2008 UCAR Postdoctoral and Visiting Scientist Program
at the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory

Application Deadlines: 1 October 2007 and 1 April 2008 The UCAR Visiting Scientist Programs Office is recruiting postdoctoral scientists and short-term senior visitors to work in Princeton at NOAA's Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL) as part of the Climate Change Research Initiative (CCRI). GFDL conducts fundamental and applied oceanic and atmospheric research on a variety of problems of importance to society and central to NOAA's mission. These problems include global climate change; hurricane prediction; modeling and prediction of El Nino and its influence on the global atmosphere; atmospheric radiation, aerosol and cloud physics; sea ice and land ice modeling; climate variability and prediction; atmospheric chemistry; the circulation of the atmosphere and ocean, the carbon cycle in the oceans and on land; and fundamental problems in oceanic and atmospheric fluid dynamics of relevance to climate change. GFDL is a world leader in global change research, specializing in the modeling of the climate system. In the past several years GFDL has developed a new generation of climate and Earth system models to support its research for the coming decade, including new atmospheric, oceanic, land, atmospheric chemistry, and oceanic biogeochemistry models which are currently being enhanced and integrated into an interactive system for studies of variability and change. Some of these new postdoctoral positions may evolve into permanent civil service hires as it expands its staff in the next several years. Placement into permanent civil service positions will require additional competition. Areas of current interest include: -- Development of a numerical model of land-based ice sheets to be incorporated into the Earth System Model. Modeling issues relevant to climate change in high latitudes, including sea ice and Arctic ocean circulation. -- Studies of radiative forcing of climate, both natural and anthropogenic; aerosol effects; and distributions, and related cloud microphysical processes relevant for climate change. Studies of the differences in equilibrium and transient responses to changes in radiative forcing. -- Detection of climate change and the attribution of these changes to human and natural causes, including extreme events and regional climate change. -- Sensitivity of midlatitude stormtracks and tropical storms to global warming and their relation to natural variability on interannual and decadal time scales. -- Modeling of regional climate change with high resolution global atmospheric models and/or limited area atmospheric models. -- Atmospheric subgrid parameterizations and model development: planetary boundary layer, moist convection, and middle atmospheric gravity waves; stratospheric processes affecting climate variations and change. -- Studies of climate variability and predictability on interannual to multi-decadal timescales. -- Large-scale ocean dynamics and ocean circulation, and its effect on the climate system and on climate variability. Studies of the ocean's role in climate and climate change. Ocean model development. -- Data assimilation, including ocean data assimilation, for climate prediction and circulation studies. -- Modeling of land hydrology and biogeochemical cycles in the land and ocean; the effect of climate change on the carbon, nitrogen, iron, and silica cycles. Incorporation of tracers and biogeochemistry into the Earth System model. In addition to junior postdoctoral applicants, GFDL is looking for senior visitors interested in the areas listed above, including visitors from other climate change modeling centers interested in model intercomparisons. How to apply: There is no application form. Send the following materials to the UCAR Visiting Scientist Programs: Cover letter identifying this program. Curriculum vitae with a list of publications in refereed journals. Names and addresses of three references. It is the applicant’s responsibility to contact the references and request that they submit letters in support of your application to VSP. PhD thesis abstract for recent PhDs. Proposed project description, including a statement of relevance to the CCRI. Proposal must be titled and not exceed three pages, including references and figures. Application deadlines are 1 October 2007 and 1 April 2008. Applications are reviewed twice yearly by a steering committee and will not be reviewed unless they are complete, including letters of reference. Send applications and letters of reference to:

UCAR / Visiting Scientist Programs .O. Box 3000 FL-4 / Suite 2200 Boulder, CO 80307-3000, USA For further information please call (303) 497-8649 or send e-mail to vsp@ucar.edu UCAR is an EO/AAE who values and encourages diversity in the workplace.

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