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Associate Project Scientist
Position overview
Position title: Associate Project ScientistApplication Window
Open date: October 9, 2024
Most recent review date: Thursday, Oct 10, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications received after this date will be reviewed by the search committee if the position has not yet been filled.
Final date: Saturday, Nov 9, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.
Position description
The UCLA Joint Institute for Regional Earth System Science and Engineering (JIFRESSE) invites applications for a position of Associate Project Scientist whose research will focus on understanding the difference between long-term trends and internal climate variability of the atmosphere and its energy budget, particularly as related to their driving of ice sheet changes.
The research includes the following activities:
• Collaborating with UCLA ice-sheet modelers to develop science plans and proposals to address the sensitivity of ice sheets to atmospheric forcing, in particular separating long-term forced contributions from internal climate variability. This will involve developing and providing forcing datasets to the ice-sheet modelers.
• Evaluating surface fluxes using satellite data products, and relating these to atmospheric processes such as effective radiative forcing, climate feedbacks and modes of internal climate variability
• Critically evaluating the satellite products, based on an understanding of their retrieval methods, to identify when they are appropriate for use in the research.
• Interpreting results using combined expertise in atmosphere and cryosphere science, and performing statistical analysis to disentangle long-term trend components from internal climate variability.
Qualifications
Basic qualifications (required at time of application):
• Appointee must possess a doctorate degree, in the field of engineering, statistics, earth science, or related disciplines.
• Previous training and experience in Python, radiative transfer and statistics, in particular time-series statistics with non-standard errors.
• Extensive knowledge and expertise in satellite retrievals and information content, use of satellite data for science questions, use of climate model outputs, and both cryosphere and atmospheric science, particularly as related to energy budgets.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Application Requirements
Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
Cover Letter (Optional)
Statement of Research
Statement of Teaching (Optional)
Statement on Contributions to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion - An EDI Statement describes a faculty candidate’s past, present, and future (planned) contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion. To learn more about how UCLA thinks about contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion, please review our EDI Statement FAQ document, and Sample EDI Statements.
Reference check authorization release form - Complete and upload the reference check authorization release form
Misc / Additional (Optional)
n/a
Help contact: tle@jifresse.ucla.edu
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