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Postdoctoral Research Associate
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Position Number: 5661828
Location: Boston, MA
Position Type: Multicultural Affairs and Affirmative Action

Postdoctoral Research Associate

About the Opportunity

We are looking for a recent PhD degree in environmental/chemical engineering, atmospheric sciences, or closely related field with a strong interdisciplinary background in air quality, cloud/aerosol microphysics and chemistry, climate/meteorology, emission processing and modeling, meteorological and chemical data assimilation, and uncertainty qualifications;

Experience in the development, application, and evaluation of 3-D atmospheric/Earth system models such as WRF-Chem, WRF/CMAQ, WRF/CAMx, CESM/CAM5, and E3SM, hyperlocal models such as Street-in-Grid model, ADAM-Urban, MUNICH, PALM with chemistry and application of machine learning in atmospheric and Earth system models;

Experience in handling large observational datasets from various platforms including surface networks, aircrafts, and satellites;

Familiar with FORTRAN 90/C++ and UNIX/Linux systems and parallel computing on Linux computer/supercomputer systems;

Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Specific Job Duties:

Develop, improve, apply, and evaluate 3-D air quality/Earth system models from global to street scales, and link air quality/extreme weather predictions to personal exposure models for health risk/impact assessment;

Assist the project P.I. in completing various research tasks, project reports, proposals and meeting technical requirements and deadlines;

Disseminate research results at national/international conferences and peer-reviewed journal papers;

Mentor and train graduate students for research

Position Type

Research

Additional Information

Northeastern University considers factors such as candidate work experience, education and skills when extending an offer.

Northeastern has a comprehensive benefits package for benefit eligible employees. This includes medical, vision, dental, paid time off, tuition assistance, wellness & life, retirement- as well as commuting & transportation. Visit https://hr.northeastern.edu/benefits/ for more information.

Northeastern University is an equal opportunity employer, seeking to recruit and support a broadly diverse community of faculty and staff. Northeastern values and celebrates diversity in all its forms and strives to foster an inclusive culture built on respect that affirms inter-group relations and builds cohesion.

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

To learn more about Northeastern University's commitment and support of diversity and inclusion, please see www.northeastern.edu/diversity.

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