The Aerosol–Climate Interactions group at UCLA is seeking a postdoctoral scholar to study the climate response to targeted wintertime polar cooling. The position is part of a Simons Foundation-supported project assessing mixed-phase cloud thinning as a proposed climate-intervention concept. The project does not assume that this approach is feasible, desirable, or deployable; its goal is to determine how the Arctic and global climate system would respond, including effects on sea ice, hydrology, AMOC-relevant ocean stratification, time of emergence, and Arctic-community-relevant climate variables. The full job ad is here.

The position offers substantial intellectual ownership, access to UCLA and NCAR high-performance computing resources, and collaboration with colleagues at UCLA, Scripps, and the University of Maryland. A summer 2026 start date is preferred, and U.S. citizenship or permanent residency is not required. Applications received by May 20, 2026 will receive full consideration, but applications will be reviewed until the position is filled.