Researcher positions to develop the next generation NorESM model

MET Norway is committed to contribute with a significantly upgraded NorESM model to the forthcoming CMIP7 climate simulations. We offer one permanent and two temporary positions to advance climate understanding with the help of NorESM. Depending on qualifications and interest, the successful applicants are expected to complement the team by being responsible for one or several of the following tasks: 

Lead the atmospheric NorESM model development team, in particular take a leading role in Norwegian inter-institute NFR projects INES2 and NorESM4CMIP7. Ensure that NorESM will contribute successfully to CMIP7 and associated MIPs, in particular to FastTrack, AerCHEMIP2, RFMIP as well as AeroCom experiments. Contribute to climate change understanding, reduce uncertainty of future climate response and lead science analysis of NorESM scenario simulations. Develop a relevant part of the atmosphere component of the NorESM model, for instance the aerosol module, including aerosol interactions with cloud microphysics and radiation. 

Develop in NorESM the capability to study climate forcing and feedbacks that involve the interface between land and atmosphere. Study the climate impact of land/atmosphere fluxes of a variety of species (N20, NH3, H2, CO2, CH4, fire aerosols, dust) from CLM/Fates to CAM. Improve deposition and soil sink of BC, dust, nitrate, H2, NH3, sulfate on land and ice. Investigate the climate feedback potential of these fluxes. Improve in particular wildfire GHG and aerosol emissions from land and validate fire emissions, emission factors for individual species by comparing to observations. 

Set up new climate projection scenarios that include running an aerosol and GHG emission driven NorESM model. Contribute to setting up historical and scenario simulations with updated emissions and forcings as input datasets. Use the upgraded NorESM model to simulate dedicated scenarios to study the climate changes associated to future emission scenarios of reactive gases and co-emitted aerosols. 

Contribute to the analysis of multi-model intercomparisons in CMIP7. Develop optimal diagnostic output strategies. Expand the global observation dataset used in the python based tools from MET Norway (ADF, Pyaerocom).  

Support METs role in the Norwegian Climate modeling consortium to develop the INES infrastructure so that NorESM remains to be a cutting edge earth system model, with relevant climate data output, usable by the Nordic and Norwegian climate modelling community. Contribute to downstream usage of simulations and the dissemination of climate simulation results. Support in particular work on downscaling with colleagues at MET Norway through the use of machine learning. 

Contribute to the acquisition and execution of externally funded projects (NFR and EU) to support the value chain from NorESM to climate services. Currently the NorESM teams project portfolio comprises the NFR projects INES2, NorESM4CMIP7, Budget and CN-coESM, the ESA project SATACI, EU projects ESM2025 and HyWAY. Develop with such projects further cooperation on model development and climate analysis with relevant groups in Norway and Europe as well as the US.

The work will be embedded in the highly interdisciplinary Division for Climate Modelling and Air Pollution within the Research and Development Department at the Norwegian Meteorological Institute. 

Qualifications

• a PhD in geosciences, preferably with experience in coupled model analysis
• experience with coupled NorESM/CESM earth system model code
• experience in interpreting results from CMIP6 with respect to climate sensitivity, climate forcing and climate response
• a scientific track record in dynamics, physics or chemistry of the earth system
• experience with teamwork, externally funded research projects, 
  an ESM infrastructure
• familiarity with LINUX, python, FORTRAN-90, high performance computing, visualization of climate data
• fluency in written and spoken English
   

Personal skills

• strong motivation to advance climate science
• ability to take responsibility and leadership, work in a team and independently 
• ability to work in a result-oriented and structured way
• working language at MET Norway is Norwegian, and the person hired must be willing to learn Norwegian

Personal suitability will be given great importance.

Conditions

• salary on the governmental salary scales as 1109/1183 scientist, dependent on qualifications and experience, 1109 scientist NOK 579.700 - 750.000 pr. year and 1183 scientist NOK 750.000 - 850.000, higher salary can be negotiated in case the selected applicant has excellent qualifications
  
  For employment in researcher code 1183, the appointed candidate must apply for personal promotion based on competence or already have been granted promotion in accordance with the Rules for Promotion to Researcher SKO 1183.
   
• membership in the governmental pension scheme 
  (2% deducted from gross salary), one of the best pension funds in Norway
• the first 6 months are a mutual trial period

Diversity and positive discrimination

We believe that diversity is a strength, and want employees with different skills, subject combinations, work experience, gender, life experience and perspectives.We encourage all qualified candidates to apply for a job with us regardless of ethnic background, age or ability.

We practice positive discrimination, and will call at least one qualified applicant in each of these groups for an interview: applicants with a disability, immigrant background or gaps in the CV.To be considered in one or more of these categories, you must mark the appropriate category in your application.

Functional impairment: applicants who need accommodation in the workplace or in the working relationship.

Immigrant background: applicants who have themselves immigrated to Norway. Or who was born in Norway with two parents who both immigrated to Norway.

Gaps in CV: applicants who have had a break from work, education or training for a total of at least two years in the last five years due to e.g. physical or mental illness or injury, intoxication or punishment.

The ticks can be used for anonymised statistics or reporting purposes.

Publication of applicant lists for public sector positions is an important principle to ensure transparency. If you want your name to be excluded from the applicant list, you must ask for it yourself, and give us a reason. In order to be exempted from the public applicant list, your justification for exemption must outweigh the consideration of transparency in the applicant list. If your request is not accepted, you will have the opportunity to withdraw your application.

The application

The application with CV and other attachments is sent electronically via Jobbnorge.no. Attach certificates and all pages of diplomas. The documents must be in Norwegian, a Scandinavian language or English. Translations must be authorized. Before any employment, we will check the documents. In the case of foreign education, we ask that you attach an explanation of the grading system.