Opportunities for Talented Young Scientists in Climate Science at IITM, Pune
Last Date :: 16 August 2010
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL METEOROLOGY,
PUNE411008
(An Autonomous Institute under Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India)
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Opportunities for Talented Young Scientists in Climate Science
The Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune, an autonomous research organization, fully devoted to research in various aspects of climate science is looking for recruiting bright talented candidates of Indian origin to fill 20 Research Scientist positions in the following areas :
(i) Development of a Dynamical Prediction System of Seasonal Mean Monsoon Rainfall;
(ii)Extended Range Prediction System for active and Break Spells of the Monsoon;
(iii) Interaction between Tropical Convection and Large Scale Circulation and Parameterization of Tropical Convection for Weather and Climate Models;
(iv) Physics and Dynamics of Tropical Clouds using Radars and similar techniques; and (v)Climate Change and Indian Monsoon.
Its activities include training to post graduates and motivate them to take up research careers in atmospheric and oceanic sciences required to improve the skill of weather and climate prediction models. A Centre for Climate Change Research (CCCR) has also been established at IITM to address all science issues related to Climate Change and Indian monsoon.
To cater to the modelling needs, a High Performance Computing (HPC) Centre has been set up with peak performance of 70 TF, ranked 94th in the world. The Institute has excellent infra-structural facilities and also has the state of the art equipments for field observations. It has MoU with University of Pune for carrying out work leading to the award of M.Tech. and Ph.D. Degrees in Atmospheric sciences and allied subjects.
For details of the posts please visit the Institute’s website http://www.tropmet.res.in. Aspiring candidates may please submit applications, separately for each particular Scientific Position, in the proforma with detailed CV, a list of publications and other relevant papers to the Administrative Officer of this Institute by 16 August 2010.
Download/Browse the entire detailed requirement along with Application form here (PDF - 113 KB)
This Job posting was furnished by H. Narendra Singh (Scientist, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology). DO NOT forward your resume to H. Narendra Singh . The sender can be contacted at narendra(at)tropmet(dot)res(dot)in
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