KINGS COLLEGE LONDON: Postdoctoral Analysis Affiliate in Unseen Local weather Extremes

About Us

The Division of Geography at King’s School London is a vibrant hub of multi-disciplinary scholarship that seeks to deal with and resolve probably the most urgent points dealing with our world right now. By drawing collectively a singular cohort of students, the Division consists of experience in international environmental governance, the bodily and social science dimensions of local weather change, cross-border migration, rising economies, and politics.

In regards to the Function

The aim of this position is to work on the UK Analysis and Innovation Future Chief’s Fellowship: Decreasing World Catastrophic Dangers from Unseen Local weather Extremes.

The appointed candidate will work inside a group of bodily and social scientists to assist establish probably the most urgent threats to humanity from ‘unseen’ local weather extremes – these occasions which lack a historic precedent, however which may happen within the comparatively close to future.

The researcher might be answerable for analysing very giant multidimensional local weather datasets to establish and characterise such novel occasions below completely different local weather states (e.g., ranges of worldwide warming). Though the evaluation will initially goal the hazard of utmost warmth, the search ought to in the end embody a wider set of local weather threats. The flexibility to downside clear up and work independently might be key for this position. 

It is a full-time put up and you may be provided an a hard and fast time period contract till June 2028

About You

To achieve success on this position, we’re searching for candidates to have the next abilities and expertise:

Important standards

• A PhD in local weather science, meteorology, or a cognate discipline2.

  
  

  A wonderful understanding of the bodily processes driving local weather and climate extremes

1. Experience in utilizing computer programming to analyse giant, multidimensional local weather datasets

2. Expertise in publishing scientific articles

3. Wonderful written and oral communication skills

4. A wonderful potential to downside clear up and work independently

Fascinating standards

1. Familiarity with the JASMIN information evaluation facility

2. Experience within the hazard of utmost warmth

3. Competence in statistical evaluation and/or machine learning, particularly for downscaling

4. Expertise of working collaboratively inside an interdisciplinary context

Please observe that this can be a PhD stage position however candidates who’ve submitted their thesis and are awaiting award of their PhDs might be thought-about. In these circumstances the appointment might be made at Grade 5, backbone level 30 with the title of Analysis Assistant. Upon affirmation of the award of the PhD, the job title will grow to be Analysis Affiliate and the wage will enhance to Grade 6.

Downloading a duplicate of our Job Description

Full particulars of the position and the abilities, information and expertise required may be discovered within the Job Description doc, offered on the backside of the following web page after you click on “Apply Now”. This doc will present data of what standards might be assessed at every stage of the recruitment course of.

Additional Info

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We’re dedicated to working with our workers and unions on these and different points, to proceed to assist our folks and to develop a various and inclusive tradition at King’s.

We ask all candidates to submit a duplicate of their CV, and a supporting assertion, detailing how they meet the important standards listed within the advert. If we obtain a robust discipline of candidates, we might use the fascinating standards to decide on our ultimate shortlist, so please embrace your proof in opposition to these the place attainable.

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Interviews are as a consequence of be held on in June 2024

This position does meet the necessities of the Residence Workplace and due to this fact we’re / will not be capable of provide sponsorship for candidates who require the correct to work within the UK.