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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Post-Doc Research Associate

🇺🇸 Chapel Hill, NC

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $64K - $72K

💻 Research

🗓️ September 1st, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is hiring a Post-Doc Research Associate. The role involves conducting numerical simulations and laboratory experiments to study turbulent seawater dynamics at ice-ocean interfaces, improving GPU-accelerated ocean models, analyzing data, publishing research, presenting findings at conferences, and contributing to collaborative proposals.

Highlights

  • Conduct numerical modeling (Large Eddy Simulation, Direct Numerical Simulation) and laboratory wave tank experiments focused on ice-ocean interactions.
  • Improve existing GPU-accelerated ocean models and develop lab experiments in the Joint Fluids Lab at UNC.
  • Participate in potential field campaigns in Greenland related to submarine glacier melting studies.
  • Publish research in peer-reviewed journals and present at scientific conferences.
  • Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams including oceanographers and glaciologists at Oregon State and Tufts.
  • Ph.D. required in Oceanography, Fluid Dynamics, Mechanical Engineering, Applied Mathematics/Physics, or related fields.
  • Strong background in geophysical fluid dynamics, turbulence, and numerical modeling or lab experiments in stratified or rotating fluids.
  • Preferred experience with GPU-accelerated models (e.g., Oceananigans.jl), high-performance computing, and advanced flow measurement techniques (PIV, LIF).
  • Full-time position with a 24-month appointment, hiring range $64,000-$72,000, starting around January 2026.
  • Department: Earth, Marine and Environmental Sciences at UNC-Chapel Hill, focusing on advancing earth and ocean process understanding.

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