Post-doctoral Research Assistant in Earth System Modelling
[Fixed-Term Appointment]
£27,183 to £33,432 per annum
School of Ocean and Earth Science, National Oceanography Centre, Southampton
During the last deglaciation, starting around 21,000 years ago and lasting for around 10,000 years, expanded ice sheets melted into the oceans in an irregular fashion. Associated with this melting was an isotopic signature, specifically the 18O ratio. Massive episodic meltwater input to key regions (e.g., the North Atlantic) may have interrupted the large-scale ocean circulation and such events are also expected to have impacted 18O ratios. Further alteration of 18O ratios arise through calcification and so interpretation of the sedimentary paleo-record of 18O in calcite at selected locations must account for several influences, both physical and biogeochemical.
Applications are invited for a postdoctoral position in Earth system modelling, to use the intermediate complexity GENIE Earth system model in support of the NERC-funded "Deglaciation QUEST" project, which has the aim of accurately simulating and understanding the transient behaviour of the Earth system during the last deglaciation. Multi-millennial model experiments will be undertaken to establish plausible range of ocean responses to melt water input. A forward module for representing 18O in marine carbonates will be developed and incorporated into the GENIE earth system modelling framework. The resulting package will be used in full deglaciation simulations with the GENIE model, to interpret selected 18O data.
This project is funded by the NERC QUEST program: http://quest.bris.ac.uk/
You will have a PhD in physics, mathematics, oceanography/climatology (or related fields) and experience in numerical modelling.
Informal enquiries can be made to Dr Robert Marsh on 00 44 (0) 23 8059 6214, e-mail: rma@noc.soton.ac.uk
The position is offered on a fixed-term basis for 8 months and the salary is in the range of £27,183 to £33,432 per annum.
The closing date for completed applications is 30 April 2009 at 12 noon. Please quote reference number 3260-09-E on all correspondence.
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