Glacier Change Modeller (12 mth post)

The British Antarctic Survey (BAS), part of the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), aims to undertake a world-class programme of scientific research, and to sustain for the UK an active and influential regional presence and a leadership role in Antarctic affairs.

The British Antarctic Survey has a vacancy for two fixed-term positions in glacier modelling. Interviews for both of these positions will be held at the same time.
Ice Flow Modeller #1: The spatial and temporal distribution of 20th Century Antarctic Peninsula glacier mass change and its drivers.
Based within the IceSheet program at our Cambridge office you will be a part of a team investigating the drivers of 20th Century glacier change along the Antarctic Peninsula. You will use state-of-the art numerical flow models to test hypotheses about the causes of observed changes in ice volume and calving front positions. This is a part of a NERC funded project involving a number of other partners. You will work closely with remote sensing specialist at BAS and the Univ. of Newcastle.

For informal enquires please email PD Dr. G. Hilmar Gudmundsson (ghg@bas.ac.uk)

Qualifications: You will have a Ph.D in the earth sciences (for example glaciology, oceanography) , physics or mathematics, some prior experience in running numerical models, and good programming skills (for example Matlab or Python).

Duration: The position is a full-time fixed position of 12 month duration with an expected start date of 1st September 2014.

Salary: Salary will be in the range of £26,715 to £30,000 per annum. We offer a generous benefits package including a defined salary pension scheme, free car parking, flexible working hours and 30 days annual leave.

On-line application forms and further information are available on our website at www.antarctica.ac.uk/employment

These are also available from the Human Resources Section, British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0ET. Tel: (01223) 221508.

Please quote reference: BAS 68/14
Closing date for receipt of application forms is 29th June 2014
Interviews are scheduled to be held on 16th July 2014


We welcome applications from all sections of the community. People from ethnic minorities are currently under-represented and their applications are particularly welcome.