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We are seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral research fellow in extreme heat in remote communities to join the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) in Hobart for a one-year research-focused appointment. This position will join a multidisciplinary, cross-intuitional team of researchers working on a Wellcome Trust funded project exploring the heat health burden on First Nations communities in under-resourced remote Australia. This project will be the first of its kind to collect and collate evidence on the impacts of extreme hot temperatures on remote First Nations residents of Australia living across different climate zones.
Job Responsibility:
Develop historical assessments of temperature and humidity for six remote Australian communities
Explore climate projections for each region to investigate how temperature, humidity, and extreme indices may change
Prepare climate data for analyses on extreme heat impacts
Undertake and publish high-quality research/scholarly activities
Collaborate with and contribute to the broader climate, health, and Indigenous research community
Requirements:
A PhD in climate science, environmental science, meteorology, or related field
Demonstrated experience in working with climate data such as fixed-point observations, gridded historical data and climate projections
Demonstrated experience in working with large data sets
Strong programming skills (e.g. Python, R) and ideally experience in high-performance computing
Demonstrated ability to work in a team, collaborate across disciplines and build effective relationships