A PhD position in ocean data assimilation is open at the Red Sea
Research Center at King Abdullah University of Science and
Technology (KAUST). KAUST is a newly developed graduate level
international research university located at the Red Sea coast
80 km north of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It is home of a 220 Tflop
IBM supecomputer, one of the largest in the academic world. Further
information about KAUST can be found at http://www.kaust.edu.sa/
The PhD student will work on developing a 4DVAR assimilation system
to reconstruct the 4D picture of the Red Sea and to study its
variability. This will be based on the ECCO assimilation system
which enables to dynamically merge all available ocean data using
the MIT general circulation model (MITgcm) and its adjoint. Control
variables will incldue intial conditions, atmospheric forcing and
mixing parameters. The estimated state of the Red Sea will be analysed
to better understand the general circulation of the Red Sea, including
the water mass exchange with the Gulf of Aden and the deep circulation.
The student will have the oppotunity to collaborate with scientists
at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, the Univesrity of Hamburg and
Woods Hole Institute of Oceanography and visits to these institutions
are expected.
Qualified applicants should possess a M.S. in physical oceanography,
or any related field. Candidates familiar with ocean models and
scientific programming in Fortran and otherlanguageslike Matlab and
Ferret will be given preference. The compensation package includes a
tax-free competitive salary, fully furnished housing, health care
(medical and dental), and relocation expenses.
To apply, please send a curriculum vitae and a letter of interest
with the names and contact information of at least two references
to Dr. Ibrahim Hoteit, ibrahim.hoteit@kaust.edu.sa