Senior PDRA Physical Oceanography (D16/24.MI)

Location:  SAMS, Oban

Contract Type:  Fixed Term – 3.5 years

Working Pattern:  Full Time (37hrs per week)

Salary Range:  £37,099 - £41,732 per annum

Closing date: 4th November 2024

Introduction

The ocean is critical to life on our blue planet. Understanding how it is changing has never been more important.

In order to understand these changes, SAMS is expanding its science team and strengthening research in physical oceanography and marine biogeochemistry. Research in these areas is crucial to our understanding of climate change, weather patterns and marine ecosystems.

SAMS is a leading institute in climate-scale ocean research and recently hosted the Challenger Society Marine Science Conference. Situated on the west coast of Scotland, SAMS is located on the doorstep of the north-east Atlantic and is a leader in large-scale monitoring arrays and harnessing autonomous platforms.

New members of the team will help us chart the direction of our research, ensuring we can answer the most pressing questions in ocean science.

Come and join us!

The Role

We are looking to appoint a Senior PDRA with initiative and drive, capable of learning quickly and then taking the lead as and when the circumstances require. You will join a team who thrive on problem solving both in the field and during scientific analysis.

The post holder will contribute to the following NERC-funded research programme:

• “Polar Ocean Mixing by Internal Tsunamis” (POLOMINTS) using autonomous and traditional observational platforms, numerical modelling and sophisticated physical analysis to investigate the dynamics and impacts of glacial ice-calving tsunamis and induced transformations of Antarctic shelf waters. 

• Support project Principal Investigators in leading Work Package 1 (Dynamics of internal tsunami generation); participate and co-lead summer-time Antarctic fieldwork at the UK Rothera Research Station; augment observational process studies of internal tsunamis generated by calving and ice front collapse observed over two seasons by analysing very high-resolution numerical simulations of the processes (using MITgcm).

Further information on the project can be found in the following article: Internal tsunamigenesis and ocean mixing driven by glacier calving in Antarctica | Science Advances

Our Ideal Candidate

You will hold a PhD in physical oceanography and be experienced in using traditional and/or autonomous observing methods, the data they generate and computing languages to analyse these data. 

You will have experience participating in oceanographic research cruises, have a good understanding of ocean boundary dynamics and a publication record which demonstrates this. You will also have a track record of identifying research opportunities and income generation. Ability to work effectively at sea and willing to engage with postgraduate student supervision, where time allows, is also important.

Interested?

We would love to hear from you.  If you have queries on the job and would like to talk these through before applying, please email these through, in the first instance, to HR@sams.ac.uk  

For further information, please go to www.sams.ac.uk/vacancies

Applications must include CV and Cover Letter and should be sent electronically to recruitment@sams.ac.uk quoting Job Ref. ‘D16/24.MI’ in the subject heading.

Closing date for application is 4th November 2024 - Interviews to be held by the end of November 2024.

Unfortunately, this position does not meet the minimum requirements for sponsorship to work in the UK. You must therefore have the rights in place to work in the UK already.

SAMS Group is committed to being an equal and open organisation. Diversity and inclusion are important to us, and we strive to remove any barriers that may prevent people from applying to join us. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, and from all who share our values and can help us to broaden our knowledge and range of ideas.