Job Vacancy - Physical Oceanographer
Please quote ref no: BAS 58/13a
Closing date for applications: 17 Nov 2013 at 11:59pm
| 1. | Job Title: | Physical Oceanographer |
| Reference No: | BAS 58/13a | |
| Department: | Polar Oceans | |
| Line Manager: | ||
| Contract Type: | open-ended |
| 2. | Location: Cambridge |
| 3. | Purpose: This is a senior post within the Open Oceans group at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS). The focus of the Open Oceans group is on improving the understanding of the circulation, mixing, dynamics and Earth System feedbacks in the polar oceans, using a combination of theoretical, observational and numerical analysis techniques, and assessing the implications for the global climate. The group interacts closely with the Shelf Seas group at BAS, which is focused on investigating ice and continental shelf processes, and well as with other groups in BAS focused on study of the atmosphere, cryosphere and ecosystems. Ongoing research interests of the Open Oceans group include: investigating mixing processes in the Southern Ocean and the Arctic Ocean at the mesoscale and submesoscale and dynamical interactions influencing the oceanic overturning ciruculation; assessing the representation of the coupled Southern Hemisphere system and of key Arctic teleconnections in climate models; monitoring and understanding the production and export of bottom water from the Antarctic continent into the Atlantic Ocean; monitoring the meridional overturning circulation in the South Atlantic; mapping the pathways of carbon uptake by the Southern Ocean; and understanding the physical controls on the interdisciplinary marine environment in the Scotia Sea and at the Antarctic peninsula. The tools used to conduct this research include autonomous ocean gliders, research ships, mooring arrays, dynamical analyses and advanced numerical modelling. The postholder would be expected to contribute to some of the research activities of the group using the appropriate combination of these tools, and to instigate new avenues of research of their own. They would lead a significant element of the Open Oceans workpackage and supervise some of the more junior staff. They would be expected to take part in and lead some fieldwork activities. |
| 4. | Duties: 1) Analyse observational data and model output from the polar oceans 2) Undertake studies to investigate ocean dynamics in polar regions and their impact on climate 3) Participate in and lead research cruises and other fieldwork as required 4) Present research results in international refereed journals, present at conferences and engage in outreach activities as required. 5) Develop and submit grant proposals that enhance the Open Oceans research programme and develop new lines of scientific investigation 6) Foster new external collaborations nationally and internationally. |
