Wednesday, June 22, 2016

[CRYOLIST] Public invitation to express interest for one Junior Research Associate Position

The CMCC is taking into consideration the possibility to hire a talented, motivated and proactive Junior Research Associate to work on developments of ice sheet models, currently in use at CMCC for Earth System modeling.

The location is CMCC – Ocean modeling and Data Assimilation Division in Bologna, Italy.

The primary purposes for this position is to perform development and assessment of the ice sheet model embedded in the CMCC Earth System model and in particular the ocean-ice dynamical interactions.

The desired qualifications are:

  • Master degree in Geophysical Sciences, Applied Mathematics, or related disciplines;
  • Knowledge of high-performance computing environment and programming languages, especially Fortran;
  • Knowledge of UNIX/Linux operating systems and scripting languages;
  • Knowledge of post-processing/statistical/graphical tools to analyze large geophysical datasets;
  • Fluency in English.

The following experiences will be welcome:

  • Experience of parallel programming and debugging on supercomputers (MPI, OpenMP);
  • Good knowledge of the file formats used in Earth system modeling and their I/O libraries (NetCDF, GRIB, HDF);
  • Good knowledge of scientific software (such as Python, NCO, CDO, NCL, GrADS, MatLab, R, etc.);
  • Good communication skills and ability to work in an interdisciplinary team.

Belonging to legally protected categories (ex L. 68/99) will constitute a preferential condition.

The initial appointment is for 12 months starting as soon as possible at an annual salary ranging from 22€ to 28 k€, comprehensive of benefits, depending on qualification and experience.


Further informations about the application process can be found there:
http://www.cmcc.it/jobs/5163-public-invitation-to-express-interest-for-one-junior-research-associate-position#more-79237


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Florence Colleoni
Fondazione CMCC          
Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici
Via M. Franceschini, 31
40128 Bologna

           
     Phone: +39 051 4151222                                      
     Email: flocolleoni@gmail.com
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