Job Advertisement! ORISE Postdoctoral Intern
The Clouds and Remote Sensing (CaRS) group at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) in Monterey,
California, continues to seek postdoctoral associates to support the group’s reimbursably funded research
program. Because NPS is a Federal institution, there are two primary ways that interested candidates can apply
for a postdoc opportunity. The first is through the National Research Council (NRC)
Research Associateship Programs (RAP). The other way
to join the group is through participating in an
ORISE internship. Both opportunities are open to both U.S.
citizens and non-citizens from countries permitted by NPS. Descriptions of ongoing projects are listed below.
Interested individuals should contact the PI directly.
We currently recommend that interested candidates contact the PI before applying and that they ultimately
apply through the ORISE program
We can offer housing allowances through ORISE that help offset the high cost of housing
in and around the Monterey Peninsula as well as funding to help offset the cost of health, vision, and dental insurance.
Postdocs will also have opportunities to travel to conferences to present their research. Opportunities may be
available for the projects listed below. Please enquire with the PI for availability. The ORISE application portal for
all opportunities below is here.
- Convective Cloud Processes and Precipitation: The postdoc would analyze radar data, satellite observations, rawinsonde data, and aircraft data to investigate the physical processes involved in convective initiation and the growth of shallow convection into deep convection near terrain features during the DOE CACTI field campaign and the CALifornia Investigation of Convection over Ocean (CALICO). The postdoc would also be responsible for conducting high-resolution numerical experiments on a supercomputer and analyzing model output. The postdoc would participate in generating data-derived products to release to the broader scientific community.
- Large-Scale Tropical Dynamics: The postdoc would work on a collaborative project with the University of Wisconsin to investigate cloud-scale dynamic processes that are potentially important for propagation of the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) through the Maritime Continent. The project combines observational analysis with develop of improved cumulus parameterizations that may be tested and hopefully eventually implemented into NOAA's numerical prediction framework for weather and climate prediction.
