Employment Opportunities

Argonne Seeks Senior Computational Climate Scientist
Feb 17, 2010
Argonne National Laboratory seeks a distinguished scientist to lead a major expansion in its research and modeling efforts in computational climate science, with a focus on developing the scientific and technological capabilities required for regional climate prediction. The selected candidate will lead the development of Argonne's research efforts in computational climate science in the areas [...]

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Research Scientist Position at the Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research (CAWCR)
Feb 10, 2010
CAWCR is seeking a scientist to undertake research on the evolution of tropical cloud systems using a combination of polarimetric weather radar, cloud radar and other instruments. Particular areas of interest include the factors controlling the evolution of these cloud systems and their interaction with the large scale as well as using these data [...]

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Research Associates Needed in the ARM Data Quality Office
Feb 10, 2010
The Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies at the University of Oklahoma seeks one or two Master’s Degree-level scientists with strong attention to detail and good computer skills to join the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Climate Research Facility Data Quality (DQ) Office. The DQ Office supports the needs of the [...]

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Post Doctoral Research Position at PNNL for WRF Modeler
Feb 10, 2010
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is looking for a modeler to work with WRF-Chem to investigate aerosol-cloud interactions for maritime clouds. In particular, using the background meteorology of the VOCALS field campaign to investigate the impact of emissions on maritime cloud development for scales ranging from climate model to cloud-resolving resolutions. The Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) [...]

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Postdoc Position Available in Tüebingen, Germany
Feb 04, 2010
The Water & Earth System Science Research Institute (WESS), located in Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, is currently seeking a postdoctoral researcher to study the impact of changing environmental conditions on the water cycle as well as on the fate of pollutants and nutrients in water, soil, and aquifers at the catchment scale. WESS is a joint collaboration [...]

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Associate Scientist for NCAR Research Applications Laboratory Available
Feb 03, 2010
The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) is seeking an Associate Scientist for their Research Applications Laboratory (RAL). The Associate Scientist conducts testing and evaluation of Numerical Weather Prediction capabilities, including data assimilation and/or hurricane systems/techniques applied in real-world applications in support of Data Assimilation Testbed Center and Developmental Testbed Center activities at NCAR/RAL/Joint [...]

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Seeking Assistant Southern Great Plains Site Manager
Feb 03, 2010
Argonne National Laboratory is seeking an Assistant Site Manager for the ARM Southern Great Plains (SGP) site in Oklahoma and Kansas. The Assistant Site Manager helps with the operation of a DOE national user facility site, including overseeing subcontracts; developing operating budgets; producing cost estimates for users conducting research experiments at SGP; evaluating [...]

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PhD Scholarship Available for Niger Case Study
Feb 03, 2010
The United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) is offering a PhD scholarship within the Climate Change, Hydro-Conflicts and Human Security project. The successful candidate will investigate the impacts of climate change in the Agadez and Tillabéri regions of Niger through field work, historical and stakeholder analysis, and contribute to the development [...]

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Postdoc Position Available in France
Feb 03, 2010
Laboratoire des sciences du climat et de l'environnement (LSCE) in Gif-sur-Yvette, France is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to work on modeling of Sahel land surface/drought feedbacks within the EU-funded ClimAfrica project. The successful candidate will investigate the causes of the variability of Sahel vegetation over the past 50 years using the ORCHIDEE terrestrial biosphere model. A [...]

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Regional Facilitator Positions Available with Climate Change Ag and Food Security Group
Feb 03, 2010
The Climate Change Agriculture and Food Security Group (CCAFS) is currently seeking applications for three Regional Facilitator positions located in Niamey, Niger; Nairobi, Kenya; and Delhi, India. CCAFS is a program of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) and the Earth System Science Partnership (ESSP). Their mission is to bring together the world's [...]

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Postdoctoral Research Staff Opening at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Jan 09, 2010
The Climate/Carbon Science Group within the Atmospheric, Earth and Energy Division has an opening for a postdoctoral scientist in the area of cloud property retrievals and validation. The successful candidate will join the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) ARM data infrastructure team to develop and evaluate a multi-year continuous ensemble cloud microphysical properties data set [...]

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Director Sought for the Climate and Environmental Sciences Division of the Office of Biological & Environmental Research
Jan 09, 2010
Anna C. Palmisano, PhD, Associate Director of Science for Biological and Environmental Research (BER), Office of Science, U.S. Department of Energy, has requested nominations for Director of Climate and Environmental Sciences. She is accepting nominations (self-nominations also) via email until January 20, 2010. However, applications will be accepted until February 23, 2010. The division director [...]

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