Job Opportunity: Research Scientist
Location: School of Mathematical Physical and Computational Sciences, University of Reading
Salary: £34,980 – £39,347 per annum
Contract length: Fixed term for 4 years
Contract type: Full time
Closing date: Tuesday 20 May 2025
Interview date: Early June, date to be confirmed
We seek a talented post-doctoral scientist to develop innovative methods to represent and evaluate climate tipping points in a leading Earth system model. This research is part of the PROMOTE project (Progressing Earth System Modelling for Tipping Point Early Warning Systems) in the wider Forecasting Tipping Points research programme. The post will be based in the National Centre for Atmospheric Science, within the Department of Meteorology.
This research focuses on the North Atlantic Subpolar Gyre and the Greenland Ice Sheet. Tipping of these two systems has not been observed in the instrumental record and existing models rarely simulate tipping, therefore providing very few examples to study the consequences of simulated tipping. You will therefore develop methods to simulate tipping more efficiently in the UK Earth System Model (UKESM). You will also conduct research to evaluate the plausibility of the simulated tipping behaviour and to assess the meteorological impacts of tipping.
You will have:
- A PhD or equivalent research experience in mathematical or physical/Earth System sciences, or should expect to shortly receive one,
- Strong scientific analytical ability, creativity, self-motivation,
- Experience of working with weather/climate models and/or their output, or similar models and data,
- Good communication skills and the disposition to collaborate effectively with both internal and external project members.
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To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:
Dr Reinhard Schiemann, Associate Professor
Email: r.k.schiemann@reading.ac.uk