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The hydroclimatology group in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at University of Nebraska-Lincoln is inviting applications for a PhD position in land-atmosphere interactions and climate modeling.

Project Description

The PhD student will work on a recently funded project about land-atmosphere interactions in flash drought over the US. The research topics include: characterizing flash droughts and conventional droughts in the US using different datasets and metrics; diagnosing the land-surface and atmospheric processes before and during droughts; and quantifying the land-surface contributions to flash drought development using a novel set of WRF experiments.

Required Qualifications

· BS or MS degree in Meteorology, Climatology, Hydrology, or a closely related discipline.

· Research experience in climate data analysis and climate modeling.

· Strong programming skills (e.g., Fortran, Matlab, Python, R, or NCL).

· Excellent written and oral communication skills.

To Apply

This is a fully funded research assistant (RA) position, with an expected start date in January 2025 or later. If you are interested or have any questions, please contact Liang Chen at liangchen@unl.edu.

Application Instructions

https://eas.unl.edu/graduate

Research Group

https://sites.google.com/site/liangclimate