Dr. Elizabeth Bradley is looking for a well-qualified postdoc to join her interdisciplinary team at the University of Colorado at Boulder in the summer or early Fall of 2020. With her team, you will have the opportunity to analyze time-series data from several high-resolution ice cores. These cores contain detailed information about the Earth’s climate system dating back 68 thousand years and beyond. In the past few years, her group has used information-theoretic techniques to identify anomalies in a record from Antarctica as well as extract hidden signals from it.
This is just a small scratch on the surface of what can be done with these datasets, however. Their work involved only one of the many traces recorded in a single core from one part of the world. Dr. Bradley would like to extend this type of analysis to other traces in that core (e.g., chemical signals that capture anthropogenic effects) and to cores from other parts of the world (e.g., to study climate teleconnections). It would also be interesting to confirm—or refute—the paleodata community's existing hypotheses about the relationships between the different data traces. Of course, this field is wide open; Dr. Bradley is sure that other interesting ideas would arise from conversations with you and she will encourage you to explore them.
The successful candidate will have a solid background in applied mathematics, including implementation and use of computational tools that instantiate data-analysis algorithms. Equally important are enthusiasm, good communication skills, and proven ability to collaborate across discipline boundaries and to work independently.
The position would be for a year, initially, with the possibility of renewal if both wish to continue working together. Starting date is flexible and salary will be competitive. Boulder is a great place to live and work, and you'd be plugging into an established, vibrant collaboration between her group, Joshua Garland at the Santa Fe Institute, and one of the premier ice-core labs in the world. You can visit Dr. Bradley's webpage for more information, including where alumni are now.
To apply, please email your CV, along with a short statement about your skills and interests.
Contact Information:
email: lizb(at)cs[dot]colorado{dot}edu
Phone: +1-303-492-5355
Fax: +1-303-492-2844
Mailing address:
University of Colorado 430 UCB
Department of Computer Science
Boulder, CO 80309-0430 USA