[AO announcement] postdoc position

[Rob Scott]

Immediate opening for a postdoc in ocean dynamics based at Laboratoire 
de Physique des Océans(LPO) in Brest, France, working with Rob Scott and 
his collaborators in the USA, UK and France. The project is centred on 
understanding the oceanic mechanical energy budget using theory and a 
wide range of observational data analysis. The postdoc would have access 
to, and gain expertise using, the largest collection of mooring current 
meter records ever assembled. This is a mature project allowing the 
postdoc to obtain publishable results quickly. Specific goals of the 
project include quantifying the pathways of mechanical energy from 
forcing at atmospheric synoptic scales (thousand km) to dissipation at 
turbulence micro-scales (centimetres), while balancing the rate of 
forcing and dissipation by bottom boundary layer turbulence, lee wave 
generation, etc. There's scope for collaboration in numerical model 
development with colleagues leading the field in internal tide modelling 
with global 1/25^th deg resolution, eddying models at University of 
Michigan, Florida State and Naval Research Lab, Stennis Space Center. 
Essential background of suitable candidate: strong background in theory 
of ocean dynamics, skill with MatLab. Helpful: experience with real 
ocean data analysis. Interested applicants should email CV and very 
brief statement of interest and anticipated dates available to 
Robert.scott at univ-brest.fr

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