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Req #: 243111

Department: ATMOSPHERIC & CLIMATE SCIENCES

Job Location Detail: Hybrid eligible

Posting Date: 01/30/2025

Closing Info: Closes On 02/06/2025

Salary: $8681 - $11250 per month

Limited Recruitment: Open to Department employees only

Shift: First Shift

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The Department of Atmospheric and Climate Science is recruiting a senior research Scientist to help lead the global modeling effort in the Marine Cloud Brightening Research Program.

The Marine Cloud Brightening Research Program, based in the UW Atmospheric and Climate Science Department, is an academic collaboration of atmospheric scientists and other experts to study how clouds respond to aerosols in the atmosphere. This research aims to further our understanding of how interactions between aerosols and clouds impact our climate system and to investigate the feasibility and potential impacts of intentional marine cloud brightening (MCB) through the addition of sea salt aerosols to low marine clouds. The MCB Program has a growing global modeling effort to study how different implementations of MCB would affect climate impacts, to better understand the range of low marine cloud responses to aerosol perturbations across different global models, and to improve the fidelity of the representation of aerosol-cloud interactions in climate models. The person selected for this position would help lead the global modeling aspect of the MCB Program research, in collaboration with the Program’s overall leadership.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Leadership Responsibility (20%)

• Take a leadership role in advancing the assessment and representation of aerosol-cloud. interactions, and intentional marine cloud brightening specifically, in global climate/earth system models. • Assist MCB Program leadership in strategic planning for the overall program goals. • Take a leadership role in organizing sessions at conferences/workshops on aerosol-cloud interactions, global modeling, and marine cloud brightening. • Propose and lead new initiatives; and guide programs of national and international related to aerosol-cloud. • Serves as an influential resource to UW and national and international stakeholders.

Project Planning and Management (60%)

• Help write proposals to support their research, as well as that of graduate student(s), postdoctoral fellow(s), and UW staff. • Set up, run, and analyze earth system model simulations of different marine cloud brightening implementations. • Leads the development and implementation of new and/or expanded technical capabilities that will impact future research projects; provides the University with a distinct competitive advantage in procuring funding. • Typically, would direct and/or participate in major proposal preparation and presentation. • Work with the MCB Program team to identify novel approaches to advancing global modeling capabilities in this area. Provides ideas to improve organizational efficiency at all levels of the department/division; intensive mentoring and training of several staff in the development of technical skills; provides a major input to the staffing of overall project?teams. • Assist with recruiting and mentoring graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to the MCB . Program and/or Atmospheric Sciences Dept. more broadly. • Network and coordinate with the international body of researchers studying marine cloud brightening through global modeling studies. Collaborate with colleagues working in the areas of cloud-scale modeling, atmospheric field studies and observations, and technology development for MCB studies to integrate knowledge across these focus areas, with the goal of improved assessment of aerosol-cloud interactions and the climate impacts of MCB

Publication Management (20%)

• Present research results at external and international conferences, and lead/co-author publication of team results. Independently applies extensive and diversified knowledge of scientific research or engineering principles and practices in broad areas of assignments. • Communicate with colleagues at other institutions (internationally), the public, stakeholders, and policy-makers about the program’s research approach and results.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Doctoral Degree in Atmospheric Sciences, with five to seven years of job-related experience.

Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

· At least five years’ experience with designing and executing global modeling simulations · At least three years of experience with global model development in the area of aerosol-cloud interactions · Have demonstrated (e.g. via publication) expertise in the area of atmospheric aerosols, clouds/cloud processes, and aerosol-cloud interactions · Have demonstrated success in securing funding for research · Have demonstrated the ability to work well on a team tackling complex scientific problems · Excellent written (e.g. publication record) and verbal (e.g. conference & other presentation) skills · Demonstrated expertise and experience in advancing the representation of aerosols, clouds, and/or aerosol-cloud interactions in global models, and be recognized as a leader in this area. · Experience developing and/or using a global model(s) beyond those used by existing UW faculty. · Established professional relationship(s) / active collaboration(s) with researchers at other institutions (particularly internationally) who are active or interested in global modeling of aerosol-cloud interactions in low marine clouds. · Candidate has been previously involved in interdisciplinary research collaborations in Earth System Science addressing interactions between the atmosphere, cryosphere, ocean, and ecosystems

Application Process: The application process may include completion of a variety of online assessments to obtain additional information that will be used in the evaluation process. These assessments may include Work Authorization, Cover Letter and/or others. Any assessments that you need to complete will appear on your screen as soon as you select “Apply to this position”. Once you begin an assessment, it must be completed at that time; if you do not complete the assessment, you will be prompted to do so the next time you log into your “My Jobs” page. If you choose to take it later, it will appear on your "My Jobs" page to take when you are ready. Please note that your application will not be reviewed, and you will not be considered for this position until all required assessments have been completed.

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