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Experienced researcher / Marine Ecosystem Models Intercomparison Project MAREMIP
A marine ecosystem model evaluation project. The focus will be on developing evaluation techniques to move beyond simply evaluating models towards constraints on future projections
Program Description
A two‐year post‐doctoral position is available at the Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement (LSCE / IPSL) in Gif sur Yvette, France, in the field of global marine biogeochemistry, starting January 2011. The position is part of the European Marie‐Curie Initial Training Network GreenCycles II (www.greencycles.org) and involves collaboration with the leading European research centres on earth system interactions.
Marine phytoplankton is a key element of the climate system through its control on the ocean biological carbon pump. It is also the first component of marine food chains and hence exerts a strong control on the availability of marine resources. In an effort to improve the representation of marine ecosystems, ocean biogeochemistry models have evolved to include a growing number of organisms aggregated according to their functionality into "Plankton Functional Types" (PFTs). Such models ‐ now called Dynamic Green Ocean Models (DGOMs) ‐ open up new and exciting avenues of research to explore interactions between marine ecosystems and climate change on various time scales.
MAREMIP will be a highly cross‐cutting activity drawing on data and expertise from across GCII and will utilise a common methodology developed in close collaboration with T3.1 ("TERREMIP"). Model evaluation will target the marine components of models used by network partners and will exploit data from coupled GCM simulations submitted to the IPCC AR5 multi‐model database.
We are seeking a highly‐motivated candidate to spearhead these activities within the Marine Biogeochemistry and Climate Modelling group at LSCE. The successful candidate is expected to interact with the research groups at UEA (Norwich, UK) and ETH (Zurich, Switzerland), as well as with the MetOffice Hadley Centre group (Exeter, UK) and will actively participate in network‐wide workshops and training events.
Eligible Candidates
Researchers holding a PhD are eligible for this GreenCycles Post‐Doc within their first five years of their career (including the time taken to obtain the PhD). At the start of their fellowship, researchers may not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc) in France for more than 12 months in the preceding 3 years. French nationals are eligible only if they have been active in research in a Third Country for at least three of the last four years.
Review of the applications will begin 31 August, 2010, and continue until the position is filled. Interested candidates should send a CV, a half‐page statement of interest, and the names of two referees to L. Bopp, by e‐mail (Laurent.Bopp‐at‐lsce.ipsl.fr) or by post (LSCE, CE Saclay, Bat712, F‐91191 Gif s/ Yvette, France). Further questions should be addressed directly to Laurent Bopp (Laurent.Bopp‐at‐lsce.ipsl.fr).
Benefits
Payment will be according to Marie Curie rules (http://ec.europa.eu/ research/mariecurieactions/), including an allowance for transnational travel and mobility
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement (LSCE / IPSL)
Other
Gif sur Yvette
FRANCE
email: Laurent.Bopp@lsce.ipsl.fr
http://www.greencycles.org
Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this position
Experienced researcher / Marine Ecosystem Models Intercomparison Project MAREMIP
A marine ecosystem model evaluation project. The focus will be on developing evaluation techniques to move beyond simply evaluating models towards constraints on future projections
Program Description
A two‐year post‐doctoral position is available at the Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement (LSCE / IPSL) in Gif sur Yvette, France, in the field of global marine biogeochemistry, starting January 2011. The position is part of the European Marie‐Curie Initial Training Network GreenCycles II (www.greencycles.org) and involves collaboration with the leading European research centres on earth system interactions.
Marine phytoplankton is a key element of the climate system through its control on the ocean biological carbon pump. It is also the first component of marine food chains and hence exerts a strong control on the availability of marine resources. In an effort to improve the representation of marine ecosystems, ocean biogeochemistry models have evolved to include a growing number of organisms aggregated according to their functionality into "Plankton Functional Types" (PFTs). Such models ‐ now called Dynamic Green Ocean Models (DGOMs) ‐ open up new and exciting avenues of research to explore interactions between marine ecosystems and climate change on various time scales.
MAREMIP will be a highly cross‐cutting activity drawing on data and expertise from across GCII and will utilise a common methodology developed in close collaboration with T3.1 ("TERREMIP"). Model evaluation will target the marine components of models used by network partners and will exploit data from coupled GCM simulations submitted to the IPCC AR5 multi‐model database.
We are seeking a highly‐motivated candidate to spearhead these activities within the Marine Biogeochemistry and Climate Modelling group at LSCE. The successful candidate is expected to interact with the research groups at UEA (Norwich, UK) and ETH (Zurich, Switzerland), as well as with the MetOffice Hadley Centre group (Exeter, UK) and will actively participate in network‐wide workshops and training events.
Eligible Candidates
Researchers holding a PhD are eligible for this GreenCycles Post‐Doc within their first five years of their career (including the time taken to obtain the PhD). At the start of their fellowship, researchers may not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc) in France for more than 12 months in the preceding 3 years. French nationals are eligible only if they have been active in research in a Third Country for at least three of the last four years.
Review of the applications will begin 31 August, 2010, and continue until the position is filled. Interested candidates should send a CV, a half‐page statement of interest, and the names of two referees to L. Bopp, by e‐mail (Laurent.Bopp‐at‐lsce.ipsl.fr) or by post (LSCE, CE Saclay, Bat712, F‐91191 Gif s/ Yvette, France). Further questions should be addressed directly to Laurent Bopp (Laurent.Bopp‐at‐lsce.ipsl.fr).
Benefits
Payment will be according to Marie Curie rules (http://ec.europa.eu/ research/mariecurieactions/), including an allowance for transnational travel and mobility
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement (LSCE / IPSL)
Other
Gif sur Yvette
FRANCE
email: Laurent.Bopp@lsce.ipsl.fr
http://www.greencycles.org
Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this position
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