Postdoctoral scholar / researcher position at MIT to contribute to Oceananigans

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Postdoctoral scholar / researcher - Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

We seek to fill a postdoctoral or researcher position in the Climate Modeling Alliance (CliMA), a multi-disciplinary team spanning MIT, Caltech, and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, focused on developing a next-generation, GPU-based climate model that learns physics from data to improve the accuracy of its projections. The postdoctoral scholar / researcher will collaborate with oceanographers, mathematicians, and software engineers to develop, validate, and use the ocean component of the new climate model, which leverages the Julia programming language to make it flexible, easy to use, and easy to extend and develop. More information on the ocean model can be found at the Oceananigans and Clima-Ocean GitHub repositories.

We seek a candidate with a strong interest in contributing to the development of the ocean component of the climate model in one of many ways.

1. Developing, implementing, and testing the global configuration of the new ocean model;

2. Completing the implementation of sea ice thermodynamics, sea ice rheology, and ocean-ice coupling, and developing computational studies of ocean-ice interactions at high altitudes;

3. Coupling the ocean model developed at MIT with the atmospheric and land models developed at Caltech and JPL;

4. Designing computational studies of ocean processes controlling key climate features, such as global ocean heat uptake, changes in global ocean circulation, and ocean-atmosphere coupling that leverage the unique capabilities of the Clima-Ocean model;

For more information about the positions, please contact Prof. Raffaele Ferrari at [email protected].

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. Experience with programming in at least one general-purpose language (preferably Julia) and parallel computing. Demonstrated effective written and verbal communication skills; self-motivation with and demonstrated ability to conduct independent research; strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and interpersonal skills; and ability to deliver results, adapt to change, work on research proposals, and work in team-oriented environments.

Required Documents: Cover letter specifying relevant qualifications, current research interests, and expertise; curriculum vitae; one peer-reviewed publication; three recommendation letters. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. The start date can be any time after January 1st.

This is a one-year position with a possibility of extension.