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  <reference-id>U187112R / 3954-09-E</reference-id>
  <requisition-number>3954-09-E</requisition-number>
  <source>Nature Publishing Group - Print</source>
  <company-url>http://www.jobs.soton.ac.uk</company-url>
  <employer-url>http://www.jobs.soton.ac.uk</employer-url>
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  <application-url>http://www.jobs.soton.ac.uk</application-url>
  <employer-name>University of Southampton</employer-name>
  <company-name>University of Southampton</company-name>
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*National Oceanography Centre, Southampton and the Met Office Hadley Centre, Exeter*

Senior Research Fellow - Atlantic Ocean Circulation and Climate

*£34,435 - £43,622 pa*

The NERC RAPID programme and its successor RAPID-WATCH will assess the risk of rapid climate change through changes in the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (MOC), and investigate the potential for early warning of MOC changes through decadal forecasting

The purpose of this job is to evaluate the scientific benefits of MOC monitoring. This needs to include applications for detection and attribution of unusual MOC change, reducing uncertainty in MOC projections and initialising MOC predictions. The job primarily consists of scientific research to address these questions, but you will also take a lead role in bringing together relevant information from this and related RAPID-WATCH projects in preparation for a major programme review in Autumn 2011.

You will report to Prof. Meric Srokosz, RAPID-WATCH Science Co-ordinator and Dr. Michael Vellinga of the Climate, Cyosphere and Oceans group at the Met Office Hadley Centre. You will need a strong understanding of climate modelling ocean observations and how to bring the two together.

This post offers the opportunity to take on a central scientific role in a high profile climate research programme. The post therefore represents an excellent opportunity for you to develop your research skills, develop a broad knowledge of ocean modelling and observations, and to build contacts in a high profile area of ocean and climate research.

Dependent on your skills and preferences, you can be based either at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton or at the Met Office Hadley Centre in Exeter. You will need to spend substantial amounts of time at the other institution.

The post is available from early 2010 and is funded for two and a half years.

General enquiries should be directed to Prof. Meric Srokosz, email: mas@noc.soton.ac.uk

*To apply online visit* http://www.jobs.soton.ac.uk *Alternatively telephone 023 8059 2750. Please quote reference number 3954-09-E on all correspondence. The closing date for this position is 3 December 2009 at 12 noon and it is proposed that interviews will take place on 11 or 12 January 2010.*

*At the University of Southampton we promote equality and value diversity.*

http://www.jobs.soton.ac.uk
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  <location>Southampton United Kingdom</location>
  <title>Senior Research Fellow</title>
  <created-on type="datetime">Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:00:00 -0500</created-on>
  <expires-on type="datetime">Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:00:00 -0500</expires-on>
  <url>http://www.nature.com/naturejobs/science/jobs/119404-Senior-Research-Fellow</url>
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