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PostDoc for Ice sheet modeling in the Earth System (d/f/m)

Background

The Paleoclimate Section of the Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) in Bremerhaven, Germany, is seeking a motivated and talented Postdoctoral Researcher to join our team. This position is part of the EU Horizon-funded project LinkIng and QUantifying the Impacts of climate change on inlanD ICE, snow cover, and permafrost on water resources and society in vulnerable regions (LIQUIDICE).

Your Tasks

You will:

• Adapt the existing ice sheet-atmosphere coupling to integrate with the new atmospheric model OpenIFS
• Adapt the dynamic ice shelf-cavity geometry coupling from ISSM-FESOM to PISM-FESOM
• Enhance the model's restart procedure to account for changes in ice shelf morphology and ocean cavity structure over time
• Utilize the modified Earth System Model (AWI-ESM) to perform high-resolution climate projections extending to the year 2500
• Investigate the long-term evolution of ice-ocean interactions using these simulations
• Provide downscaled data to observation-focused project partners for collaborative research

Your Profile

• A PhD in oceanography, glaciology, climate science, geology, or a closely related field
• Experience in numerical modeling, particularly in atmosphere-ocean-ice interactions
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Fortran, C++, or other compiled languages
• Proficiency in Python, R, or other scripting languages used for data analysis and processing
• Experience with high-performance computing (HPC)
• Very good knowledge of English (C1)
• Proven ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team
• A solid publication record in peer-reviewed scientific journals, particularly in relevant fields such as Earth system model development and coupled climate dynamics

Further Information
For any questions you may have, you are very welcome to get in touch with Jan Streffing (jan.streffing@awi.de; +49(471)4831-2479).

This is a full-time position, limited to 3 years. It is also suitable for part-time employment. The salary will be paid in accordance with the Collective Agreement for the Public Service of the Federation (Tarifvertrag des öffentlichen Dienstes, TVöD Bund), up to salary level 13. The place of employment will be Bremerhaven.

All postdocs will register with AWI's postdoc office and thus gain access to a set of tailor-made career development tools.

The AWI is characterized by

• our scientific success - excellent research
• collaboration and cooperation - intra-institute, national and international, interdisciplinary
• opportunities to develop – on the job and towards other positions
• an international environment – everyday contact with people from all over the world
• flexible working hours and the possibility of mobile working up to 50% of regular working hours
• health promotion and company fitness with Hansefit and Wellhub
• support services and a culture of reconciling work and family
• occupational pension provision (VBL)

AWI values diversity and actively promotes gender parity, as well as an open, inclusive environment that provides equal opportunities. We are convinced that diverse teams and a variety of perspectives enrich our work and our daily collaboration. In a continuous process of learning and reflection, we aim to ensure that all our employees can be themselves and feel a sense of belonging. We welcome applications from qualified people regardless of binary and non-binary genders, race and nationality, ethnic and social background, religion, age, physical abilities, neurodivergence, sexual orientation, and other identities.

Applicants with disabilities will be given preference when equal qualifications are present. AWI fosters work-family compatibility in various ways and has received several awards as a result of this commitment. And as a new international member of our team, you can be sure that we will help you settle in. Our and will be glad to support you, even before you start at AWI.

We look forward to your application!
Please submit your application by February 7^th 2025, exclusively online.
Reference number: 25/3/D/Kli-b