PROPOSAL FOR A POST DOCTORAL POSITION AT METEO-FRANCE (DCLIM)
FP7 ERA-CLIM PROJECT
Topic : Rescue of French historical meteorological data
Location : Météo-France, Direction de la Production, 42 avenue Coriolis, Toulouse, France
The deadline for application : 11th of March 2011
Applications are invited for a 12 months post-doctoral position to work on the following
topic: “Rescue of French historical meteorological data” under the responsibility of the
Direction de la Production at Météo-France, Toulouse, France.
Starting date of contract : 1st of June 2011 or asap after that date
Possible extension of 12 months
The successful applicant will be employed by Météo-France as a researcher and based at the
Climatology Department DCLIM (Toulouse, France). However he will be driven to move to
different sites in France, in particular to the Météo-France archives and to the French
National Archives, and abroad to attend ERA-CLIM project meetings.
Remuneration :
The salary will range between 2400 and 2900 euros net par calendar month , depending upon
qualifications and experience.
Context:
The position is funded by the EU FP7 ERA-CLIM project (European Re-analysis of Global
Climate Observations). This project aims to develop observational datasets suitable for global
climate studies, with a focus on the past 100 years. These datasets will include atmospheric,
oceanic, and terrestrial observations from a variety of sources, high-resolution global
reanalysis products derived from the observations, and associated data quality information
needed for climate applications. Data recovery efforts will focus on upper-air observations
made in the first half of the 20th century, as well as near-surface observations in sparsely
observed regions of the globe. A specific goal for the project is to improve the quality and
consistency of climate observations through reanalysis.
Under this project Météo-France is involved in the Workpackage 1 : Recovery, imaging and
digitisation of historical observations and metadata. Météo-France is particularly involved
in rescuing climate data (instrumental meteorological observations) from ex-colonies and
French overseas departments and territories in tropics. Moreover the Climatology Department
DCLIM the national climate data rescue project at Météo-France and has a good experience in
this topic.
Job description:
The position is intended to help the department to rescue the French historical meteorological
observations. The main duties include :
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to help the data recovery, particularly from French overseas departments and
territories ;
to contribute to the research of upper-air observations history made in France
mainland and overseas and in ex-colonies since 1900
to contribute to the identification of archives sources
to inventory data and metadata
to analyse inventories and select the relevant series
to prepare the digitisation
During the course of the project reports and scientific articles will be written, and
presentations at ERA-CLIM meetings and international conferences will be given.
Required qualifications:
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A Ph.D. or an engineer diploma in meteorology, climatology, history obtained before
the date of the application.
A good experience in sources research and bibliography
A good knowledge in climatology and meteorology
The working language is French. Candidates must be able to work effectively in
French and be fluent in English (bibliography, international meetings and work with
other project members).
For full consideration, the letter must include a detailed statement of research interest, along
with the most recent curriculum vitae, the list of publications and communications, and the
names, telephone and email address of 2 referees.
The package should be sent by email before the 11 of March 2011 to:
sylvie.jourdain@meteo.fr and anne-laure.gibelin@meteo.fr
with copy to philippe.dandin@meteo.fr
For more information, please contact:
Sylvie Jourdain
Météo-France Direction de la Climatologie DClim/DEC
42 avenue G. Coriolis
31057 Toulouse Cedex 1 France
Tel. : +33 (0)5 61 07 83 84
Fax : +33 (0)5 61 07 83 09
Email : sylvie.jourdain@meteo.fr