Post-Doc Research Associate

🇺🇸 Chapel Hill, NC 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $64K - $72K 💻 Research 🗓️ September 1st, 2025

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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.