Atmospheric Sciences - Postdoctoral Researcher
Core
Develop and evaluate short-term and long-term weather scenarios to assess how land-use decisions influence dust emissions, water vapor fluxes, and surface ozone in California's Central Valley.
Role type
Postdoctoral Researcher (Atmospheric Sciences)
Builds
Regional Earth system data products and scientific insights on land-atmosphere-water-human interactions
Domain
Atmospheric Sciences / Earth System Modeling / Climate Science
Deliverable
production ML models | research
Required skills
Earth system models (ESMs), atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, machine learning for Earth system modeling, land surface processes, Python for data analysis and visualization
Preferred skills
E3SM or ERF modeling experience, machine-learning emulators, compiled modeling languages (C++ or Fortran), land-use and air-quality applications
Technologies
E3SM, ACE-ERA5, ACE-E3SM, ERF, Python, C++, Fortran
Responsibilities
Conduct research to develop and evaluate weather scenarios representing land-use impacts; Perform model simulations and analyze observational data; Diagnose and reduce model biases using ground-based and satellite observations; Contribute to research planning and execution; Publish results in peer-reviewed journals and present at conferences; Collaborate in a multidisciplinary team environment
Seniority
Postdoctoral (early-career researcher)