The Universidad de Valparaiso in Chile invites applications for a regular, 2-year full-time post-doctoral position in Valparaiso, Chile. The incumbent will conduct research directed at improving meteorological forecast support for the Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array, or ALMA, astronomical operations site. Special interest will be put in the forecast of precipitable water vapor (PWV), maintenance and ingest of text and binary data from different resources (e.g., the U.S. National Weather Service Forecast Office), improvements to the web-based weather data server, and supervising the Department’s Weather Forecaster for the astronomical observatories. Annual salary is $25,000 (US dollars).

Applicants must have: a Ph.D. in Meteorology or a Ph.D. in physics/computer science with a Bachelors degree in meteorology (Ph.D. candidates may apply, but must submit evidence of Ph.D. completion upon hire); 2 years experience with mesoscale numerical weather prediction models (a plus for MM5 or WRF); knowledge of the mesoscale numerical weather prediction model; knowledge of Unix/Linux workstations and Unix/Linux programming; and the ability to work independently to make improvements to the mesoscale numerical weather prediction model and forecast products. For further information, contact Dr. Michel Cure, (michel.cure@uv.cl, www.dfa.uv.cl).

Interested applicants please send cover letter and referral source with narrative on your qualifications for the position; resume with salary history; names, phone numbers, and addresses of three supervisory references; and copy(ies) of degree(s)/transcripts/certificate(s) used to qualify for the position via email to michel.cure@uv.cl. Closing date for applications is May 15, 2008.