Postdoctoral Research Associate Opportunities at Brookhaven National Laboratory

Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) is seeking several postdoctoral research associates to join a new concerted effort for theoretical understanding and development and evaluation of parameterizations of the fast physics processes in global climate models. The new effort is jointly supported by the DOE Climate Change Prediction Program (CCPP) and the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) and Atmospheric Science (ASP) programs and will tackle these complex scientific problems in a coordinated way. Successful candidates would join a research team that consists of a consortium of leading investigators from multiple institutions.

All positions require a PhD in atmospheric sciences or related field. Familiarity with aerosols, clouds, turbulence, radiation transfer, ARM, remote sensing and/or aircraft data, is highly desirable. Skills in mathematics and theoretical analysis are additional plus. These positions are open right now, and the initial appointment will be for one year, with a conditional extension of one or two years. Successful candidates would bring and/or develop expertise in one or more of the following areas:

GCMs (global climate models), especially their single column versions (SCMs)
WRF (Weather Research and Forecasting) model
Cloud-resolving and/or large eddy simulation models
Direct numerical simulation (DNS) models
Parcel model simulations
Parameterizations of microphysics, convection, and boundary layer processes
Metrics/approaches to evaluate model performance against observations
Data mining, pattern recognition, time series analysis, and visualization

Most positions will be located at BNL. One position each will be primarily located at the following, with visits to BNL:

Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory in Princeton, New Jersey, working with Dr. Leo Donner
University of Reading in the United Kingdom, working with Dr. Robin Hogan
Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, working with Dr. Roel Neggers

For more information, please contact Yangang Liu. To learn more about the department, see the Environmental Sciences Department website. To apply, go to the BNL employment website. Closing dates vary.