Postdoctoral Fellow - RCSE - Modeling Sea-Level Changes >>>

About the role

A post-doctoral scholar position is available immediately in the Sea Level Lab of Dr. Sönke Dangendorf to work on DoD, NSF and NASA funded projects related to the reconstruction and analysis of coastal mean sea-level changes with a particular focus on the reconstruction of sterodynamic sea level, the application of cyclostationary empirical orthogonal functions, and machine learning approaches.

Responsibilities

• Assessments of spatiotemporal sea-level fields
• Mapping reconstructions of coastal sea-level changes based on tide gauge and ancillary information
• Building Bayesian frameworks that properly take into account uncertainties of different observational and model networks

Requirements

• Background in physical oceanography
• Background in coastal engineering
• Background in geodesy
• Background in geosciences
• Background in sea-level science

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in relevant field
• Strong publication record
• Experience with sea-level reconstruction and analysis
• Experience with machine learning and Bayesian methods

Skills

• Proficiency in Python/R
• Experience with statistical software (e.g., R, Python)
• Experience with data visualization tools (e.g., Matplotlib, Seaborn)

Benefits

• Full benefits package

Pay

$60,000 + full benefits

Schedule

The position is for one year (contingent upon annual review at year 1) with the possibility of further extension.

About the department

The Department of River-Coastal Science and Engineering at Tulane University values diversity in all forms and is committed to fostering a supportive, inclusive, and welcoming work environment. The department is a diverse and welcoming community of scientists with excellent scholarship across a wide range of interdisciplinary topics.

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