Postdoctoral Associate, Center for Sustainability Science & Strategy/AGAGE

About the role

The POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE will join an international team of scientists working as part of the global AGAGE network and a large community of atmospheric chemists at MIT. The work will focus on interpretation of AGAGE observations of non-CO2 greenhouse and ozone-depleting gases (e.g., N2O, CFCs, HFCs) using models, measurements, and inverse methods.

Responsibilities

• Interpretation of AGAGE observations of non-CO2 greenhouse and ozone-depleting gases using models, measurements, and inverse methods.
• Contribute to the understanding of emissions, transport rates, and mechanisms, loss rates, and mechanisms, and ozone depletion and radiative forcing by these gases.
• Collaborate with a diverse group of scientists and researchers from various disciplines.

Requirements

• Ph.D. in a relevant discipline.
• Proficiency in scientific programming.
• Demonstration of experience in quantitative research.

PREFERRED

• Experience in inverse modelling.
• Experience using 3D chemical transport models.
• Experience working with a range of observational data sets of atmospheric composition such as ground-based and remote-sensing measurements.
• An emerging strong track record of scientific output.

Contact

For additional information, please contact Dr. Luke Western (lwestern@mit.edu), CS3, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Pay

This is a one-year initial appointment with the likelihood of extension, depending on performance.

Schedule

Start date: September 25, 2026.