Postdoctoral Researcher in Solar Climate Intervention

**Job Description**
The University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG) invites applications for a postdoctoral researcher to study the impacts of solar climate intervention (SCI) on hydroclimate extremes in the Earth system. The role involves advancing research to identify and quantify the impacts and risks of stratospheric aerosol injection (SAI), a method of SCI, through the analysis of climate model simulations. The focus will be on quantifying the impacts of SAI on climate extremes such as droughts, wildfires, extreme precipitation, tropical cyclones, and compound events. The successful candidate will work primarily with Dr. Danielle Touma, with opportunities for collaboration across the Jackson School of Geosciences and the wider UT campus.

**Skills & Abilities**
• Self-motivated and interested in a collaborative working environment.
• Strong background in Earth system and climate dynamics and hydroclimate extremes.
• Expertise in analyzing large climate datasets and climate extremes.
• Strong programming skills including analysis of large hydroclimate datasets in Python or similar.
• Ability to create analysis and visualization workflows on a computational cluster and/or high-performance computer with Linux OS.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Collaborative working mindset.
• Strong publication record in closely related research topics.
• Research experience related to hydroclimate extremes including droughts, wildfires, extreme precipitation, tropical cyclones, and compound events (preferred).
• Research experience in solar climate intervention (preferred).
• Research experience with running climate model experiments on high performance computers (preferred).

**Qualifications**
Required Degree(s) in:
• Climate/atmospheric science
• Earth system science or a related field
(Ph.D. must have been completed in the last three years)

**Experience**
Other:
• Strong publication record in closely related research topics.
• Research experience related to hydroclimate extremes (droughts, wildfires, extreme precipitation, tropical cyclones, compound events) is preferred.
• Research experience in solar climate intervention is preferred.
• Research experience with running climate model experiments on high-performance computers is preferred.

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