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.

Additional Benefits

Awardees who reside more than 50 miles from their host laboratory and remain on tenure for at least six months are eligible for paid relocation to within the vicinity of their host laboratory.

A group health insurance program is available to awardees and their qualifying dependents in the United States.