ASE is a diverse school focusing on the connections between geosciences, ecology, society and Earth systems. Our approach integrates these disciplines to examine big environmental challenges both in Southeast Asia and globally. We conduct cutting-edge research on topics that include ecology, geohazards, climate change, sea-level rise, environmental sustainability, conservation of environment and biodiversity, and interactions between environment and society. For more information on ASE please visit https://www.ntu.edu.sg/ase.

The Yanyan Cheng research group is seeking a Research Fellow. This position is part of a Singapore MOE funded research project hosted by ASE. The Research Fellow will help advance research in Earth system modeling and understand interactions among land, water, carbon, energy, atmosphere, ecosystems, and human systems.

This is a one-year appointment and potentially renewable based on performance and funding availability.

Key responsibilities:

• Collect, validate, and harmonize field and remote sensing datasets for model validation.

• Develop new functionalities in the Community Land Model (CLM) within CESM.

• Conduct model simulations to investigate how the tropical atmosphere responds to changes in land surface properties and the associated land–atmosphere feedback.

• Participate in mentoring RAs and students at ASE.

Job Requirements:

• PhD in atmospheric science and ecology.

• At least 8 years of relevant experience in model development and the design of numerical experiments, development of novel convection schemes (e.g., Develop new functions for both deep and shallow convection schemes and improve model performance in simulations of tropical weather and climate), evaluation of simulation results (e.g., TC, MJO, and precipitation patterns, land-atmospheric interactions), analysis of the mechanisms behind model improvements, and paleoclimate simulations and climate projections.

• Should be familiar with CESM, WRF, SPEAR, CM1, and theoretical atmospheric models, as well as the land modules within CESM, SPEAR, and WRF.

• Should be familiar with tropical climate and environmental studies.

• Should have advanced programming skills in Fortran, as well as proficiency in other programming languages such as Python, NCL, and MATLAB.

• Should have proficiency in scientific computing, high-performance computing (HPC), and scripting (e.g., Bash, CDO/NCO).

• Should have strong quantitative and analytical skills in working with climate model datasets and observational datasets.

• As the position requires stakeholder engagement in English, candidate should have good written and oral communication skills in English

• Candidate should have published scientific papers in high-quality research journals.

• Should be enthusiastic in research, and have good spirit in teamwork and collaboration

ASE seeks a diverse and inclusive workforce and is committed to equality of opportunity. We welcome applications from all and recruit on the basis of merit, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, marital status and family responsibilities, or disability.

We regret to inform that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Hiring Institution: NTU