PostDoc on Sea Ice Modelling in the Arctic and Antarctic
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Catholic University of Leuven
2 years
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
#oceans #modelling #polar
The Georges Lemaître Centre for Earth and Climate Research (TECLIM) of the Catholic University of Leuven is offering a postdoc on sea ice modelling in the Arctic and Antarctic for a period of 24 months.
Host organisation
UCLouvain is a leading French-speaking university in the world, ranking in the top 1% of universities worldwide. It fosters an environment that is conducive to scientific creativity, research and development activities, and a balance between research and teaching positions.
Research at the Georges Lemaître Centre for Earth and Climate Research aims to understand the functioning of the Earth system, with a focus on its climatic component and human-environment interactions.
Position description
The successful candidate will be responsible for:
- to perform and compare extensive simulations with the global sea-ice-ocean general circulation model NEMO4-SI3 driven by atmospheric reanalysis at two different horizontal resolutions (1° and 1/12°);
- determine the impact of resolution on the mean state of the model and the ability of the model to reproduce the
- record summer sea ice extent observed recently in the Arctic and Antarctic.
Profile and skills
- PhD in oceanography, ocean modelling or a related discipline;
- Have already published in international scientific journals;
- Experience in polar oceanography/glaciology;
- Advanced programming, post-processing and data management/analysis skills;
- Fluent English: level B2
- Capacity of analysis and synthesis
Professional skills
- Adaptability
- Teamwork
- Autonomy
- Good communication (written and oral)
- Writing skills
- Passion and enthusiasm
Contract type
Full time for 2 years
Location
TECLIM, UCLouvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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