Scientific Staff Positions in Climate Research

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) announces the second year of its joint initiative in climate research amongst the Departments of Physical Oceanography, Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry, and Geology and Geophysics, and invites applications for tenure-track and tenured scientific staff positions. The goal of the multi-year initiative is to grow a strong interdisciplinary climate research program at WHOI, and several hires were made in the first cycle. We seek scientists who will complement or broaden existing institutional research in paleoceanography, paleoclimatology, glaciology, ocean circulation and processes, the ocean’s role in climate and the global water cycle, chemical oceanography and marine biogeochemistry. A successful candidate will hold an appointment in the department most appropriate to his/her research, and will be expected to interact with members of other departments.

Possible research areas include, but are not limited to, observation and analysis of contemporary and paleo- climate variability and trends from Ocean-Atmosphere-Cryosphere-Land datasets; climate observing systems utilization and/or development; biogeochemical cycles and climate; development and/or application of geochemical proxies within geological archives; coupled ocean/atmosphere processes in climate; climate dynamics; diagnosis of model outputs from climate simulations of past, present, or future climate and comparison to existing data sets. Funding opportunities exist with the WHOI Ocean and Climate Change Institute (OCCI) to initiate and support interdisciplinary climate research projects. There are opportunities for participation in the MIT/WHOI Joint Program, and for broader climate research collaborations within WHOI (the Biology and Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering Departments and the Marine Policy Center) and with the other two institutions of the Woods Hole Consortium, the Marine Biology Laboratory, and the Woods Hole Research Center.

Applicants should have a doctoral degree, postdoctoral experience and a publication record in a climate research area such as physical, paleo- or chemical oceanography, atmospheric or climate dynamics, or related fields.

Women and minority applicants are particularly encouraged, and WHOI is sensitive to the issues of dual career scientists and will work with applicants to address them.

A successful candidate’s level of appointment will depend upon background and experience.

For information about the three departments, climate research at WHOI, the MIT/WHOI Joint Program and the Woods Hole Consortium please visit the following websites:

WHOI Geology and Geophysics Department http://www.whoi.edu/GG/
WHOI Physical Oceanography Department http://www.whoi.edu/PO/
WHOI Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry Department http://www.whoi.edu/MCG/
WHOI Ocean and Climate Change Institute http://www.whoi.edu/OCCI/
The MIT/WHOI Joint Program http://web.mit.edu/mit-whoi/www/
The Woods Hole Consortium http://www.woodsholeconsortium.org/

Qualified candidates should submit their curriculum vitae, including a list of publications, a statement of research interests, and names and addresses of four references to recruitment@whoi.edu.