The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) is seeking a postdoctoral associate in physical oceanography to expand our understanding of Arctic Ocean dynamics important for improving the forecast capabilities of the Navy’s state-of-the-art coupled ice-ocean-atmosphere model prediction systems.  The candidate will work with NRL researchers in developing new techniques for the assimilation of satellite-derived sea ice thickness data into the Community Ice Code (CICE6) and study Arctic processes with global and relocatable ice-ocean-atmosphere coupled modeling systems.  This challenging work requires a broad understanding of physical oceanography and Arctic processes. The selected applicant will work with NRL researchers to study wave-ice interactions, landfast ice, melt ponds and their impact on Arctic thermodynamics, and incorporating new senor data into our data assimilation systems. The candidate will work with our state-of-the-art regional and global coupled deterministic and ensemble-based modeling systems. Strong programming skills, especially with Python and FORTRAN, are preferred. Familiarity with CICE, HYCOM and WaveWatch III models and data assimilation techniques would be beneficial.