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Career Opportunities
- Subseasonal to Seasonal Prediction Panel Member, Earth System Modelling and Observations
- Research Associate in Climate Dynamics, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
- Research Associate in Climate Dynamics (SRM), Imperial College London, United Kingdom
- Postdoctoral Scientist, Max-Planck-Institut, Hamburg, Germany
- Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, US
- CORDEX-IPO Programme Manager, World Climate Research Organisation
Funding Opportunities
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Education & Training Opportunities
Research Associate in Climate Dynamics
Location: Imperial College London, United Kingdom
Application Deadline: 13 May 2026
Applications are invited for a fully funded fixed-term position at the Research Associate (postdoc) level on understanding and constraining the transient climate response – the future amount of global warming on decadal timescales. The successful candidate will be part of a research project funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), led by Prof. Jonathan Gregory at the University of Reading. The post holder will be given opportunities to develop their own research interests relevant to the project aims.
Research Associate in Climate Dynamics
Location: Imperial College London, United Kingdom
Application Deadline: 13 May 2026
Applications are invited for a fully funded fixed-term position at the Research Associate (postdoc) level in understanding the global climate response to stratospheric perturbations from solar radiation management (SRM).
The successful candidate will be joining a multi-institution effort to better understand the potential impacts of solar geoengineering, funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). Under Theme 1 of this project, a more nuanced understanding will be developed of the response of critical Earth systems to a selection of well-characterized SRM scenarios. The specific research objective will be to use climate modelling to assess the global climate impacts of stratospheric perturbations relevant not only to stratospheric aerosol injection but also to natural perturbations such as solar or volcanic forcing. Possible focus areas include climate feedbacks and the radiation budget, midlatitude dynamics, or coupled ocean–atmosphere climate.
Location: ESA European Centre for Satellite Applications Technologies (ECSAT), Harwell, UK
Application Deadline: 30 May 2026
The International Project Office for Coordinated Regional Downscaling Experiment (IPOC CORDEX), a core project of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP), is hosted by European Space Agency and University of Cape Town who are now seeking an experienced Programme Manager who will be based at ESA’s UK site in Harwell, UK.
As Programme Manager you will be responsible for supporting coordination, planning, development, and implementation of the activities of CORDEX and leading on implementation of operations of the IPO as well as facilitating active CORDEX IPO liaison between the climate observations and modelling communities.
Subseasonal to Seasonal Prediction Panel Member
Location: N/A
Application Deadline: 1 June 2026
WCRP’s core project Earth System Modelling and Observations (ESMO) is seeking members to join the new panel on Subseasonal to Seasonal Prediction. This is an opportunity to join a group of experts contributing to the understanding and prediction of anomalous conditions and extremes across the Earth system on subseasonal timescales (from two weeks to two months ahead).
Members are expected to have expertise and experience in atmospheric or related sciences, particularly in advancing S2S research and predictive capabilities. They should demonstrate a strong understanding of the Earth system, including interactions among its various components (atmosphere, ocean, land, sea-ice, aerosols, atmospheric chemistry), interactions across spatial and temporal scales, climate variability modes, as well as local and remote influences (teleconnections). Experience in modeling, ensemble prediction, and related evaluation and verification is highly desirable. Prior involvement in national or international research initiatives is preferred, as it may facilitate collaborations with related groups and activities.
Location: Max-Planck-Institut, Hamburg, Germany
Application Deadline: 15 June 2026
The Max-Planck Institute seeks application for a Postdoctoral scientist for their Climate Dynamics Department. The role of land in shaping the large-scale atmospheric circulation remains incompletely understood, particularly in how land influences climate variability and response to forcing. The successful candidate will use idealized simulations with the ICON model to isolate mechanisms by which land affects ENSO, the local Hadley Circulations, and the subtropical anticyclones. They will also investigate the two-way relationship between land temperatures and sea surface temperature patterns.
The successful postdoc will lead the design and analysis of the experiments and is expected to develop independent research directions within this framework, in collaboration with Sarah Kang and Moritz Guenther.
Location: University of Washington, Seatle, WA, USA
Application Deadline: 15 April 2026, until filled
The University of Washington (UW) Program on Climate Change (PCC) seeks applications for a Postdoctoral Scholar to develop and conduct novel climate science research that would benefit from the expertise, cross-disciplinary interactions, and collaborative environment of the PCC community. Applicant research proposals should demonstrate relevance to the areas of climate system science and/or climate solutions, broadly defined.
International School on Satellite Meteorology 2026
Dates: 31 Aug – 4 Sep 2026
Locaation: Gattopardo Park Hotel, Lipari, Aeolian Islands (Sicily), Italy
Application Deadline: 30 June 2026
The International School on Satellite Meteorology (ISSM) aims to train the next generation of scientists and operational meteorologists to consider remote measurements from space as a key point for understating and modeling meteorological phenomena. ISSM training school is focused on Satellite Meteorology as the study of the atmospheric, land, and oceanic systems using remotely sensed data from different sensors onboard meteorological satellites. The basic principles of satellite remote sensing of weather features connected to microphysics of clouds and precipitation is treated, as well as the fundamentals of retrieval methods, AI-based architectures, advanced techniques for satellite imagery interpretation and satellite products for science and operational meteorology. High Performance Computing (HPC) for numerical weather forecast, quantum technologies and digital twins of the Earth system (DestinE) are key topics of the school. A special focus will be swept to the sensor technology and satellite mission development, launch, and in-orbit management.
General Topics
- Radiative Transfer in atmosphere and satellite remote sensing principles.
- Microphysics of clouds and precipitation.
- Thunderstorm dynamics and related high-energy phenomena.
- Satellite image interpretation and retrieval methods for science and operational meteorology.
- High-Performance Computing (HPC), quantum technologies, AI-based architecture, digital twin of the Earth system.
- Satellite data management in support to the warning/alert systems for severe weather.
- Future satellite missions and sensor technology.
