Postdoctoral Research Scientist in Urban Weather and Climate

We seek to appoint one or two outstanding Postdoctoral researchers with expertise in weather and climate modelling and /or observational data analysis to join our ERC synergy urbisphere, NERC ASSURE, and AFESP URBANE.

Fixed term post ending on 31/03/2027.

Main duties and responsibilities
Working with international and national partners as part of ERC urbisphere, NERC ASSURE and AFESP URBANE, and with ECMWF, Met Office, NCEO (National Centre for Earth Observation), researchers the candidate will undertake research activities under the supervision of the Principal Investigator and in collaboration with others. This includes:

• Conducting urban weather modelling in cities (e.g. London, Berlin, Paris, Bristol) using urban land surface models (e.g. SUEWS, MORUSES) offline and online (e.g., UM, IFS, WRF-SUEWS. SUEWS-DAVE, SUEWS-EnergyPlus).
• Analyse observations such as undertaken in urbisphere-Berlin (Fenner et al. 2024, BAMS).
• Evaluate model performance using observations.
• Contribute to the development of improvements to urban canopy model schemes considering momentum, radiation, anthropogenic heat, moisture and other scalars.

Closing date: 11/12/2024
Interviews will be held: TBC

Contact Details
Contact Name: Professor Sue Grimmond
Contact Job Title: Professor of Urban Meteorology
Contact Email address: c.s.grimmond@reading.ac.uk

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. By reference to the applicable SOC code for this role, sponsorship may be possible under the Skilled Worker Route. Applicants should ensure that they are able to meet the points requirement under the PBS. There is further information about this on the UK Visas and Immigration Website.

The University is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce, supports the gender equality Athena SWAN Charter and the Race Equality Charter, and is a leading LGBT+ rights organisation. We are also a Disability Confident Level 1 employer. Applications for job-share, part-time and flexible working arrangements are welcomed and will be considered in line with business needs.

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