Posted 13 January, 2026

Two UCLA postdoctoral positions in climate science

Los Angeles, CA, USA Full Time

Salary: $66,000 to $76,000 Annually

Academic Posting

Yes - Academic Posting

Dear colleagues,

We are advertising two postdoctoral positions in climate science at UCLA: one in global climate dynamics and one in Arctic climate intervention research.

• Postdoctoral Researcher in Climate Dynamics
  This position focuses on global climate dynamics, with an emphasis on surface warming patterns and their implications for regional climate and future projections. The work involves analysis of CESM and CMIP simulations and is mentored by Prof. Yue Dong.PDF with full job ad.
• Postdoctoral Researcher in Arctic Climate Intervention Research
  This position is centered around assessing whether mixed-phase cloud thinning - deliberately glaciating and thinning wintertime low-level mixed-phase clouds to reduce their longwave warming effect - could meaningfully slow Arctic sea-ice loss. This work will use CESM simulations constrained by observational constraints from satellite data and is mentored by Prof. Jasper Kok, with collaborators at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, the University of Maryland, and UCLA.PDF with full job ad.

Both positions offer competitive salaries, full benefits, and a collaborative, interdisciplinary research environment. Start dates are flexible, with a preference for early 2026. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Please see the linked PDFs for full position descriptions and application instructions.

With thanks and best regards,
Prof. Jasper Kok & Prof. Yue Dong

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