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IC3-CFU-2009-01 (vacancy notice also available at www.ic3.cat in PDF format)
Note: this position was offered in February but as not suitable candidates were found it has been reopened IC’s thematic main goal is to evaluate, understand, and predict climate variability and change at both global and regional scales, and simulate how this former generates and modulates variability and change in societies and ecosystems. IC3’s mandate is to become a leading international center for climate research in Europe, with regional focus on the Mediterranean area, and to provide top quality climate information to society and stakeholders through cutting-edge research and education and the development of applications and tools for assessing current and future climate related risks. IC3, in accordance with international programs, will work towards the accomplishment of the following goals: (1) to increase understanding of the past and present climate, including variability and change, (2) to improve the quantification of the forces causing climate change and variability, (3) to reduce uncertainty in predictions about future climate and related changes, (4) to understand ecosystem and biogeochemical responses to climate change, and (5) to develop resources to support policies, planning and adaptive management (decision support). IC3 will evaluate, understand, and predict climate variability and change through the use, collection and analysis of observational data, accurate diagnosis and the application and further development/improvement of Earth system models. IC3 will provide climate information to society through education and the development of applications and tools for assessing climate-related risks. IC3 is also “charged with producing timely and reliable knowledge and assessments on natural climate variability and anthropogenic change” through the development of Earth system models and theoretical understanding.
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