[AO announcement] postdoc in ocean dynamics

[Rob Scott]

Immediate opening for a postdoctoral fellow in ocean dynamics based at 
Laboratory of Physical Oceanography (LPO) in Brest, France, working with 
Rob Scott and his collaborators in the USA, UK and France. LPO is joint 
with IFREMER, IRD and the University of Brest, and is a world leader in 
physical oceanography, with 54 scientists and engineers, and 30 postdocs 
and PhD students, working on observing, modelling and understanding the 
oceanic circulation and its variability on multiple time scales: 
http://wwz.ifremer.fr/lpo.

This project is centred on understanding the dynamics of the real ocean 
testing theory against /in situ/ data and satellite-based measurements. 
The postdoc would have access to, and gain expertise using, the largest 
collection of moored 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 1/25th deg resolution, 
eddying models at University of Michigan, Florida State and Naval 
Research Lab, Stennis Space Center. Essential background of suitable 
candidate: Ph.D. in physics, applied mathematics, physical oceanography, 
or atmospheric sciences. Helpful: Strong background in theory of ocean 
dynamics, skill with MatLab, 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 
<mailto:Robert.scott at univ-brest.fr>. The anticipated start date is May 
1st, 2011. Applications received before April 1st will receive full 
consideration
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