Postdoctoral Fellow in Aerosols and Tropical Convective Clouds
Department of Meteorology, Stockholm University
The Department of Meteorology at Stockholm University (MISU) conducts research and education spanning the atmosphere, ocean and physical climate sciences. We offer educational programmes at the Bachelors, Masters and PhD levels. Our research addresses fundamental questions concerning the dynamics, physics, chemistry and biogeochemistry of the atmosphere and ocean relevant for weather and climate. We study questions originating from the deep ocean to the upper atmosphere and from the tropics to the poles. In this effort, we use and develop theory, statistical methods, and numerical models in close interplay with observations. We also develop and lead observational research using satellite and surface-based measurements, including icebreaker expeditions to the Arctic.
MISU is embedded in a larger research environment including the Bolin Centre for Climate Research, the Baltic Sea Centre, and the Swedish e-Science Research Centre. The department is highly international, with over half our employees coming from outside Sweden.
Climate: Past, Present & Future (CL)
Earth and Space Science Informatics (ESSI)
Anthropogenic aerosol particles can interact with tropical deep convective clouds, thereby contributing to the effective radiative forcing of climate change. However, the physical mechanisms of these aerosol-cloud interactions are poorly understood, and the associated climate forcing has not been rigorously quantified before. This EU ERC-funded project, Aerosols, Convection, Clouds, and Climate Sensitivity (AC3S), aims to improve the mechanistic understanding of the interactions between anthropogenic aerosols and tropical convective clouds and to quantify the associated climate forcing.
The successful candidate will join a group that studies aerosol-cloud interactions using convection-resolving models, satellite data, field observations, and statistical methods for estimating climate forcing and sensitivity. The main task will be to investigate the relative importance of different physical mechanisms that control the interactions between aerosols and tropical deep convective clouds. This may involve performing simulations with a convection-resolving model or analyzing satellite data. The successful candidate will be able to shape the project in collaboration with the project leaders within this general framework.
The successful candidate will devote at least 75% of their working time to the main task. The candidate will also have the opportunity to devote up to 25% of their working time to a second project by their own design on any topic in atmospheric or climate science. It is also possible to devote 100% of the working time to the main task, if the candidate so wish. If the 75/25 split is desired, attach a project/research plan.