Postdoctoral Researcher in Computational Volcanology at the Icelandic Meteorological Office

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From: Sara Barsotti <sara@xxxxxxxx>

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*Postdoctoral Researcher in Computational Volcanology at the Icelandic
Meteorological Office*



A Postdoctoral Research position at the Icelandic Meteorological Office
(IMO) is open for applications. The position is for two years and is funded
by the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme of the European Union through the
project â??Centre of Excellence for Exascale in Solid Earthâ?? (ChEESE), that
started in November 2018.

The PostDoc position is in the field of computational volcanology, where
high performance computing (HPC) will be used for real-time simulations of
volcanic plume dynamics and high-resolution volcanic cloud dispersal
forecast, including hazard assessment.

The PostDoc position is with the IMOâ??s Geoscience Research Group in the
Division of Processing and Research, where multiple international and
domestic research and monitoring projects are carried out. The work will
involve collaboration with other ChEESE partners, in particular visits and
training at the Italian Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) and
Barcelona Supercomputing Centre (BSC). The position will also involve
collaborations with other already on-going national and international
projects.


*Description*

IMO will take advantage of the Centre of Excellence to improve its internal
research on seismic simulations, seismic hazard, volcanic ash modeling and
volcanic hazard. The IMO will use the results of the project to produce new
physics-based services for the scientific community and stakeholders.

The PostDoc will simultaneously work on three ChEESE pilot demonstrators
(PD):

(1) High-resolution volcanic plume simulation

(2) Probabilistic volcanic hazard assessment

(3) High-resolution volcanic ash dispersal forecast

Further description of the ChEESE project is given on its website:
https://cheese-coe.eu/
Home | ChEESE - Centre of Excellence for Exascale Supercomputing in the
area of the Solid Earth <https://cheese-coe.eu/>
cheese-coe.eu
The main objective of ChEESE is to establish a new Center of Excellence
(CoE) in the domain of Solid Earth (SE) targeting the preparation of 10
Community flagship European codes for the upcoming pre-Exascale (2020) and
Exascale (2022) supercomputers.
and through contacts below.

*Requirements:*

   - PhD in geophysics, physics, computational sciences or related topics.
   - Research experience of independent and original research, preferably
   in physical volcanology, numerical modelling of volcanic processes, tephra
   dispersal simulations, atmospheric sciences.
   - Demonstrated research abilities in the form of publications, posters
   and presentations.
   - Proficiency in computer programming and handling large datasets.
   - Good cooperative and social skills, the ability to work both
   independently and in a team.
   - Proficiency in written and spoken English.
   - HPC experience and proficiency is an asset.

The values of the Icelandic Meteorological Office are: Knowledge,
Reliability, Progressive seeking and Cooperation. The values are used as a
frame of reference in the hiring process. The IMO hires according to the Equal
Rights Policy of the Icelandic government.

*Application and Deadlines*
Application deadline is *22 April 2019*. The two-year PostDoc position at
IMO is expected to commence in late spring/early summer 2019 (est. 1 June)

The application contains:

   - 1-2 page letter of intent, stating your qualifications and interests
   in the project, how it aligns with your talents, your expectations for the
   PostDoc research and how you foresee your contribution to the project
   - Detailed Curriculum Vitae outlining education, past work experience
   and publications, in particular past research experience
   - A copy of an official PhD certificate (or confirmation of planned PhD
   defence)
   - A copy of official transcripts of M.S. and Ph.D. courses, and other
   relevant courses if any.
   - Recommendation letters (at least one) and contact information of
   references



Please email as attachment, or make available online via shared link, the
above required information arranged in an organized manner to Dr. Sara
Barsotti (sara@xxxxxxxx) with the subject â??ChEESE-IMO Volcanic PostDoc
applicationâ??.



*Contacts, Inquiries, and Practical Aspects*

Further inquiries about the position are welcome. Please contact Dr. Sara
Barsotti for scientific aspects directly by e-mail: sara@xxxxxxxx, and
Borgar Ã?var Axelsson (borgar@xxxxxxxx) for practical aspects of the
position.



Salary will be according to the current collective wage and salary
agreement between the Union of choice and the Minister of Finance. We note
that candidates for the position that satisfy the eligibility criteria as
â??foreign expertsâ?? will have an opportunity of a 25% discount on salary
income tax during the appointment. For more information see

https://www.rsk.is/english/individuals/foreign-experts



All applications will be answered when a decision has been made.



*The Icelandic Meteorological Office*

*The IMO is a public institution under the Ministry for the Environment and
Natural Resources. Since 2009 the main purpose of IMO is to: (i) Monitor
all natural processes and hazards and provide warnings and forecasts of
hazardous events with the aim of minimizing societal vulnerability; (ii)
perform long-term archiving of data on natural processes, such as weather
and climate, glaciers, rivers, crustal movements, magmatic processes and
other environmental factors that fall under IMOâ??s responsibility; (iii)
conduct research on the physics of the Earth, atmosphere and sea, in
particular on earthquake- and volcanic processes and hazards, glaciers and
avalanches, ice-volcano interaction, atmospheric and hydrological processes
and climate change, as well as perform research on sustainable use of
natural resources; (iv) carry out risk assessments of natural hazards upon
request by the government.*



*To fulfill its purpose, IMO conducts research on earthquake and volcanic
processes and hazards, glacial studies, ice-volcano interaction,
meteorological and hydrological processes and climate change. The institute
also focuses on research in multiparameter geophysical monitoring to
develop better forecasts of hazardous events. To that end, IMO operates
dense, multidisciplinary national monitoring networks in situ, including
seismic-, GNSS-, strainmeter-, weather-, hydrological- and geochemical
networks, and seismic and infrasound arrays. Also remote sensing networks
such as weather radars and lidars. In addition, IMO conducts extensive
manned monitoring of glacial rivers, -floods (jökulhlaup) and
-mass-balance, carries out volcanic gas measurements and participates in
nationwide GNSS campaign measurements.*



*The institute has a long-term advisory role with Civil Protection and
serves as a state volcano observatory with regard to the International
Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). The institute participates in
international weather and aviation alert systems, such as with the London
Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre (VAAC). IMO has 140 full time employees, 83%
with a university degree, of which 18% are at Ph.D. level. 60 are involved
in research and 30 in monitoring and research activities. 40% of the staff
are female.*



*IMO has lead and participated in several EU projects on seismic and
volcanic hazards. Recent European projects in Earth sciences include
EPOS-IP, where the IMO leads the Icelandic participation, NERA,
SAFER,REAKT, ARISTOTLE and VOLUME. IMO was a co-leader of the FUTUREVOLC
volcano supersite project and hosts and manages the supersite data service.
IMO is currently leading the H2020 project â??European Network of
Observatories and Research Infrastructures for Volcanologyâ?? (EUROVOLC,
2018-2020) and more projects on seismic hazard are on the horizon.*

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