Postdoctoral Appointee - Convective Storms and Severe Weather

Job overview

The Postdoctoral Appointee is an onsite role based in Lemont, IL, with a salary range of $72,879 - $121,465 per year. This position supports the Environmental Science Division. The role exists to advance the understanding and prediction of severe weather using physics-based and AI/ML approaches. The appointee conducts high-resolution Earth system modeling to improve predictive skill for convective storms and weather hazards.

What you'll do

• Conduct high-resolution model simulations of convective storms.
• Contribute to model development using AI/ML approaches in areas such as clouds, turbulence, land-atmosphere interactions, and aerosol-cloud interactions.
• Analyze model outputs alongside observational datasets to advance physical understanding.
• Publish research findings in peer-reviewed journals and present results at scientific meetings.
• Collaborate closely with scientists in the broad Earth system Science community and with industry partners.

What we're looking for

Education

Ph.D.

Experience

Ph.D. (typically completed within the past 0-5 years) in Atmospheric Science or a related field

Skills & competencies

full-time

onsite

lemont il

argonne national laboratory

postdoc

atmospheric science

severe weather

modeling

ai

machine learning

$72k-$121k

About the employer

Argonne National Laboratory is hiring for this role. Industry: Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology). Sector: 54.