Postdoctoral Research Associate or Research Associate – Ice Sheet Modelling

Job description

- Join an interdisciplinary team of scientists working to resolve sea level projection uncertainty - Accelerate global climate action through modelling and data-driven Antarctic research - 3 year fixed-term full-time role based in Hobart with relocation assistance considered About the opportunity: We are looking for a Postdoctoral Research Associate with experience in numerical modelling to lead investigations into the dynamic component of the Antarctic ice sheet’s observed decadal variability. Although it is often overlooked, this variability offers a window of opportunity to understand ice-sheet-climate interactions and, also, calibrate models. In this project, you will leverage the observed decadal variability, to project Antarctic contributions to sea level rise with improved accuracy. You will have a passion for Antarctica and quantitative skills that include programming and machine-learning or numerical ice sheet modelling. As the successful candidate, you will investigate Thwaites and Pine Island glaciers in West Antarctica, where decadal variability occurs alongside long-term ice elevation change and glacier acceleration of a sustained nature. You will also - importantly –...