Research Associate / Research Assistant
Computational Ocean Modelling
Imperial College London – Department of Earth Science and Engineering
Applied Modelling and Computation Group
A fixed term post for two years in the first instance
Salary range: £26,720 – £32,200 per annum
Applications are invited for a Research Associate / Research Assistant position to join the Applied Modelling and Computation Group (AMCG), in the Department of Earth Science & Engineering at Imperial College London.
AMCG is leading the development of a next-generation ocean model which exploits many advanced numerical methods and scientific computing techniques. This is an exciting opportunity for a talented individual to work within a large multidisciplinary research group developing and applying advanced modelling techniques to the challenging problem of Multi-scale Ocean modelling.
The post is funded by the UK Natural Environment Research Council and is a collaborative project with the British Antarctic Survey () based in Cambridge. The work will focus on the inclusion of floating ice shelves in the ICOM ocean model and will include the coding of new numerical methods and functionality, and the application to both idealised and real world problems.
The successful candidate will collaborate closely with the multidisciplinary team members already in place at Imperial College London, including academic staff, other postdoctoral researchers and PhD students. They will also work closely with researchers at the British Antarctic Survey.
Applicants for the Research Associate post should possess a PhD (or equivalent) in a numerate subject area (Mathematics, Physics, Computing, Engineering, etc). Applicants for the Research Assistant role should have a good undergraduate or Masters degree (or equivalent) in an area pertinent to the research subject. They should be close to submitting a PhD (or equivalent) in a numerate subject area (Mathematics, Physics, Computing, Engineering, etc).
Applicants should have experience in the use and development of numerical methods for the solution of systems of PDEs, ideally on unstructured grids and for (geophysical) fluid dynamics applications. Experience of large scientific computing projects, parallel programming and high performance computing is desirable.
Informal inquiries about the position can be made to Dr Matthew Piggott , and the Department of Earth Science and Engineering Department at.
Our preferred method of application is online via our website at the following link: (select “Job Search” and enter the job reference no EN20090219). Please complete and upload an application form as directed and submit any other relevant supporting documents such as your full CV.
Should you have any queries please contact: Ms Darakshan Khan, d.khan@imperial.ac.uk.
Further details of the department can be found on
Closing date: 4 January 2010
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