Postdoctoral Research Scientist, OAE Process-Model Testbed
Core
Develop a 1D OAE process-model testbed to isolate biogeochemical processes critical to ocean alkalinity enhancement efficacy and feed parameterizations into 3D regional models.
Role type
Postdoctoral Research Scientist (Ocean Biogeochemistry & Modeling)
Builds
1D OAE process-model testbed, parameterizations for mineral dissolution/precipitation, particle dynamics, and sediment alkalinity cycling within the C-Star/ROMS-MARBL framework.
Domain
Oceanography, Marine Chemistry, Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR), Biogeochemical Modeling
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Ocean biogeochemistry, carbonate chemistry, alkalinity, marine mineral dissolution/precipitation kinetics, particle dynamics, Python scientific software development, numerical experiment design, uncertainty quantification
Preferred skills
MARBL/ROMS-MARBL coupling, Bayesian calibration, ensemble parameter estimation, agentic AI for scientific workflows
Technologies
Python, ROMS-MARBL, C-Star, Fortran, Julia
Responsibilities
Design and implement a 1D OAE process-model testbed; develop generalized representations of sinking particulate material and in-situ particle generation; run large perturbed-parameter ensembles; validate parameterizations against empirical datasets; implement process formulations in the ROMS-MARBL framework; contribute to C-Star software infrastructure and documentation; submit peer-reviewed manuscripts.
Seniority
Postdoctoral, hands-on IC