Open postdoc position in climate forecasting
We are currently looking for an enthusiastic Postdoctoral Research Assistant to join Tim Woollings, Scott Osprey and myself in our research groups “Predictability of Weather and Climate” and “Climate Dynamics”.
The offered position is part of a research consortium funded by NERC/UKRI’s project AUSPICE on Advancing Understanding of the Signal-to-noise Paradox and its Impacts on Climate Ensembles, with project partners at the University of Reading, the UK Met Office, ECMWF and NCAR. The post is available from the 1st March 2026 for a fixed-term period of 21 months.
Application deadline: midday (UK Time) on Monday, 5 January 2026
More details and how to apply can be found here: https://my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.display_form…
Open postdoc position in risks of cyclones of tropical origin
We seek an enthusiastic postdoctoral researcher to work on the UK NERC-funded large grant “Hurricane Risk Amplification and Changing North Atlantic Natural disasters (Huracán)”.
Some tropical cyclones in the North Atlantic that migrate into the midlatitudes retain the characteristics of a hurricane, while others evolve into post-tropical cyclones. Both can be extremely intense and may lead to severe hazards. The Huracán project aims to better quantify the risk posed by of cyclones of tropical origin (CTOs), including the risk of landfall in Western Europe and the British Isles. The project will draw on expertise across a multi-institutional collaboration to understand which regional factors influence the development, intensity and tracks of these cyclones, and how they are affected by remote drivers and climate change.
The postholder will use observations and climate model simulations to assess how large-scale dynamical and thermodynamic conditions influence the risk of CTOs in Western Europe, and whether recent landfall events indicate an increasing risk under climate change. Using a combination of attribution methods and machine-learning–based causal network approaches, they will identify key drivers of changing CTO risk, develop high-risk climate variability and change storylines, and improve future risk predictions.
The role requires resourcefulness in characterising climate drivers and their responses to greenhouse gases, aerosols, and natural forcings, integrating multiple observational datasets to constrain models, and developing a Bayesian framework to quantify uncertainty. The postholder will work with a high degree of independence in managing workload, data, and methods, while coordinating closely with supervisors and project collaborators.
The position is available immediately and is a shared appointment between the Universities of Oxford and Edinburgh, with equal time spent at each institution. Supervision will be provided by Dr Antje Weisheimer (Oxford), Prof Gabriele Hegerl (Edinburgh) and Prof Ted Shepherd (Reading).
The closing date for applications is noon (GMT) on 15 January 2026.