Position overview
Position title: Postdoctoral Scholar
Salary range: $71,491 - $79,727
Percent time: 100%
Anticipated start: 10/01/2026 or later
Position duration: 2 years
Application Window
Open date: June 29, 2026
Next review date: Friday, Aug 7, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: Friday, Aug 28, 2026 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 Past and Future Climates Group at the University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) invites applications for a postdoctoral researcher in regional ocean modeling, with a focus on isotope-enabled simulations of the tropical Pacific using the Regional Ocean Modeling System (isoROMS). The candidate will lead the configuration and generation of isoROMS simulations, to advance understanding of the oxygen isotopic expression of tropical Pacific climate variability including the El Nino/Southern Oscillation (ENSO). This will inform the interpretation of existing modern observational and coral paleoclimate-based estimates of oxygen isotopic variability, and improve estimates of past ENSO variations.
The candidate will join the dynamic and interdisciplinary research community in the Bren School of Environmental Science and Management. The position also includes close collaboration with colleagues at Brown University and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Qualifications
Basic qualifications (required at time of application)
Applicants must have completed all requirements for a PhD (Or equivalent international degree) in physical oceanography, climate science, atmospheric science, or related discipline, except the dissertation, at the time of application.
Additional qualifications (required at time of start)
Preferred qualifications
Application Requirements
Document requirements
Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
Cover Letter
Statement of Research
Reference requirements
Names and emails of 3 references who are prepared to provide letters of recommendation upon request.
Apply link: https://recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF03061
Help contact: janhunter@ucsb.edu
About UC Santa Barbara
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.
Additionally, you will be required to comply with the University of California Policy on Vaccination Programs, as may be amended or revised from time to time. Federal, state, or local public health 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.
Job location
Santa Barbara County, CA
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