Research Scientist (ExtANT)

The Department of Meteorology in the University of Reading is a thriving community of over 200 academics and research scientists, and is a world leader in weather and climate research. We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and ambitious researcher to improve our understanding of melting of Antarctic ice sheets. This work forms part of the multi-institution research project Extreme Weather Events in Antarctica (ExtANT), which will provide the first assessment of present day and future extreme weather events in Antarctica. Your role in this project is to build new modelling capability for melt lake processes on ice sheets and ice shelves, and to quantify the impacts of extreme weather events on surface melt and ice shelf stability.

Position to start as soon as possible with funding to 31 Jan 2028 and with the possibility of an extension.

In this project, you will:

• Build a new computer code for ice sheet melt lakes, based on an existing model, into the Joint UK Land Environment Simulator (JULES) and modify an existing UK Earth System Model (UKESM) coupling framework.
• Assess, verify, and calibrate simulations with the melt lake model against expectations and observations.
• Design, perform, and analyse numerical simulations and experiments to evaluate the behaviour of the melt lakes and ice sheets, using atmospheric forcing data derived from various sources and project partners.

You will have:

• A PhD or equivalent experience in a relevant area of physical environmental science.
• Skill in mathematical modelling and computer coding of relevant physical processes.
• Skill with configuring, running and analysing the output of numerical environmental models of the appropriate scale and complexity.
• A publication and presentation record appropriate to career stage.
• Personal skills to work both independently and as part of a team.

You will join a team of scientists within the Department of Meteorology at the University of Reading and Northumbria University, and collaborate with ExtANT project members at institutions around the UK including the British Antarctic Survey.

Closing date: 7 January 2025
Interviews will be held: 31 January 2025

Contact Details
Contact Name: Danny Feltham
Contact Job Title: Professor
Contact Email address: d.l.feltham@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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