Postdoctoral Scholar - LAWR (Adele Igel)
Position overview
Application Window
Open date: July 2, 2025
Next review date: Thursday, Jul 17, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: Tuesday, Sep 30, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.
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
PhD in Atmospheric Science, Physics, or a related field will be required at the time of the start program in late summer, early fall.
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
Application Requirements
Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
Cover Letter
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