Ocean boundary processes dictate how changes in climate-scale ocean circulation impact conditions at the coast. Recent advances in ocean observation, instrumentation and theory have greatly enhanced the potential for understanding these processes.

The Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) is seeking a physical oceanographer to harness new observations and theory for investigating the dynamics at the sloping boundary and its causal interactions with both the deep ocean and the continental shelf.

In particular, the postholder will investigate the impacts of large-scale ocean circulation on coastal sea level. The postholder will join our strong multi-disciplinary team working in the subpolar North Atlantic and northwest European continental shelf.

The postholder will deliver an exciting programme of research under projects already funded by UKRI-NERC. They will conduct ship-based fieldwork in the eastern subpolar North Atlantic, utilise autonomous surface and subsurface observing platforms, and spearhead the implementation of novel drift-free bottom pressure recorders for ocean/climate research.

Requirements:

The ideal candidate will hold a PhD in Physical Oceanography and be experienced in using traditional and/or autonomous observing methods, the data they generate and computing languages to analyse these data. They will have experience of preparing for and participating in oceanographic research cruises and will be able to cope with the demands of working at sea. They will also have a good understanding of ocean boundary dynamics and a publication record which demonstrates this.