Postdoctoral Research Fellow

at  George Mason University

10001906

Fairfax, VA

Research Faculty

Opening on: Nov 6 2024
Department: College of Science
Classification: Post Doc 12 month
Job Category: Research Faculty
Job Type: Full-Time
Work Schedule: Full-time (1.0 FTE, 40 hrs/wk)
Location: Fairfax, VA
Workplace Type: Hybrid Eligible
Salary: Salary commensurate with education and experience
Restricted: Yes
Criminal Background Check: Yes

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Terminal degree in a related field;
• PhD in climate dynamics, physical oceanography, or atmospheric sciences;
• Conducted doctoral-level research in climate dynamics, physical oceanography or atmospheric sciences;
• Knowledge of ocean and coupled general circulation models;
• Knowledge of ocean and atmospheric circulation;
• Statistical skill in analyzing climate datasets; and
• Written and verbal communication skills for scientific writing and oral presentation.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience with running ocean or coupled ocean-atmosphere general circulation models is highly desirable;
• Programming experience in a Unix environment with scripting languages, as well as experience in handling big data, is recommended;
• Knowledge of ocean data assimilation;
• Skillful in computer programming in a Unix environment;
• First-hand knowledge of ocean and/or coupled modeling; and
• Advanced statistical methods for climate dataset analysis including model simulation and forecasts.

• Conducts research on diagnostic analysis of the global ocean reanalysis products and evaluates and conducts seasonal hindcasts; and
• Writes manuscripts for publication and presents results at national conferences.