Researcher in Meteorology

Reference number PAR 2026/268

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The Department of Earth Sciences has about 80 employees. We have Bachelor’s and Master’s programs in Earth Sciences and Geography and third-cycle education. Our strongest research areas lie within climatology, ecosystem sciences, petrology/geochemistry and applied geoscience. The department's research strategy emphasizes further development of Earth System Science. For more information about the Department: https://www.gu.se/en/earth-sciences

Assignments 

The Regional Climate Group (RCG: http://rcg.gvc.gu.se) is part of the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Gothenburg. RCG focuses on climate at regional-to-global scales based on instrumental data, and data from global and Regional Climate Modelling. RCG has a unique profile within the Swedish climate research community and an international reputation in the fields of regional climate analysis and modelling. RCG actively participates in a national strategic research program MERGE (ModElling the Regional and Global Earth system).

To strengthen RCG’s capacity to investigate climate change with a particular focus on extreme weather events and the links between climate change and migration, we are seeking a researcher for a project examining how climate change affects migration in global mountain regions. In particular, the successful candidate is expected to:
  1. identify and analyze historical climate variability and change with a focus on extreme events that are relevant for migration;
  2. analyzed household structure and migration patterns using ethnographic and household survey data.
  3. investigate underlying mechanisms behind formation, maintenance, and change in those climate events that are critical to migration, and
  4. Assess and quantify the impacts of household structure and climate change on migration, and develop climate migration decision models using statistical methods, numerical simulations, and machine learning to project future changes.

Qualifications  

To be successful in this position the applicant will need:

  • A PhD degree in meteorology, or what the employer considers a closely related field
  • Experienced in climate-migration research, with interdisciplinary collaboration with social scientists, and has published peer-reviewed articles on climate-migration as a primary contributor
  • Numerical simulation and modeling skills, preferably with CESM
  • Proficient in advanced statistical analysis of observational and climate model data, with extensive experience in machine learning, as well as in processing and analyzing ethnographic and migration survey data
  • Documented expertise in detection and attribution of extreme events; and strong knowledge of climate dynamics and regional processes, including interactions between large-scale atmospheric circulation and local phenomena
  • Proficient in programming and data visualization (Python, NCL, Fortran, and MATLAB)
  • Written and oral communication skills, including publishing research results, writing reports, and making scientific presentations

Employment  

The researcher position is for five month full-time placed at the Department of Earth Sciences. The position will be taken up on 2026.12.01.

Contact information

Professor Robert Björk, e-mail Robert.bjork@gu.se, phone +46 (0)704 54 65 41. 

Unions

Union representatives at the University of Gothenburg can be found here:  

https://www.gu.se/om-universitetet/jobba-hos-oss/hjalp-for-sokande    

Application  

The application should contain a personal letter with a motivation for your interest in the position, a CV with a publication list, and the name and contact details of two reference persons.

You apply to the position via the University of Gothenburg’s recruitment portal.  

It is your responsibility to ensure that the application is complete as per the vacancy notice, and that the University receives it by the final application deadline.  

Applications must be received by: April 22nd, 2026

The University works actively to achieve a working environment with equal conditions, and values the qualities that diversity brings to its operations.

Salaries are set individually at the University.

In accordance with the National Archives of Sweden’s regulations, the University must archive application documents for two years after the appointment is filled. If you request that your documents are returned, they will be returned to you once the two years have passed. Otherwise, they will be destroyed.

In connection to this recruitment, we have already decided which recruitment channels we should use. We therefore decline further contact with vendors, recruitment and staffing companies.