Postdoctoral Associate in Atmospheric Science

Dept. of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

 The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) at Cornell embraces diversity and seeks candidates who will contribute to a climate that supports students, faculty, and staff of all identities and backgrounds. We strongly encourage individuals from underrepresented identities to apply.

Position Descriptions and Responsibilities:

Applications are sought for a Postdoctoral Associate to join a vibrant research team focused on performing and analyzing high resolution simulations with the Weather Research and Forecasting model (WRF). The successful candidate will participate in research applying WRF to address research questions in the realms of climate dynamics, land use land cover change and wind energy applications. A particular focus will be on innovative methods to perform diagnostic evaluation of model performance and skill.

Qualifications:

The successful applicant will hold a Ph.D. in atmospheric science, engineering or related subject. Experience with high-performance computing environments and programming in Fortran and/or Matlab is required. Experience with the Weather Research and Forecasting model (WRF) and analysis of WRF output is also required. Familiarity with statistics and model fidelity assessment is highly desirable.

Salary will be commensurate with experience.

Specific responsibilities (and approximate effort allocation) include:

(70%) Conduct and evaluate numerical downscaling simulations using WRF.

(20%) Develop publication-quality research manuscripts.

(10%) Data archiving using best-practice data provenance procedures.

 Application and Starting Date: Applications will be processed until the position is filled but those received by 1 September 2021 will receive full consideration. The preferred start date is 15 October 2021. The initial appointment is for 1 year with the possibility of renewal. The selected candidates will be supervised by Professor Sara C. Pryor (Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences). For more information, please contact Professor Pryor (sp2279@cornell.edu).

 For full consideration, please submit a letter of application, a current curriculum vitae, a diversity statement of how, through research, teaching and/or service, the candidate can contribute to diversity, equity and inclusion in support of Cornell’s mission of “any person… any study”; and the names and contact information of three references to Academic Jobs Online at https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/18936

 The Cornell community embraces diversity and inclusion. We value AA/EEO, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities, and seek candidates who will create a climate that attracts persons of all races, ethnicities and genders.

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