2.5-year project researcher position on particle-based cloud modeling at Univ. of Hyogo
We are hiring a project researcher on particle-based cloud modeling starting at the earliest possible date.
The super-droplet method (SDM) is a particle-based numerical scheme that enables accurate simulation of clouds (Shima et al., 2009), which is gaining popularity in rencent years (Grabowski et al., 2019; Morrison et al., 2020). Using SDM, we developed SCALE-SDM, a detailed numerical model of mixed-phase clouds in which ice particle morphologies are explicitly predicted (Shima et al., 2020).
The aim of this project is on the evaluation and sophistication of our particle-based cloud model, SCALE-SDM, and its application to deep convective clouds and cloud clusters with heavy rain. The successful candidate will work in collaboration with Dr Shin-ichiro Shima and other project members.
This subproject is one of the work packages of “Development of an atmospheric simulation model for probability estimation for local atmospheric phenomena” (PM: Seiya Nishizawa, R-CCS), which also is a project of the Moonshot Research and Development Program Goal #8 “Realization of a society safe from the threat of extreme winds and rains by controlling and modifying the weather by 2050” (PD: Takemasa Miyoshi, R-CCS) (https://www.jst.go.jp/moonshot/en/program/goal8/index.html).
References
- Grabowski, W. W., et al., 2019. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 100, 655–672. https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-18-0005.1
- Morrison, H., et al. (2020). J. Adv. Model. Earth Sy., 12, e2019MS001689. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019MS001689
- Shima, S., et al. (2009), Q.J.R. Meteorol. Soc., 135: 1307-1320. https://doi.org/10.1002/qj.441
- Shima, S., et al., Geosci. Model Dev., 13, 4107–4157, 2020. https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-13-4107-2020
Employer
Graduate School of Information Science, University of Hyogo
Job location
Kobe, Japan (onsite)
Compensations
- Near 2.5 year appointment starting at the earliest possible until the end of Mar 2025
- Monthly salary of about 340,000 JPY (about 2,500 USD) plus bonus plus commuting allowance
- Health & pension insurance is evenly paid by the employee and the project
- Conference fees, travel fees are covered
Requirements
- PhD degree
- Fluency in English
- Background in meteorology, cloud microphysics, and aerosol physics
- Programming skills for scientific computing
- Experience in high-performance computing, and numerical model development
Application deadline
Open until the position is filled
Application
Interested candidates should submit their application to Shin-ichiro Shima (s_shima@sim.u-hyogo.ac.jp). The application should include:
- Curriculum Vitae with a complete list of publications and contacts of at least two reference persons
- Research statement including a summary of research accomplishments and current research, possible contribution to the project, and future career plan
Contact
For additional information please contact Shin-ichiro Shima (s_shima@sim.u-hyogo.ac.jp).