Position Description
This position is for a postdoctoral scholar to work at the University of California, Davis, starting in the late summer/early fall, under the supervision of Prof. Adele Igel and in collaboration with project partners at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, the University of California, Berkeley, and the Stockholm Environment Institute on a project designed to evaluate and to understand how to optimize orographic cloud seeding in California to enhance precipitation and runoff into hydroelectric reservoirs by examining the lifecycle of enhanced snowfall from seeding using a multidisciplinary approach. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading case study sensitivity tests to seeding operations and for running and analyzing seasonal ensemble simulations in collaboration with project partners. It is expected that the successful candidate will aid in preparation of progress reports to the funding agency and will prepare their results for peer-reviewed publication. The successful candidate will also be expected to aid in the supervision of more junior team members at UC Davis and will have the opportunity to interact regularly with a variety of more senior team members at the collaborating institutions.
Qualifications
Basic qualifications (required at time of application)
PhD in Atmospheric Science, Physics, or a related field will be required at the time of the start program in late summer, early fall.
Preferred qualifications (other preferred, but not required, qualifications for the position)
- Cloud physics and/or cloud seeding research experience
- Experience running WRF or a similar model
- Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment
- Potential to be a leader in developing scientific ideas
- Proficiency in coding in Python or a related application
- Proficiency in written and spoken English