an integral part of our personnel policy. The AWI aims to increase the number of female employees and therefore strongly encourages qualified women to apply.

Disabled applicants will be given preference when equal qualifications are present.
The AWI fosters the compatibility of work and family in various ways and has received a number of awards as a result of this engagement.
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