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21st June 2005, 03:46 AM
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Application Deadline:
Applications will be reviewed quarterly on January 15, April 15, July 15, and Oct. 15.
Applications will not be reviewed unless they are complete, including all letters of reference.
Appointments may commence anytime during the year.

In cooperation with the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research is seeking postdoctoral level scientists interested in furthering their research interests and developing expertise in new areas. Scientists who have recently received their PhD have an exciting opportunity to work alongside experienced scientists at the NRL Marine Meteorology Division, which is located in the beautiful seaside city of Monterey, CA.

NRL conducts a research and development program designed to improve the basic understanding of atmospheric processes and to develop information systems that analyze, simulate, predict, and interpret the structure and behavior of these processes and their effects on Naval systems. . For more information about NRL's Marine Meteorology Division, see their website at: http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil or call (408) 656-4721.

The Atmospheric Dynamics and Predictions Branch focuses on R&D related to the investigation, analysis and prediction of meteorological processes throughout the depth of the atmosphere and as part of the coupled air/ocean/land system. The emphasis is on the troposphere, where most weather occurs, and on the air-sea interface, where the Navy operates..

The Meteorological Applications Development Branch uses combinations of real-time conventional and satellite observations along with numerical products and climatological databases to develop automated techniques for on-scene analysis, forecast, and visualization of current weather conditions.

Specific NRL research interests:
Global and mesoscale model development
Assimilation of radar data
Atmospheric predictability
Variational analysis techniques
Physical parameterizations
Analysis and prediction of moisture
Boundary layer processes
Massively parallel computing algorithms
Air-sea-land interactions
Satellite data processing and display
Coupled air/land/ocean/ice/wave models
Multi-sensor satellite data interpretation
Aerosol analysis and prediction
Expert systems; artificial intelligence
Tropical cyclone analysis and prediction
Boundary layer refractivity
Stratospheric dynamics and modeling
Effects on electromagnetic propagation
Wind flows around steep terrain
Analysis and prediction of aviation weather
Assimilation of satellite radiance data
Data fusion; nowcasting

NRL has access to an extremely complete real-time and archived global database, which includes a large variety of observations from the world's polar-orbiting and geostationary satellites, as well as the operational meteorological and oceanographic databases at Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center (FNMOC), which is co-located with NRL in Monterey. NRL supercomputing resources are provided in part by FNMOC and, remotely, from DoD's extensive High-Performance Computing network, which offers connectivity to a variety of supercomputer platforms throughout the U.S. These supercomputer resources are supplemented by a number of in-house resources, including an 128-processor Origin 2000 and numerous Sun and SGI workstations. On-scene data storage is provided by the 24TB Bergen Data Center.

This program offers two-to three-year postdoctoral fellowship appointments. Fellows will receive a fixed annual salary and comprehensive benefits package including group health, dental, vacation, and sick leave and mandatory participation in the TIAA/CREF retirement plan. UCAR assists international visitors in obtaining a visa.

How to Apply:

There is no application form. Qualified scientists are encouraged to apply by sending the following materials to the UCAR/Visiting Scientist Programs:

A cover letter stating the specific name of this program; this letter should include a general statement of research interests and how these relate to specific research goals of NRL.
Curriculum vitae with a list of publications and citizenship status.
Names and addresses of four professional references. It is the applicant's responsibility to request that the letters be sent to UCAR/VSP by the application deadline
PhD thesis abstract, including thesis title.
Detailed, titled proposal along with an estimate of computer and other resource requirements (3 pages maximum.)

Application Deadline:
Applications will be reviewed quarterly on January 15, April 15, July 15, and Oct. 15.
Applications will not be reviewed unless they are complete, including all letters of reference.
Appointments may commence anytime during the year.

Send applications to:

UCAR / Visiting Scientist Programs
Attn: Meg Austin, Director
P.O. Box 3000
FL-4 / Suite 2200
Boulder, CO 80307-3000, USA

For further information please call (303) 497-8649 or send e-mail to vsp@ucar.edu
UCAR is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.