Tätigkeitsprofil:

PIK is seeking a qualified junior researcher or postdoctoral scientist responsible for the estimation of future fire risk with the use of the updated SPITFIRE model, based on future projections of temperature, surface winds and precipitation obtained from CMIP6 models for certain fire-prone Mediterranean regions. The successful candidate will (1) analyse the atmospheric conditions leading to increased fire weather index and burned area in ERA5 reanalysis over the Mediterranean, (2) these conditions will be tested in CMIP6 models, to (i) check whether the models can reproduce such conditions and (ii) assess future changes in these patterns under different global warming scenarios.

Anforderungsprofil:

• The successful applicant should hold a MSc or PhD degree in physics, mathematics/statistics, climate science or a related discipline
• A solid background in climate and atmospheric sciences, and extreme weather ideally supported by knowledge of machine learning and time series analysis is of advantage, as is coding experience with e.g. Python/Matlab/R
• Practical experience with High Performance Computing, and scientific programming and a willingness to learn to work with high-performing computing systems
• Expertise with scientific data analysis

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