Job description

Job summary

We invite applications for a two-year postdoctoral position in Climate Physics at Imperial College London. The project aims to develop new constraints on cloud feedback and climate sensitivity. The position will be supervised by Dr Paulo Ceppi and will be based in the Department of Physics. The successful candidate will have (or be near completion of) a PhD in an area relevant to climate science or meteorology.

Duties and responsibilities

• Carry out research relevant to the project aims.


• Report on progress and results of this research.


• Maintain awareness of current progress in relevant research areas.


• Contribute to an active scientific environment in the Department through group meetings, seminars etc.


• Contribute to activities such as public engagement, knowledge exchange and policy advice, where appropriate.


• Undertake any necessary training and/or development.


• Fulfil any other duties commensurate with the grade of the post.

Essential requirements

• Hold a PhD (or equivalent) in an area relevant to climate science or meteorology.


• Track record of producing high quality research publications in peer-reviewed journals and conferences, commensurate with experience.


• Research experience involving global climate modelling and analysis of large datasets.


• Knowledge of and interest in climate change science.


• Understanding of essential physics and dynamics of the atmosphere.


• Knowledge of scientific computing programming languages such as Python, R or equivalent.


• Demonstrable communication skills in the English language.


• Strong physical insight, analytical ability, creativity and self-motivation.


• Excellent analytical and quantitative research skills.

Further information

The position is available for a fixed term period of up to 24 months starting in March 2024, or as soon as possible thereafter.

*Candidates who have not yet been officially awarded their PhD will be appointed as Research Assistant which ranges from £40,694 - £43,888 per annum

Applicants are encouraged to contact Dr Paulo Ceppi (p.ceppi@imperial.ac.uk) for informal enquiries about the position.

For technical issues when applying online please email support.jobs@imperial.ac.uk.

Where Imperial or funder conditions necessitate, you will be required to complete timesheets for your work on projects in a timely manner.

The College is a proud signatory to the San-Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), which means that in hiring and promotion decisions, we evaluate applicants on the quality of their work, not the journal impact factor where it is published. For more information, see https://www.imperial.ac.uk/research-and-innovation/about-imperial-research/research-evaluation/

The College believes that the use of animals in research is vital to improve human and animal health and welfare. Animals may only be used in research programmes where their use is shown to be necessary for developing new treatments and making medical advances. Imperial is committed to ensuring that, in cases where this research is deemed essential, all animals in the College’s care are treated with full respect, and that all staff involved with this work show due consideration at every level http://www.imperial.ac.uk/research-and-innovation/about-imperial-research/research-integrity/animal-research/

We are committed to equality of opportunity, to eliminating discrimination and to creating an inclusive working environment for all. We therefore encourage candidates to apply irrespective of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion and belief, gender reassignment, sex, or sexual orientation. We are an Athena SWAN Silver Award winner, a Disability Confident Leader and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.

Documents

• NAT01640 - Job Description.pdf