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Research Fellow in Deep Learning and Large-scale Geophysical Modelling

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Organisation/Company NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY Research Field Mathematics Physics Environmental science Geosciences Researcher Profile Established Researcher (R3) Country United Kingdom Application Deadline 30 Nov 2025 - 00:00 (UTC) Type of Contract Other Job Status Full-time Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

We are seeking to appoint a Postdoctoral Researcherfor a three-year position inmachine learning emulators of ice-ocean processes. The role is part ofPRECISE: Prediction of Climate Change and Effect of Mitigating Solutions, an international collaboration led by the Niels Bohr Institute and funded by the Novo Nordisk Foundation.

About the Role

You will develop new approaches based on deep-learning methodologies tocreate fast emulators of large-scale geophysical models.

The specific goal is to develop an emulator of the MIT general ocean circulation model (MITgcm) for a regional configuration of the Southern Ocean to emulate ocean-induced melt rates at the underside of the ice shelves in the Amundsen Sea. Utilising the latest advances in deep-learning, you will create a general framework for emulating ice-shelf melt rates for a range of ocean thermohaline conditions and ice-shelf cavity geometries produced by the MITgcm model in a coupled configuration with a dynamical ice-flow model. The emulator will be constrained by physical principles and capable of producing output fields near-identical to those of a large-scale ocean circulation model, at a fraction of the computational cost.

Research Environment

You will join Northumbria University’s Future of Ice on Earth research group, one of the largest and most active ice-sheet and ice-ocean modelling communities in the world. You will be assisted by several experts in machine learning including Prof Wai Lok Woo at Northumbria University and Dr Hubert Shum at Durham University. The project provides opportunities to collaborate closely with international partners, participate in scientific project meetings, and present your work at leading conferences and workshops in glaciology, ice-ocean interactions, and deep learning.

About You

We welcome applications from candidates with a strong interest in climate science and ice dynamics. You should have:

  • A background inphysics, applied mathematics, Earth science, or a related discipline
  • Skills innumerical modelling, programming, and handling large datasets
  • Prior experience in machine learning is desirable
  • Interest innonlinear dynamics and complex systems
  • Motivation to contribute to key scientific questions about climate change and Earth’s future

We welcome applications from the UK and across the world. Visit our web pages for details about Relocation Assistance.

To apply for this vacancy please click 'Apply Now'. Your application should include a covering letter and a CV.

Closing date: 30th November 2025 at 11:59pm

Interview and selection date: w/c 15 December 2025

Start Date: flexible but aiming at Spring 2026

With over 37,000 students from 140+ countries, we offer world-leading research, award-winning partnerships, and an outstanding student experience. We empower our exceptional staff, promoting a positive work-life balance and offering great benefits, including excellent pension schemes, flexible working, generous holiday entitlement and more.

Our Northumbria Values, co-created by our team, define who we are: Academic Excellence, Innovation, Inclusivity, Collaboration, and Ambition. Our Behaviour shapes our work culture: We listen and learn, support one another, respect everyone, trust each other, and are bold.

Based in Newcastle upon Tyne and London, we are an on-campus organisation and offer flexible hours and location where the role allows. We pride ourselves on diversity and inclusivity, holding numerous awards for gender and race equality, disability confidence, and research excellence. We also hold the HR Excellence in Research award for implementing the concordat supporting the career Development of Researchers and are members of the Euraxess initiative to deliver information and support to professional researchers. The University has implemented a range of flexible working arrangements, and we are happy to explore candidate requirements as part of the recruitment process.


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