Research position on uncertainty quantification and ensemble design for climate tipping points
London School of Economics and Political Science
The position will be based within the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
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Nonlinear Processes in Geosciences (NP)
Ocean Sciences (OS)
Research position on uncertainty quantification and ensemble design for climate tipping points
Application deadline: Sunday 24th August
We have a vacancy for a researcher to work on the RobustAssess project, a project within the “Forecasting Tipping Points” programme of the Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA).
RobustAssess is aiming to understand how to robustly assess the risks, early warning potential, and socio-economic impacts of tipping points in the North Atlantic. It is based in the Grantham Research Institute (GRI) at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
The successful candidate will carry out research on how to best utilise computer models to inform us about the potential likelihood and consequences of tipping events such as the shutoff or substantial slowdown of the atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC). They will use low-dimensional mathematical models to investigate ways to efficiently explore uncertainty in model-based conclusions. Their research will support better interpretation of existing Earth System Model simulations as well as providing guidance for more-informative ensemble designs in the future. The work will be relevant not just to tipping point projections but to climate change projections more broadly.
The post holder will also have the opportunity to collaborate with other projects within the ARIA Tipping Points Programme and to work with colleagues in GRI to examine the implications of uncertainty for assessments of the economic consequences of tipping events.
They will work closely with Prof. David Stainforth and Dr. Jonathan Rosser.
Full-time | Fixed until 29 September 2027 | London-based | Hybrid Working
Salary: £42,679 to £51,000 (up to £54,730 with progression)
Deadline: Sunday 24 August 2025 (23.59 UK time)
To apply or for more information:
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/6358/0/454334/15539/research-officer-robustassess