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Post-doctoral Position with British Antarctic Survey

Overview: Post-doctoral researcher positions will be joint between Schlumberger Cambridge Research and British Antarctic Survey.

• Collaborate with the Seismic Data Acquisition and Processing group at Schlumberger Cambridge Research and the Polar Oceans programme at the British Antarctic Survey to develop methods for ocean current estimation.
• Review and develop inverse mathematical model methods to invert dynamic streamer measurements (such as tension, shape, and lateral steering forces) for local ocean current estimates at scales of tens of metres to a few kilometres.
• Improve existing code and test it on modelled and real data. Integrate current models with independent ancillary oceanographic data from shipboard and satellite sources to investigate submesoscale processes in the ocean and their parameterisation in climate models.

The successful candidate will have a Ph.D. or equivalent experience in mathematics, fluid dynamics or physics, and preferably a knowledge of geophysical methods. Considerable numerical mathematical and programming skills are required as well as handling large volumes of real data.

2 year fixed term appointment.

Salary will be in the range of £26,180 to £29,410 per annum. We offer a generous benefits package including a defined salary pension scheme, free car parking, flexible working hours and 30 days annual leave.

Closing date for receipt of application forms is 1 May 2011. Interviews are scheduled to be held w/c 23 May 2011.

Overview

The Carbon Budget Scientist (in MPOC) is part of the NERC-funded ABC-fluxes project (Atlantic BiogeoChemical fluxes – You will synthesise Argo data, GO-SHIP observations and data from moored sensors and samplers on the RAPID array at 26.5°N to understand the strength and variability of nutrient and carbon transports across the section and their controls of ocean carbon uptake in the North Atlantic. You should have experience of analysing biogeochemical and/or physical observations.

This is a Fixed Term Appointment, with funding on a full-time basis for three years offered on NERC terms and conditions and open to internal and external candidates. We welcome applications for full and part-time working.

You will be a motivated and productive scientist, joining a network of international researchers involved as project partners, investigators, postdoctoral researchers and students. The ability to work as part of such a team is essential.

This is a postdoctoral research (Band 6) position and the salary band will be £28,200 to £30,600 per annum.

For part-time posts, the salary will be calculated on a pro rata basis and all part-time employees will have full access to NERC benefits.

The hours of working are 37 hours per week for a full-time post and reduced pro-rata for a part-time post.

In return for your talents, we offer a competitive remuneration package, including an RCUK pension scheme, 30 days annual leave with a further 14 Public/local days off and free car-parking. Opportunities for further training and development are supported.

The National Oceanography Centre (NOC), part of the Natural Environment Research Council, is a national research organisation, delivering integrated marine science and technology from the coast to the deep ocean and is one of the top five institutions of its kind in the world.

With sites in Liverpool and Southampton, it is the UK’s leading centre for sea level science, coastal and deep ocean research and technology development. Working closely with its partners and associates, it provides capability to meet needs across the UK marine science community (

If you have any questions about these posts please contact the Principal Investigator for ABC-fluxes and TICTOC, Dr Elaine McDonagh ( ).

Overview

The British Antarctic Survey is inviting applications for an observational physical oceanographer with a track record of interpreting and analysing observational polar oceanographic datasets. The successful candidate will use observational datasets and numerical model output to construct and test a dynamical framework explaining the circulation of the Weddell Gyre and its export of dense water to the global ocean.

This is a 36 month position for a suitably qualified postdoctoral researcher and will contribute to two projects funded by the European Commission H2020 programme and Natural Environment Research Council (NERC): SO-CHIC (Southern Ocean Carbon and Heat Impact on Climate) and ORCHESTRA (Ocean regulation of climate by Heat and Carbon sequestration and Transports).

These projects both require the assembly, analysis and synthesis of Weddell Sea datasets from a variety of platforms and national programmes. The postholder will need to demonstrate that they have training/experience in working with observational datasets from various sources and using them to examine regional ocean dynamics. They will work with in situ and satellite observations from a variety of platforms operated by project partners, including moorings, gliders, drifters, ship and seal hydrography and satellite altimetry. These will be combined alongside numerical model output to provide a synthesis view of Weddell Gyre variability and change in response to external forcing. The combined datasets will be used to develop and test a gyre scale dynamical framework as well as to validate and tune models developed by partners within SO-CHIC. The dynamical framework will also need to integrate the impact of the Weddell polynya upon gyre circulation, and the candidate will need to work alongside SO-CHIC and ORCHESTRA collaborators explicitly modelling the region.

PhD in Ocean/Climate Dynamics or equivalent postgraduate experience

• Combine observational data to examine Weddell Gyre dynamics and interpret model output in the region.
• Attend SO-CHIC/ORCHESTRA project meetings and engage with associated project partners to deliver the project objectives
• Lead high-quality publications resulting from the project

These are typically managed by the British Antarctic Survey Human Resources. For current status and details, please refer to BAS vacancies page.

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BAS is an Equal Opportunity employer. As part of our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and promoting equality in careers in science, we hold an Athena SWAN Bronze Award and have an active Equality, Diversity and Inclusion programme of activity. We welcome applications from all sections of the community. People from ethnic minorities and disabled people are currently under-represented and their applications are particularly welcome. We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the job. We are open to a range of flexible working options, including job sharing, to support childcare and other caring responsibilities.

