Research Associate - Atmospheric Sciences

• Implement new ice nucleation parameterisations into the Australian climate model ACCESS
• Evaluate model changes against state-of-the art observations from the landmark Cloud Aerosol and Precipitation Experiment at Kennaook/Cape Grim CAPE-K) field campaign
• Undertake high-quality research and scholarly activities and publish research findings
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of productive and effective links inside the University and locally and nationally

• A four-year tertiary qualification in a relevant field and/or equivalent qualifications and/or professional experience
• A demonstrated ability and understanding of research in the field of atmospheric science and in particular, cloud and aerosol microphysics, demonstrated by a strong academic record
• Experience running the ACCESS climate or weather models, including debugging and making source code changes
• Strong analytical experience, including experience handling large amounts of data efficiently, within high-performance computing environments
• A record of contributing to building and maintaining effective and productive networks with the discipline, profession, industry (where relevant) and wider community
• Willingness to undertake a remote medical assessment for working in the Antarctic and Southern Ocean if required

17% superannuation