 
Max Planck Institute for MeteorologyThe Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (MPI-M) conducts fundamental research focusing on climate related problems. The institute closely cooperates with the University of Hamburg, the German Climate Computing Centre (DKRZ) and the GKSS Research Centre within the Cluster of Excellence "Integrated Climate System Analysis and Prediction" (CliSAP). We are looking for: 2 Scientists / Postdocs (m/f)1. for the subproject: "Evaluation and improvement of the cloud parameterisation in an Earth System Model using statistics of ground-based remote sensing observations and implications for cloud-climate feedbacks" The project aims at utilizing high-quality ground-based remote sensing observations to evaluate and improve advanced cloud process parameterizations developed for the ECHAM5 GCM, such as the prognostic total water PDF and the double-moment microphysical scheme. (Reference: SAS2009-08; for more information please contact Johannes Quaas (johannes.quaas@zmaw.de) or Felix Ament (felix.ament@zmaw.de) 2. for a project that aims at a better understanding of the role of meso-scale oceanic eddies on the sensitivity of the ocean circulation and an assessment of the impact of these eddies on long-term climate projections. Using the coupled high-resolution ECHAM5/MPIOM GCM, oceanic eddy fluxes will be analyzed. With the aid of the analysis result, a stochastic parameterization of eddy fluxes will be developed and implemented in a coarse resolution version of the ECHAM5/MPIOM GCM. The impact of oceanic eddies on climate prediction will be studied by performing climate change integrations with the ECHAM5/MPI-OM model loaded with the previously derived stochastic parameterization. (Reference: SAS2009-09; for more information please contact Jin-Song von Storch For more information concerning employment policy, payment, job description, requirements and responsibilities and application dossiers please see: http://www.mpimet.mpg.de/en/institut/jobs.html Please submit a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, and the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of two references before 29 June 2009 to: Max Planck Institute for Meteorology |
