Postdoctoral Scholar in Climate Impacts

Dr. Hannah Druckenmiller at the California Institute of Technology seeks a Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in economics, data science, or environmental science who is experienced working with large, geospatial datasets. The postdoctoral scholar will be tasked on a project that aims to quantify the costs of sea level rise under various scenarios by combining geospatial data on human and natural systems with location-specific asset valuations. We aim to develop cost estimates at global scale and at high enough spatial granularity to inform local-level decision making. This project is part of a larger interdisciplinary effort that aims to better model Antarctic ocean-ice interactions to understand possible non-linearities and tipping points in ice sheet melting and sea level rise. We expect that roughly half of the postdoctoral scholar's time will be dedicated to this project and the remainder will be spent on the postdoc's own research and/or on other collaborative projects.

The duration of the appointment is two years.

Requirements: Position is contingent upon completion of the PhD. Interested candidates should send a CV, cover letter, job market paper (or example publication), 2 letters of recommendation to: [email protected].

Hiring Salary: $70,264

Deadline: Open until filled

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