CIRES​/NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory, Postdoctoral Associate in Carbon Cycle Modeling

The Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences(CIRES) at the University of Colorado Boulder and the NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory (GML) in Boulder, Colorado invite applications for a Postdoctoral Associate position focused onatmospheric data quality control, analysis, and inverse modeling ofthe carbon budget of the Congo Basin–the second-largest tropicalforest in the world. Funding for this position is provided through the Schmidt Sciences Virtual Institute for the Carbon Cycle VICC project Congo Basin Carbon Flux Experiment (Congo-FLEX), which aims to quantify the carbonbudget of the Congo Basin tropical forest using top-down andbottom-up methods.

The successful candidate will quantify and interpret carbon fluxes constrained by new aircraft verticalprofile observations already being collected as part of the project, primarily using a regional inverse modeling framework. The individual hired in this role will adapt existing in-house regionalinverse modeling tools to the Congo Basin domain, with a particular focus on evaluation of models’ ability to accurately representtransport processes in tropical Africa and the subsequent impact onresulting carbon-dioxide flux estimates.

They will also comparetheir top-down results with detailed bottom-up inventories being developed for the project to investigate potentialtop-down/bottom-up discrepancies and attribute flux patterns andtrends to specific sectors and processes.

CU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. We are committed to creating aworkplace where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity, and we encourage individuals from all backgrounds toapply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

CIRES is an internationally recognized leader in innovative environmental science and research and islocated at the University of Colorado Boulder. At CIRES, more than
900 environmental science professionals work to understand the dynamic Earth system, including people’s relationship with theplanet. CIRES has partnered with NOAA since 1967, and our areas of expertise include weather and climate, changes at Earth’s poles,air quality and atmospheric chemistry, water resources, solid Earth sciences, and more. Our vision is to be instrumental in ensuring asustainable future environment by advancing scientific and societal understanding of the Earth system.

The Global Monitoring Laboratory ( GML ) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) conducts research that addresses three major climate challenges: greenhouse gasemissions and carbon cycle feedbacks; changes in clouds, aerosols,and surface radiation; and recovery of stratospheric ozone. NOAAGML operates the Global Greenhouse Gas Reference Network, an international effort to measure the global abundances,distributions, and trends of atmospheric trace gases from fixedsites and mobile platforms, including aircraft, ships, andballoons.

GML also develops global and regional modeling systems totrack sources and sinks of multiple greenhouse gases.

The Post-Doctoral Associate will become part of a highly engaged,international research team with diverse climate science andcarbon-cycle expertise working on Congo-FLEX and will participate in annual science team meetings and regular working group meetings. This Postdoctoral Associate will be a member of the Carbon Cycleand Greenhouse Gases (CCGG) division within NOAA GML. The CCGGdivision consists of observational and modeling scientists, data scientists, and scientific programmers who aim to improveunderstanding of the global carbon cycle and the trends and distributions of greenhouse…