School of Natural Sciences
Location: Lincoln
Salary: From £38,249 per annum
Please note, this post is fixed-term for 25-28 months and full-time at 1 FTE.
Closing Date: Tuesday 30 September 2025
Interview Date: Wednesday 15 October 2025
Reference: CHS250
The Department of Geography is rapidly developing its research profile in the areas of meteorology and climate science. This includes a new NERC-funded 28-month project on "Understanding the drivers and implications of a more variable North Atlantic jet stream under climate change (JetVar)", led by Edward Hanna, Professor of Climate Science and Meteorology. The project will involve a novel evaluation of North Atlantic jet-stream changes in large numbers of state-of-the-science global climate model simulations that have recently been produced by key inter/national projects, using the latest observation-based climate datasets. In addition, we will also use innovative machine learning tools to evaluate the relationship between a set of hypothesised climatic precursor conditions, called (potential) jet-stream drivers, and jet-stream variability. We will then develop a set of constraints, based on relations between global climate model representation of the observed jet stream and model-projected future climate change, with the goal of developing unique and robust predictions of changes in North Atlantic jet-stream variability to the year 2100. Furthermore, we will provide critical guidance for end-users and stakeholders to help prepare for climate-related impacts of likely future variations in the jet stream.
JetVar involves close collaboration with Co-Investigators and Partners at the Universities of Reading, Sheffield and Newcastle, the Met Office, Environment Agency, National Energy System Operator and the Wildlife Trust.
Here we have an exciting opportunity for a Post Doctoral Research Associate (PDRA) with experience of statistical analysis and/or modelling, computer programming and preferably some meteorology/climate background, to join our growing team. You will work directly on the NERC project to help push back the frontiers of knowledge and understanding in the topical and high-impact area of the North Atlantic jet stream under climate change. We expect the project to begin on 1 December 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter.
You will have recently finished or be finishing a PhD or PDRA position and have a desire to work in the Department of Geography/Climate Research Group.
For enquiries or an informal conversation about the post, please contact Prof. Edward Hanna ).