Postdoctoral Scholar in the McKinnon Lab
Company: University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA)
Location: Los Angeles
Posted on: May 3, 2025
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Job Description:
Position overview
Position title:
Postdoctoral Scholar
Salary range:
Salary is commensurate with experience
Review timeline:
Applications will be assessed on a rolling basis
Application Window
Open date: April 28, 2025
Next review date: Monday, May 5, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the
committee.
Final date: Friday, May 30, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but
those received after the review date will only be considered if the
position has not yet been filled.
Position description
The McKinnon group at the University of California, Los Angeles
(UCLA) is hiring a postdoctoral scholar focused on the role of
land-atmosphere interactions in modifying summertime temperature
distributions. The selected candidate will develop and analyze a
hierarchy of numerical modeling simulations to advance
process-level understanding towards the goal of formalizing and
quantifying the contribution of the land surface - and its changes
- to heat.
The postdoc will be advised and mentored by Professor McKinnon, and
be part of an active, interdisciplinary research group that spans
the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, the Department
of Statistics and Data Science, and the Institute of the
Environment and Sustainability. The position is in-person. There is
support for conference travel (approximately two meetings per year,
adjusted as needed) and other professional development.
Qualifications
The required qualifications are:
The ideal qualifications also include:
Salary, benefits, appointment length, and start date
The minimum starting salary (for a candidate coming directly from a
PhD) is $66,737 and includes standard cost of living increases to
salary each year. Salary is commensurate with experience level. The
position includes full benefits, including medical, dental, and
vision. UCLA postdocs are unionized.
The length of the appointment is expected to be three years; the
appointment may be extended further if mutually desirable and
conditional on funding availability. As per UCLA policy, the
initial appointment will be for two years; reappointment for an
additional year is expected assuming satisfactory performance. The
start date is flexible, although ideally between June-September
2025.
Lab: https://karenamckinnon.github.io/Department:
https://www.ioes.ucla.edu/
Qualifications
Basic qualifications
Preferred qualifications
climate modeling, and/or statistical analysis of climate
data.
Application Requirements
Document requirements
how you fulfill the required and (if relevant) ideal requirements
for the position
why you are interested in the position
your medium- and long-term career goals
Reference requirements
Apply link:
https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF10310
Help contact: kmckinnon@ucla.edu
About UCLA
As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all
applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining
agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or
local government directives may impose additional requirements.
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All
qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment
without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation,
gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected
veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal
law.
As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to
disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or
judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that
they committed any misconduct, are currently being investigated for
misconduct, left a position during an investigation for alleged
misconduct, or have filed an appeal with a previous employer.
UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy
UC Anti-Discrimination Policy for Employees, Students and Third
Parties
Job location
Los Angeles, CA
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