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| Company: |
Institut Catala de Ciencies del Clima, IC3 (Catalan Institute for Climate Sciences) |
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| Job Title: |
Postdoc position on interanual Climate prediction |
| Job category: |
Research/Development |
| Job Location: |
Barcelona - Spain |
| Job Reference Number: |
IC3-CFU-2009-02 |
| Job Description: |
Environment.
Ic3 is a climate research institute recently created by the Government of Catalunya. IC3`s main scientific goal is to assess and understand climate variability and change at both global and regional scales to improve both predictions and projections. Linked to this goal, IC3 works on understanding and simulating how global change modulates variability and change in society and ecosystems. IC3`s mandate is to become a leading international centre for climate research in Europe, with a regional focus on the Mediterranean area. IC3 will mainly develop top-quality research on basic and applied climate sciences, while informing society and stakeholders on future climate risks. Working languages of IC3 are English, Catalan and Spanish.
There is growing interest in the implications of climate variability and change from a season to a few decades ahead. Reliable predictive climate information is critical to ensure that costly adaptation measures to climate variability and change are well justified. The Climate Forecasting Unit (CFU) undertakes research on the development and assessment of dynamical and statistical methods for the prediction of global climate on time scales ranging from months to decades.
Main Duties.
The successful applicant will investigate the predictability and actual forecast quality of a set of decadal ensemble predictions carried out with several dynamical global climate models. In addition, the applicant will be involved in developments within the EC-EARTH consortium to carry out initialized interannual ensemble simulations. Outstanding opportunities exist for collaboration with other European research institutions.
Remuneration.
Annual gross salary within the range of 29000 euros (IC3 salary level S12) to 34500 euros (IC3 salary level S15). In principle, the successful applicant will be engaged at the lowest step of the grade of the post for which he or she has been selected. Exceptionally, recruitment may be at a higher level when this is justified by qualifications and experience. A deduction of 6.35% will be made for the Spanish health and social public insurance system. In order to calculate net salary figures, an additional tax deduction of around 15% (depending on the salary level) should be applied. A tax free food allowance of 1100 euros/year should be added to the previous figures
Length Of Contract.
Two years, renewable for two more years. There is a possibility of a further extension for four additional years after a very positive outcome in the evaluation that will be carried on at the end of the four-year period.
Starting Date.
The position starts preferably in September 2009 or as soon as possible after that date.
Applications.
The application form and aptitude test should be downloaded from IC3`s website. Applicants should fill in the application form and the aptitude test and follow the instrcutions
Closing Date.
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled, though the evaluation of the first candidates will start on May 10th 2009. Please, check the status of the offer on the corresponding link of the IC3 webpage. |
Skills Required:: |
Qualifications, Skills And Abilities. A Ph.D. In Atmospheric Sciences, Physical Oceanography or related disciplines and experience in climate dynamic research and/or climate modeling are required. Experience in working with complex dynamical models, code parallelization, handling climate predictions and dealing with different data formats is preferred. Good programming skills in Fortran90 and Linux are required. The candidates should be able to work as an active and collaborative member of a team to help in the delivery of shared objectives, to communicate clearly with a range of colleagues of varying levels of technical and scientific competence, and to be fluent in English. Fluency in other European languages will be also valued. |
Language Requirements: |
English-Very GoodSpanish-Good |
| Employment Type: |
Full Time |
| Yearly Salary: |
29000 Euro |
| Posting Date: |
2009-03-31 |
| Level of Education: |
Doctorate |
| Years of Work Experience: |
3 to 5 Years |
| Company: |
Institut Catala de Ciencies del Clima, IC3 (Catalan Institute for Climate Sciences) |
| Contact Name: |
Institut Catala de Ciencies del Clima, IC3 (Catalan Institute for Climate Sciences) |
| Preferred Method of Contact: |
No Preference |
| Preferred Language of Resume/Application: |
English |
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