| (1) Researcher in prediction, attribution and impacts of extreme events in a changing climate |
| Environment Change Institute, School of Geography and the Environment, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QY |
| We seek to appoint a Research Associate (postdoctoral scientist) to join the prolific climate/weather/environmental and impact science community at the University of Oxford, that is interested in playing a crucial part in the outcomes and deliverables of the multi-institutional NERC-funded ExtAnt project on Antarctic extremes led by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) in Cambridge. The ExtAnt will deliver the first comprehensive assessment of current and future high-impact extreme weather events in Antarctica and their associated risks. Key risks include impacts of extreme weather on vulnerable ice shelves, the breakup of which can speed up flow of grounded ice and affect global sea level, and on the highly specialised Antarctic biodiversity. This ambitious programme brings together leading UK (BAS, Oxford, Leeds, Reading, and Birmingham) and international (Utrecht University, ETH Zurich, Université Catholique de Louvain, etc.) scientists to use new modelling resources and methods to elucidate drivers of extreme events. New modelling capability will be developed to quantify impacts of extreme events on surface melt of ice shelves. These advances will bring a step change over current knowledge of extremes in Antarctica. The post holder will be a member of Climate Research Programme at ECI in SoGE, reporting to Dr Neven Fučkar, Senior Researcher, and there is opportunity to engage Oxford researchers with common research interests at SoGE and other Department and Schools in Oxford and beyond, including the world-renowned BAS. Hybrid (combination of on-site and remote) working approach for this full-time post is an available option. Applicants with a range of academic subject backgrounds are welcomed, including natural sciences, engineering, statistics and applied mathematics with experience and/or growing interest in atmospheric physics, meteorology, climate, numerical methods, and data science. The Research Associate will be proficient in programming/scripting (e.g., in Python, and/or R, and/or Matlab, and/or Bash script & NCO & CDO, etc.), and have demonstrable expertise in the analysis of big data, and the interpretation of climate/weather observations/reanalyses and model simulations. Additionally, experience with configuring and running climate general circulation models (CGCMs such as HadGEM3, UKESM, EC-Earth3, etc.) and attribution of extreme events would be of substantial value. The post holder will have a doctorate (or have recently submitted) in a relevant subject (climate, meteorology, physical geography, earth and environmental sciences, physics and astronomy, applied mathematics, statistics, computer science, etc.). The Research Associate will need to be proactive, working both independently and as part of ECI/SoGE climate group and the ExtAnt project team spanning BAS and several other universities, whilst managing and prioritising elements of an ambitious list of exciting and impactful objectives. This post offers an outstanding opportunity to advance the Research Associate’s career in the area of attribution and causality analysis, extreme weather events, climate system science, data science (including AI/ML/DL tools) and beyond, as well as to opening a spectrum of options outside of academia. This post is full-time and fixed-term post until 31 January 2028 (with the possibility of extension depending on funding availability). Application deadline is Thursday (September 25th) at noon BST. For submission and more details see: Job Details |
| (2) Researcher in attribution and impacts of extreme events on early childhood health and development in a changing climate |
| Environment Change Institute, School of Geography and the Environment, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QY |
| We are looking to appoint a dedicated and enthusiastic Research Associate (postdoctoral scientist) to join the vibrant research community at the University of Oxford, focused on climate change, extreme events (e.g. heatwaves, droughts, floods, etc.), and their attribution, as well as related health, developmental and socio-economic impacts. The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering a wide range of outcomes for the Wellcome-funded international project CYCLONE, including peer-reviewed publications, novel software tools, university seminars, presentations at meetings/workshops, policy briefs, educational and outreach materials, etc. Specifically, the CYCLONE aims to generate new evidence for the impacts of climate change and extreme events on early childhood health and development (ECD) and raise global visibility of climate impacts on ECD. The post holder will be a member of Climate Research Programme at ECI in SoGE, reporting to Dr Neven Fučkar, Senior Researcher, and there is opportunity to engage Oxford researchers with common research interests at SoGE and other Departments (e.g. a co-I, Prof Myles Allen, is a staff member of Physics and ECI/SoGE) and Schools (e.g. the PI, Prof Alan Stein, is a staff member of the Blavatnik School of Government) in Oxford and beyond (e.g. UNICEF). Hybrid (combination of on-site and remote) working approach for this full-time post is an available option. Applicants with a range of academic subject backgrounds are welcomed, including natural sciences, epidemiology, engineering, statistics and applied mathematics with experience and/or growing interest in extreme events, climate change, attribution/causality analysis, epidemiology, public health, ECD, and data science. The Research Associate will be proficient in programming/scripting (e.g., in Python, and/or R, and/or Matlab, and/or Bash script & NCO & CDO, etc.) and have demonstrable expertise in the analysis of big data, while the experience with interpretation of climate/weather observational and modelling products would be of a substantial value. Furthermore, experience with epidemiological modelling and/or attribution of extreme events and their impacts in a changing climate would be an asset. The post holder will have a doctorate (or have recently submitted) in a relevant subject (climate, meteorology, epidemiology, physical geography, earth and environmental sciences, physics and astronomy, applied mathematics, statistics, computer science, etc.). The Research Associate will need to be proactive, working both independently and as part of ECI/SoGE climate community and the CYCLONE team, whilst managing and prioritising elements of an ambitious list of interesting and impactful objectives. This post offers an outstanding opportunity to advance the Research Associate’s career in the area of attribution/causality analysis, extreme environmental events, climate and data science (including statistics and AI/ML tools), epidemiology, ECD, and beyond, as well as to opening a set of options outside of academia. This post is full-time and a fixed-term post until 28 February 2028 (with the possibility of extension depending on funding availability). |
Application deadline is Thursday (October 2nd ) at noon BST. For submission and more details see Job Details
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