Postdoctoral Position on Numerical Geophysical Fluid Dynamics

The FAPESP Research Programme on Global Climate Change project on Numerical Methods for a New Generation of Weather and Climate Models invites applications for up to 2 postdoctoral positions to work at the Institute of Mathematics and Statistics of the University of São Paulo. The positions are for two years, and renewable twice for up to four years, with no teaching responsibilities. We are looking for candidates with strong research potential in numerical methods for geophysical fluid dynamics to work on developing methods for global weather and climate models.

  • Profile: Young researcher obtaining or having obtained a PhD in the past 7 years, with experience in numerical methods for fluid dynamics, atmosphere/ocean modelling, and programming in Fortran/C/C++.
  • LocationInstitute of Mathematics and Statistics of the University of São Paulo – Brazil
  • Contract: Post-doctoral position financed by FAPESP. This is a research-only position, with no teaching or admin duties. (Details: https://fapesp.br/en/postdoc)
  • Duration: 24 (extendable to 48) months.
  • Starting date: Flexible, preferably in the first semester of 2023.
  • Salary: R$8479,20/month (U$1620, PPP equiv. to U$3300, tax-free; in the 95th percentile of Brazilian income).
  • Other benefits: approx. U$3000/year for research and travel expenses; start-up travel costs and one extra pay; p/maternity leave; paid leave of up to 12 months to visit any research institution in the World (pending approval by FAPESP).
  • One of the positions is intended to work on numerics-turbulence interactions in atmospheric models in collaboration with a research group at the University of Exeter (United Kingdom), in which case, the researcher can spend a period in Exeter (up to 12 months, pending on approval by FAPESP).

Application procedure: 

  1. Send an e-mail to with:
  • Subject line: Postdoc FAPESP
  • CV + list of publications;
  • Letter of interest indicating previous experience in the development of numerical methods and/or weather and climate modelling;
  1. Arrange for two or three recommendations to be sent directly by the authors to the above email, including one from the former PhD advisor.

Deadline for application: December 31, 2022.

Results: January 23, 2023.