Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Exoplanet Climate Dynamics

Applications are invited for a postdoctoral research assistant to join the team of a new European Research Council Advanced Grant project at Oxford under the direction of Raymond T. Pierrehumbert, Halley Professor of Physics. The project, EXOCONDENSE , is aimed at developing a general understanding of the influence of condensible substances on the general circulation and climate of exoplanets, with a particular emphasis on planets of Super-Earth size and smaller, which offer richer compositional possibilities than hydrogen-dominated gas giants. Condensible behavior on planets too hot to be habitable is a particular target for study, since such planets are a richer source of data than the cooler habitable planets for which water vapor is the prime condensible.

Research themes include:  theory and simulation of generalized condensible convection, convection parameterization in large scale general circulation models, general circulation modeling of condensible effects, physics of subsaturation, and cloud processes at a range of scales.

The post holder will have considerable freedom to formulate and carry out a research program within the general scope of the project. He or she will join a vibrant and growing community of researchers at Oxford engaged in all aspects of planetary physics, in the solar system and beyond.

Candidates should submit their applications using the "Apply Online" link. The salary range is £39,324 -£46,924 p.a. with some possibility to go higher in exceptional cases.

The University of Oxford is an equal-opportunity employer. Applications are particularly welcome from women, black and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic and academic-related posts.