Closing status: This posting contains dated information (e.g., 2019) that may indicate a closed position. Please verify current status on the BAS vacancies page.

Overview

Academic positions (all levels) in marine modelling, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK. The Marine Modelling group at University of Strathclyde invites applications at all academic levels (lecturer/reader/professor) to the Strathclyde Global Talent Programme in the area of “modelling of marine ecosystems.” Research specialities of interest include, but are not limited to,

Ecosystem dynamics

• Fisheries stock assessment
• Fisheries oceanography
• Population dynamics from plankton to top predators
• Trait-based and diversity-resolving approaches
• The changing Arctic; European marine resources; challenges facing the global South

End-to-end linkages

• Regional hydrodynamic modelling
• Earth-system modelling and climate downscaling
• Socioeconomic dimensions, including valuation of ecosystem services
• Environmental impacts of fishing

For lecturer/senior lecturer-level applicants, the Chancellor’s Fellowship scheme provides substantially reduced teaching in the first five years and a path to rapid promotion. Similar incentives are available to readers/professors.

Assistant professor/ pre-tenure in the US system.

The Marine Modelling group in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics is the largest cluster of marine researchers in the Faculty of Science. We are four academic staff (Prof Mike Heath, Dr Neil Banas, Dr Dougie Speirs, and Dr Juan Bonachela) and 20–25 other researchers, postdocs, and PhD students from around the globe. Our focus is on development of mathematical models and statistical analyses to reveal how ecosystems respond to climate and human activity and assist policymakers. Current projects range in scale from local fisheries to global biogeochemistry, and from viruses to top predators.

We have strong ties to seagoing groups and experimentalists across the MASTS (Marine Alliance for Science and Technology Scotland) partnership, as well as US, Norwegian, and many other international partners. Our campus is in the Glasgow city centre, within a few-hour journey of research centres across Europe and 45,000 nesting pairs of puffins.

We are happy to discuss draft applications prior to submission to the university-wide call, which closes 24 Sept 2017 .

This listing indicates the position is closed.

Overview

Academic positions (all levels) in marine modelling, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK. The Marine Modelling group at University of Strathclyde invites applications at all academic levels (lecturer/reader/professor) to the Strathclyde Global Talent Programme in the area of “modelling of marine ecosystems.” Research specialities of interest include, but are not limited to,

Ecosystem dynamics

• Fisheries stock assessment
• Fisheries oceanography
• Population dynamics from plankton to top predators
• Trait-based and diversity-resolving approaches
• The changing Arctic; European marine resources; challenges facing the global South

End-to-end linkages

• Regional hydrodynamic modelling
• Earth-system modelling and climate downscaling
• Socioeconomic dimensions, including valuation of ecosystem services
• Environmental impacts of fishing

For lecturer/senior lecturer-level applicants, the Chancellor’s Fellowship scheme provides substantially reduced teaching in the first five years and a path to rapid promotion. Similar incentives are available to readers/professors.

Assistant professor/ pre-tenure in the US system.

The Marine Modelling group in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics is the largest cluster of marine researchers in the Faculty of Science. We are four academic staff (Prof Mike Heath, Dr Neil Banas, Dr Dougie Speirs, and Dr Juan Bonachela) and 20–25 other researchers, postdocs, and PhD students from around the globe. Our focus is on development of mathematical models and statistical analyses to reveal how ecosystems respond to climate and human activity and assist policymakers. Current projects range in scale from local fisheries to global biogeochemistry, and from viruses to top predators.

We have strong ties to seagoing groups and experimentalists across the MASTS (Marine Alliance for Science and Technology Scotland) partnership, as well as US, Norwegian, and many other international partners. Our campus is in the Glasgow city centre, within a few-hour journey of research centres across Europe and 45,000 nesting pairs of puffins.

We are happy to discuss draft applications prior to submission to the university-wide call, which closes 24 Sept 2017 .

This listing indicates the position is closed.

Overview

Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Ocean Wave Mechanics – Oxford. Department of Engineering Science, Parks Road, Oxford. The project is funded by EPSRC and NERC and is fixed-term for 8 months. The position is supervised by Professor Thomas Adcock and Professor Ton van den Bremer and focuses on water wave mechanics, with emphasis on the interaction of long and short gravity waves. The project will analyse experimental data from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and outputs from numerical modelling done in Oxford.

• Perform data analysis of experimental wave data and numerical model outputs.
• Contribute to the interpretation of results and the dissemination of findings.
• Collaborate within the Environmental Fluid Mechanics group and manage aspects of the research project as appropriate.

• PhD/DPhil (or near completion) in engineering, oceanography or mathematics.
• Specialist knowledge of ocean wave mechanics or closely related area.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work well as part of a research team; ability to manage own research.
• Experience with fully nonlinear potential flow solvers (e.g., Oceanwave3D or HOS solvers) is desirable.

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Professor Thomas Adcock ( ).

You will be required to upload a covering letter/supporting statement (including a brief statement of research interests), CV and details of two referees as part of your online application. Online applications close on 12.00 midday, 6 September 2019.

The Department holds an Athena Swan Bronze award, highlighting its commitment to promoting women in Science, Engineering and Technology.

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