About the University of Washington and CICOES:

The University of Washington (UW) is proud to be one of the Nation’s premier educational and research institutions. Our people are the most important asset in our pursuit of achieving excellence in education, research, and community service. UW is in the greater Seattle metropolitan area, with a dynamic, multicultural community of 3.7 million people and a range of natural environments from mountains to ocean. The UW is a community of 80,000 students, faculty and staff including 25% first-generation college students, over 25% Pell Grant students and faculty from over 70 countries. The Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean, and Ecosystem Studies (CICOES) has existed since 1977 for the purpose of fostering research collaboration between UW and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). CICOES’s research is at the forefront of investigations on climate change, ocean acidification, fisheries assessments, and tsunami forecasting.

Position Description:

CICOES is searching for a postdoctoral scholar to lead a research project analyzing global ocean biogeochemistry data from observation-based products and numerical models to advance understanding of ocean variability and change in support of NOAA’s Climate Ecosystems Fisheries Initiative. The position will be based at the NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) and will be mentored by and/or collaborate with scientists from CICOES, NOAA PMEL, and NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL). The postdoctoral scholar will evaluate the model and observation-based data sets (e.g., temperature, salinity, oxygen, nitrate, and carbon variables) in terms of their mean state, variability, and trends as well as changes in the extent and overlap of ecosystem stressors. The project will focus particularly on NOAA GFDL’s Modular Ocean Model (MOM6) coupled with the Carbon, Ocean Biogeochemistry and Lower Trophics (COBALT) model, which is being used for baseline regional hindcasts as part of NOAA’s Climate, Ecosystems, and Fisheries Initiative (CEFI). The aim of this project is to identify discrepancies between observation-based and model data sets to reveal gaps in process-level understanding of ocean biogeochemical interactions that will inform the targeted deployment of observational assets to address these gaps. 

The position is 100% FTE and the length of the initial term will be 12 months. 

The search committee actively encourages applications from candidates of all backgrounds, including those traditionally underrepresented in academia. Please read more about CICOES’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion here: https://cicoes.uw.edu/about/diversity/

Duties will include:

• Manipulating and analyzing global, depth-resolved oceanographic datasets
• Developing metrics for the evaluation and comparison of variability in observation-based products and model output
• Leading and contributing to publications in peer-reviewed journals, presenting at scientific conferences, participating in proposal writing
• Documenting project progress and engaging with other team members and collaborators on a regular basis to communicate the status of the project

Compensation:

The base salary range for this position will be $5,837 to $6,318 per month, commensurate with experience and qualifications, or as mandated by a U.S. Department of Labor prevailing wage determination. Other compensation associated with this position may include a moving allowance or a relocation incentive. University of Washington postdoctoral scholar appointments are for a temporary, defined period not to exceed five years/60 months, including any previous postdoctoral experience.

Postdoctoral scholars are represented by UAW 4121 and are subject to the collective bargaining agreement, unless agreed exclusion criteria apply. For more information, please visit the University of Washington Labor Relations website.