The ocean is critical to life on our blue planet.Understanding how it is changing has never been more important. Inorder to understand these changes, SAMS is expanding its scienceteam and strengthening research in physical oceanography and marinebiogeochemistry. Research in these areas is crucial to ourunderstanding of climate change, weather patterns and marineecosystems. SAMS is a leading institute in climate-scale oceanresearch and recently hosted the Challenger Society Marine ScienceConference. Situated on the west coast of Scotland, SAMS is locatedon the doorstep of the north-east Atlantic and is a leader inlarge-scale monitoring arrays and harnessing autonomous platforms.New members of the team will help us chart the direction of ourresearch, ensuring we can answer the most pressing questions inocean science. Come and join us! The Role We are seeking a talentedpostdoctoral physical oceanographer to harness observational,numerical and theoretical methods to advance our understanding ofclimate-relevant ocean physics in the North Atlantic. Thepostholder will contribute to NERC-funded research programmes,using autonomous observational platforms and sophisticated physicalanalysis to investigate the dynamics and impacts of oceancirculation in the North Atlantic: - ODISSEA - utilise hydrographicmooring, bottom pressure, glider, satellite, and tide gauge data tounderstand the causal relationships between climate-scale oceancirculation and coastal/shelf sea level around the UK and Irelandon a range of time scales. - OSNAP - provide a continuousobservational record of the volume heat, freshwater fluxes in theeastern subpolar North Atlantic, improving our understandingsubpolar AMOC variability and dynamics. - WISPA - developtechniques for using of drift-free bottom pressure sensors toobserve climate-relevant ocean dynamics. More information on theOSNAP project can be found here: OSNAP | Overturning in theSubpolar North Atlantic Program (o-snap.org) Our Ideal CandidateYou will hold a PhD in physical oceanography and be experienced inusing traditional and/or autonomous observing methods, the datathey generate and computing languages to analyse these data. Youwill have experience participating in oceanographic researchcruises, have a good understanding of ocean boundary dynamics and apublication record which demonstrates this. You will also have atrack record of identifying research opportunities and incomegeneration. Ability to work effectively at sea is also essential.Employee Benefits Our relatively small, caring community, is anideal environment for making friends, forming collaborations, andsupporting each other to do the work that we really care about.Oban and surrounding areas provide a fantastic base to live andwork, and we offer a wide range of employee benefits, support andinclusive culture, making SAMS a great place to work. Our employeesare the heart of our business. Recruiting and retaining the rightpeople is the key to our success. Rewarding our employees istherefore an important component of our employment package and wehave a wide range of benefits on offer to staff to support yourwork and lifestyle. We are proud to provide a wide variety ofbenefits year-round, offering options to best support our staff,such as: flexible & hybrid working options, purchase ofadditional annual leave, shopping discounts, Cycle 2 Work scheme,purchases of technology through salary sacrifice, Payroll Giving,Pensions Plus, access to portals to support health and wellbeing, asabbatical scheme, free car parking with access to electroniccharging points as well as access to a number of training &development courses. Additionally, SAMS encourages and recognisesexcellence among staff through various recognition and rewardarrangements. We are striving to constantly develop and expand thebenefits and offers for our colleagues. Interested? We would loveto hear from you. If you have queries on the job and would like totalk these through before applying, please email these through, inthe first instance, to For further information,please go towww.sams.ac.uk/vacanciesApplications must include CVand Cover Letter and should be sent electronically to CLICK APPLY,quoting Job Ref. ‘D17/24.NF’ in the subject heading. Closing datefor application is 4th November 2024 - Interviews to be held by theend of November 2024. Unfortunately, this position does not meetthe minimum requirements for sponsorship to work in the UK. Youmust therefore have the rights in place to work in the UK already.SAMS Group is committed to being an equal and open organisation.Diversity and inclusion are important to us, and we strive toremove any barriers that may prevent people from applying to joinus. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, and from allwho share our values and can help us to broaden our knowledge andrange of ideas.
