Postdoctoral Fellow in Ocean-Glacier Dynamics
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.
The department is highly international, with over half of our employees coming from outside Sweden.
Cryospheric Sciences (CR)
Ocean Sciences (OS)
We are seeking a postdoctoral fellow to join our interdisciplinary project Tracing How Atlantic Water Impacts North Greenland (THAWING) funded by the Swedish Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation. This opportunity is ideal for a scientist with a strong physics background who is interested in applying principles of fluid dynamics and mathematical modeling to climate-related challenges in ocean-glacier dynamics.
In this role, you will investigate ocean-glacier interactions using theoretical approaches and ocean-circulation modeling. Our research group has gathered unique data from three icebreaker expeditions to North Greenland, which can be integrated into your work. A key research question is how Earth’s rotation and fjord-glacier geometry limit the inflow of warmer Atlantic Water toward glaciers, thereby influencing subsurface melt on marine glaciers.
As part of the project, you will have the opportunity to:
- Explore the interactions between processes near the ocean-glacier interface and the flow constraints imposed by rotation and fjord-glacier geometry; factors ultimately controlling the relationship between marine glacier melt and oceanic conditions on a larger Arctic scale.
- Collaborate with experts in physical oceanography, ice-sheet dynamics, marine geophysics, and paleoceanography.
- Contribute to advancing our understanding of the complex interplay between the ocean and North Greenland’s Ice Sheet, and how this influence both past and future changes in climate and sea level.