Senior scientist in sea level research, Nansen Center, Norway

The Nansen Center has a vacant permanent position for a Senior Researcher/Research Leader in sea-level dynamics and change. The position is co-funded by the Nansen Center and the Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research. The selected candidate shall push forward and take lead on sea-level research from regional to global scales, bring in external research project funding, and assist in training. It is further expected that the selected candidate takes an active role in national and international assessments concerning sea level rise and its impacts.

The candidate will, in addition, lead a research group at the Nansen Center and further be responsible for management and development of existing sea-level research in coordination with the Bjerknes Centre. The research group actively participate in national and international projects targeting multi-sensor satellite-based calibration, algorithm development, mesoscale process studies and time series generation. Moreover, the candidate must initiate and maintain regular interaction and communication with the other Nansen Center research groups on ocean modelling, data assimilation, atmospheric boundary layer studies and climate research.

Application deadline: August 1st, 2019

For more information, see https://www.nersc.no/vacancy/senior-scientist-sea-level-research