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The California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Postdoctoral Scholars Program at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) invites applications for a postdoctoral research position in JPL?s ISSM team (Ice Sheet System Model), Mission and Technology Development Group, Thermal and Cryogenics Engineering Section.

The research will involve running short and long term projections of ice flow using a coupled ice sheet/ocean circulation model.  The goal is to run simulations to project future mass balance in Antarctica and Greenland. This work will be done within the framework of ISSM (the large scale Ice Sheet System Model developed at JPL/UCI) and the Climate Research Center, whose goal is to utilize satellite observations in the assessment and improvement of climate model areas key to reducing climate projection uncertainties. The candidate will be tasked with running a coupled ice sheet/ocean circulation model at the regional scale, developing improved modules for coupling ISSM with the underlying ocean, giving feedback on long-term simulations to the ISSM team for code improvements, developing ISSM modules to capture the physics of ice flow, initializing and processing input datasets as needed to ensure smooth spin-up of continental ice flow models, using data assimilation methods to constrain unknown parameters such as basal drag or ice rheology and using newly developed assimilation methods to ensure model inputs are physical and respect the mass conservation equations.

Dr. Eric Larour, Software Engineer III, in JPL?s Thermal and Cryogenics Engineering Section will serve as JPL postdoctoral advisor to the selected candidate. The appointee will be guided by the JPL advisor to ensure that the research work will result in publications in the open literature.

Candidates should have a recent PhD in cryospheric sciences, applied mathematics, computational fluid and/or solid dynamics, or a related field with a strong background in Ice Sheet Modeling. Experience in Unix/Linux, C++, Matlab and parallel computing (using MPICH) is highly desirable. The appointment is contingent upon evidence of completion of a PhD. The annual starting salary for recent PhDs is US $52,000 and can vary somewhat according to the selected applicant?s qualifications. Postdoctoral Scholar positions are awarded for a one-year period. Appointments may be renewed in one-year increments for a maximum addition of two years.

Please send a letter describing your research interests, a curriculum vitae, and a list of three references (with telephone numbers, postal and email address) to:

Eric Larour MS 157-316,
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena CA 91109
1 818 393 2435
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Caltech and JPL are equal opportunity/affirmative action employers. Women, minorities, veterans, and disabled persons are encouraged to apply.