Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Earth, Atmospheric & Planetary Sciences

Position ID:MIT-EAPS-PDA [#18440, Postdoc_Homesite]
Position Title: Postdoctoral Associate-MIT EAPS
Position Type:Postdoctoral
Position Location:Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States [map] sort by distance
Subject Areas: Atmospheric Science
Computer Science
Physics
Mathematics
Ocean-atmosphere interactions
Appl Deadline:2021/06/15 11:59PMhelp popup finished (2021/04/08, finished 2021/07/19, listed until 2021/08/02)
Position Description:    

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Postdoctoral Associate Homesite Insurance

POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLAR, Earth Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences. We are seeking to fill a postdoctoral position in a venture funded by Homesite Insurance. The postdoctoral scholar will contribute to the development of the capability of modeling, fluvial and pluvial flooding using rainfall from already developed synthetic tropical cyclone methodology, and use winds from this same methodology to drive hydrodynamic surge models to estimate coastal surge flooding. An important aspect of the proposed work is to develop the capability of simulating joint riverine and surge flooding. We prefer the candidate to have experience with hydrodynamic streamflow and surge modeling and high-performance parallel computing. We strongly encourage women and under-represented minorities to apply.

Job Requirements: Ph.D., in applied mathematics, atmospheric or oceanic sciences, computer science, engineering, physics, statistics, or a related field by the date of hire. Strong physical, mathematical, and computational background. Expertise in hydraulic modeling. Experience with programming in at least one general purpose language and parallel computing. Demonstrated effective written and verbal communication skills.

Required Documents:Curriculum Vitae, One-page statement of research interests and three letters of recommendation

MIT is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, ancestry, or national or ethnic origin. MIT’s full policy on Nondiscrimination can be found here. Employment is contingent upon the completion of a satisfactory background check, including verifying any finding of misconduct (or pending investigation) from prior employers.


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