The successful candidate will investigate the role of internal waves,
mesoscale eddies, and transverse circulation on entrainment and mixing
of the dense overflow plume downstream of the Faroe Bank Channel. The
research will be based on observations from a ship survey, underwater
gliders, and moored instruments. The research requires extensive
analysis of data from common modern shipboard and moored oceanographic
instrumentation as well as microstructure measurement systems including
those installed on gliders and moorings.

Applicants must have achieved a PhD or equivalent education in physical
oceanography, physics, applied mathematics, or related disciplines, or
have presented the dissertation for assessment by the closing date for
the application. The ideal candidate will have a thorough understanding
of ocean mixing processes; a good, relevant publication record; strong
programming skills; and experience in microstructure measurement systems
and turbulence data processing. Experience with glider deployment and
glider data analysis is an asset.

Application Deadline: Tuesday, 1 March 2011.

To view the complete job description or to apply, please go to:
http://www.jobbnorge.no/job.aspx?jobid=72235.

For questions, please contact:
Ilker Fer
Email: ilker.fer@gfi.uib.no.

The work is part of a research project entitled Ice Dynamics Derived
from Englacial Radar Reflection Architecture (IDyRA), sponsored by the
French Community of Belgium and in collaboration with the Norwegian
Polar Institute. IDyRA aims at improving knowledge of the interaction
between the ice sheet and the ice shelf (Antarctic grounding zones). It
specifically aims at understanding the processes of subglacial melting
and basal sliding by combining englacial information obtained from
radio-echo sounding surveys with state-of-the-art higher-order ice sheet
models.

The successful candidate will contribute to the development and
application of thermo-mechanically coupled higher-order models, which
solve various approximations of the Stokes system and use them to
simulate englacial radar reflectors (isochrones). Depending on the
previous experiences of the successful candidate, the position is also
expected to contribute analysis of the radar data, developing new
analytical algorithms to precisely estimate englacial radar attenuation
and bed reflectivity (using modeled temperature fields).
The desired qualifications are a PhD in glaciology, geophysics, or an
equivalent geoscience, with good programming skills in a C and Matlab
environment. Experiences in radar geophysics and ice sheet modeling are
assets but not indispensable. The position will start as soon as
possible. Applicants should email a cover letter and curriculum vitae to
Frank Pattyn (fpattyn@ulb.ac.be).

Review of applications begins: Friday, 1 March 2011.
The position will remain open until filled.

For more information, please contact:
Frank Pattyn
Email: fpattyn@ulb.ac.be
Phone : +32 2650-2846

Kenny Matsuoka
Email: Matsuoka@npolar.no
Phone: +47 7775-0645

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