Research Fellow - School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences - 96028 - Grade 7

University of Birmingham ,
Birmingham, West Midlands
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Research Fellow School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences College of Life and Environmental Sciences As this vacancy has limited funding the maximum salary that can be offered is Grade 7 spine point 29, salary 32,817. Grade 7 Full Time/FTC until 28th February 2021 with potential to extend Closing date: 19th June 2020 The School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Birmingham (UK) is offering a position for a postdoctoral Research Fellow to improve forecasts for heavy rainfall over India. The position will be at least until end of February 2021, potentially until end of April 2021. The Research Fellow will develop a post processing method based on multivariate quantile mapping for rainfall forecasts with the global and regional forecast models of the National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF, India). The position is part of the ongoing project 'HEavy precipitation forecast Post-processing over India' (HEPPI), which is funded by the UK Newton Fund through the 'Weather and Climate Science for Service Partnership' (WCSSP) programme. The researcher will work with Dr. Martin Widmann, Dr. Michael Angus, and Prof. Gregor Leckebusch at the University of Birmingham, and with Dr. Andrew Orr at the British Antarctic Survey. The multivariate quantile mapping method will be compared with other postprocessing methods developed within HEPPI and the best-performing one will be implemented for operational use. The HEPPI project is undertaken in close collaboration with NCMRWF and the UK Met Office. HEPPI is one out of seven WCSSP-India projects, and joint meetings will provide an opportunity for networking. The successful candidate will hold a PhD, or be very close to completion, in meteorology, climate science, physics, mathematics, statistics or related fields. He/she will have experience with the analysis of simulated or observed meteorological data, or with advanced statistical methods or mathematical modelling. Essential programming skills are UNIX/LINUX, and programming languages such as R, MATLAB or Python. Main Duties The responsibilities may include some but not all of the responsibilities outlined below. Develop research objectives and proposals for own or joint research, with assistance of a mentor if required Contribute to writing bids for research funding Analyse and interpret data Apply knowledge in a way which develops new intellectual understanding Disseminate research findings for publication, research seminars etc Supervise students on research related work and provide guidance to PhD students where appropriate to the discipline Contribute to developing new models, techniques and methods Undertake management/administration arising from research Contribute to Departmental/School research-related activities and research-related administration Contribute to enterprise, business development and/or public engagement activities of manifest benefit to the College and the University, often under supervision of a project leader Person Specification High level analytical capability Ability to communicate complex information clearly Fluency in relevant models, techniques or methods and ability to contribute to developing new ones Ability to assess resource requirements and use resources effectively Understanding of and ability to contribute to broader management/administration processes Contribute to the planning and organising of the research programme and/or specific research project Co-ordinate own work with others to avoid conflict or duplication of effort Further enquiries can be addressed to Martin Widmann (m.widmann@bham.ac.uk). We value diversity at The University of Birmingham and welcome applications from all sections of the community' Valuing excellence; sustaining investment

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